Pinch-hitter Champ Summers drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and Gene Hiser singled in another for the seventh-inning runs that boosted the Cubs to a 3-1 victory and a split with Braves, who won the opener, 1-0, on a five-hitter by Carl Morton. The Cubs' rally began on a two-base throwing error by Darrell Evans. After a sacrifice bunt by Rob Sperring, Summers tied the score before Don Kessinger singled and Rick Monday walked, setting up Hiser's hit. Darold Knowles replaced winner Ray Burris for his 11th save.

Morton extended his scoreless streak to 17 innings in the opener with the only run coming in the first when Ralph Garr doubled, was sacrificed to third and scored on a grounder by Earl Williams. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 1, Chicago Cubs 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    8, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  4  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Garr lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Evans 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .242
Morales rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Williams 1b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .261
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Baker rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  Bonham pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Office cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Blanks ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Pocoroba c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Sperring 3b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .202      Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .176
  Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Harris 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Dettore p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .353
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               33   0   5   0     2   5             Totals               25   1   4   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:06
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Braves 5
DP: Cubs 1, Braves 1
Errors: Thornton, Evans 2
Doubles: Trillo (8), Garr (17)
Stolen Bases: Baker (11)
Caught Stealing: Evans (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (5), Morton (4)
GIDP: Office (8)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dettore L(4-4)          6     2   1   1   2   4   0  21   3.38
P. Reuschel             1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.84
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.59
Totals                  8     4   1   1   3   4   0  30

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(14-12)         9     5   0   0   2   5   0  35   3.27
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Monday struck out; Cardenal
popped to third in foul territory; Morales grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr doubled to left; Gilbreath reached on an error
by Thornton on a sacrifice bunt [Garr to third, Gilbreath to
first]; Evans walked [Gilbreath to second]; Williams grounded
out (third to first) [Garr scored, Gilbreath to third, Evans to
second]; Baker reached on a fielder's choice [Gilbreath out at
home (second to catcher), Evans to third]; Baker stole second;
Office flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 1.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton flied out to left; Mitterwald struck out;
Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Blanks struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (first to
pitcher); Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 1.

CUBS 3RD: Sperring struck out; Dettore grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath flied
out to right; Evans walked; Evans was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
popped to shortstop; Morales singled to center; Thornton walked
[Morales to second]; Mitterwald grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Baker
singled to left; Office grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo flied to right in foul territory; Sperring
reached on an error by Evans [Sperring to first]; Dettore
singled to right [Sperring to second]; Kessinger lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Sperring out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 6TH: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal flied
out to center; Morales walked; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 7TH: Mitterwald flied out to left; Trillo doubled to
center; HISER BATTED FOR SPERRING; Hiser flied out to right
[Trillo to third]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR DETTORE; Summers flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: HARRIS REPLACED HISER (PLAYING 3B); P. REUSCHEL
REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); Baker flied out to center; Office grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Monday grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Blanks singled to second; On a bunt Pocoroba singled
to third [Blanks to second]; Morton out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Blanks to third, Pocoroba to second]; Garr
was walked intentionally; Gilbreath forced Blanks (second to
catcher) [Pocoroba to third, Garr to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED
P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 9TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton
reached on an error by Evans [Thornton to first]; BONHAM RAN FOR
THORNTON; Mitterwald singled to center [Bonham to second];
Trillo flied out to right; Harris popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.