The Cubs collected 13 hits, got a seven-hit performance from winner Ray Burris and help from the Montreal defense in posting a 6-0 victory over the Expos. Chicago opened up a 2-0 gap in the fourth when Jerry Morales doubled, Andre Thornton followed with a single off the arm of loser Fred Scherman, who stayed in the game but wild-pitched Morales across. Thornton, who had moved to third on a double play, scored on a passed ball.

Singles by Rob Sperring and Manny Trillo, an error by center fielder Pepe Mangual and single by Burris made it 4-0 in the seventh. The Cubs added their final two markers in the eighth with the help of a fourth Montreal error. Thornton singled home Bill Madlock from second and Sperring followed with an RBI triple. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Monday, June      23, 1975 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    2  2  0  -   6 13  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  4


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Mangual cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .251
  LaCock rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Lintz 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .208
Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Madlock 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .355      Biittner lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .364
Morales cf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .302      Scanlon 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Thornton 1b           5   2   2   1     0   1   .321      Carter rf,c           3   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Sperring rf,ss        4   1   3   1     1   0   .216      Foote c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Trillo 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .268        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     2   1   .165        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Burris p              5   0   2   1     0   1   .176        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .283
                                                            Mackanin ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .302
                                                          Scherman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .194

Totals               40   6  13   3     5   4             Totals               29   0   7   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,281
Left on Base: Cubs 13, Expos 4
DP: Cubs 3, Expos 1
Errors: Mangual, Scanlon, Murray, Frias
Doubles: Morales (10), Biittner (3)
Triples: Sperring (1)
Caught Stealing: Scanlon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (8), Lintz (7)
GIDP: Trillo (7), Scott (3), Biittner (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(7-5)           9     7   0   0   1   6   0  31   3.78
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   6   0  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scherman L(0-2)         5.2   7   2   1   4   3   0  29   3.68
Murray                  2.1   6   4   4   1   1   0  14   5.79
Taylor                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.28
Totals                  9    13   6   5   5   4   0  46

Passed Balls: Foote (6)
Wild Pitches: Scherman (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Satch Davidson


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
singled to third; Madlock reached on an error by Scanlon
[Cardenal out at third (third to second to shortstop to third),
Madlock to first]; Morales singled to center [Madlock to
second]; Thornton forced Madlock (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual walked; Lintz out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mangual to second]; Jorgensen hit into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Mangual out at home (first to
catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Sperring grounded out (second to first); Trillo was
called out on strikes; Swisher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Biittner singled to pitcher; Scanlon forced Biittner
(second to shortstop); Scanlon was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Carter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Burris singled to center; Kessinger out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Burris to second]; Cardenal flied out
to right; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foote grounded out (third to first); Frias struck
out; Scherman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Morales doubled to left; Thornton singled to pitcher
[Morales to third]; Scherman threw a wild pitch [Morales scored,
Thornton to second]; Sperring walked; Trillo grounded into a
double play (first unassisted) [Thornton to third, Sperring out
at second]; Swisher was walked intentionally; Burris struck out
but Thornton advanced to home and Swisher advanced to second and
Burris advanced to first on a passed ball; Kessinger made an out
to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Mangual flied out to center; Lintz flied out to
center; Jorgensen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal lined to right; Madlock singled to third;
Morales walked [Madlock to second]; Thornton flied out to right;
Sperring singled to shortstop [Madlock to third, Morales to
second]; Trillo forced Morales (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Biittner doubled to left; Scanlon struck out; Carter
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

CUBS 6TH: Swisher reached on an error by Frias [Swisher to
first]; On a bunt Burris forced Swisher (pitcher to shortstop);
Kessinger flied out to center; Cardenal walked [Burris to
second]; MURRAY REPLACED FOOTE (PITCHING); SCOTT REPLACED
SCHERMAN (PLAYING RF); CARTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
Madlock popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 0.

CUBS 7TH: Morales popped to second; Thornton was called out on
strikes; Sperring singled to right; Trillo singled to center
[Sperring scored (error by Mangual) (no RBI), Trillo to third];
Swisher was walked intentionally; Burris singled to center
[Trillo scored, Swisher to second]; Kessinger grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Lintz singled to center; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first) [Lintz to second]; Biittner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scanlon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Madlock
singled to pitcher [Madlock to second (error by Murray)];
Morales flied out to center [Madlock to third]; Thornton singled
to right [Madlock scored]; Sperring tripled to right [Thornton
scored]; Trillo flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING RF); SPERRING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Carter singled to
third; MORALES BATTED FOR MURRAY; Morales struck out; BAILEY
BATTED FOR FRIAS; Bailey singled to center [Carter to second];
Scott grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bailey out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.

CUBS 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); MACKANIN REPLACED
BAILEY (PLAYING SS); Swisher flied out to right; Burris flied
out to center; LaCock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Mangual flied out to center; Lintz singled to left;
Jorgensen singled to center [Lintz to second]; Biittner grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jorgensen out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.