Bill Bonham allowed only three hits in pitching the Cubs to a 7-0 victory over the Expos. Bill Madlock had a triple and three singles, driving in two runs, in the Cubs' support of Bonham, while Rob Sperring and Jose Cardenal contributed homers to the attack. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       7, 1975 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cubs         0  0  2    1  1  0    1  2  0  -   7 10  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  4


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     1   1   .233      Mangual cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .308
Cardenal lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .363      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Madlock 3b            5   1   4   2     0   0   .333      Scott lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .193
Morales rf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .281      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .176
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .351
Hosley c              3   1   0   0     1   1   .125      Carter rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Monday cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .337      Mackanin 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Sperring 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .082
Bonham p              4   1   1   0     0   0   .077      McNally p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .300
                                                            Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scanlon ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
                                                            DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  10   6     3   4             Totals               28   0   3   0     3   8

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  6,430
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Expos 4
DP: Cubs 1, Expos 3
Errors: Hosley, Foli, Scott, Parrish, Mackanin
Triples: Madlock (1), Monday (2)
Home Runs: Sperring (1), Cardenal (2)
Caught Stealing: Mangual (2)
GIDP: Thornton (1), Cardenal 2 (3), Mackanin (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(3-1)           9     3   0   0   3   8   0  31   4.50
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   8   0  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(3-3)          4.1   7   4   4   1   3   2  22   4.04
Montague                1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Renko                   2     2   3   1   2   1   0  10   5.79
DeMola                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.70
Totals                  9    10   7   5   3   4   2  39

Passed Balls: Hosley (1)
Wild Pitches: McNally (3)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
reached on an error by Scott [Cardenal out at second (left to
second)]; Madlock singled to right; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual popped to second; Foli grounded out (second
to first); Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton popped to first in foul territory; Hosley was
called out on strikes; Monday reached on an error by Foli
[Monday to first]; Sperring flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen struck out; Parrish grounded out (shortstop
to first); Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Bonham singled to center; McNally threw a wild pitch
[Bonham to second]; Kessinger was called out on strikes;
Cardenal flied out to right; Madlock tripled to center [Bonham
scored]; Morales singled to second [Madlock scored]; Thornton
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Mackanin flied out to left; Foote grounded out
(second to first); McNally popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hosley flied out to right; Monday flied out to center;
Sperring homered; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Mangual singled to center; Mangual was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Foli flied out to left;
Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Expos 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger popped to second; Cardenal homered; Madlock
singled to left; Morales walked [Madlock to second]; MONTAGUE
REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Thornton grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Morales out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Jorgensen walked; Hosley allowed a passed ball
[Jorgensen to second]; Parrish singled to left [Jorgensen to
third]; Carter popped to third; Mackanin grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hosley flied out to center; Monday grounded out
(second to first); Sperring grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Hosley dropped a foul fly hit by Foote for an error;
Foote popped to catcher in foul territory; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
MONTAGUE; Biittner walked; Mangual was called out on strikes;
Foli lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

CUBS 7TH: RENKO REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Bonham reached on
an error by Parrish [Bonham to second]; Kessinger walked;
Cardenal grounded into a double play (third to first) [Kessinger
to second, Bonham out at third]; Madlock singled to center
[Kessinger scored (unearned)]; Morales grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen
struck out; Parrish lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Expos 0.

CUBS 8TH: Thornton struck out; Hosley walked; Monday tripled to
right [Hosley scored, Monday scored (error by Mackanin)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Sperring grounded out (third to first);
Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Mackanin
singled to left; Foote struck out; SCANLON BATTED FOR RENKO;
Scanlon walked [Mackanin to second]; Mangual grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Expos 0.

CUBS 9TH: DEMOLA REPLACED SCANLON (PITCHING); Kessinger singled
to center; Cardenal grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Kessinger out at second]; Madlock lined to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli struck out; Scott grounded out (second to
first); Jorgensen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 7, Expos 0.