A two-run triple by Larry Biittner in the 11th inning propelled the Expos to a 5-3 victory over the Cubs. The Expos had a homer by Mike Jorgensen in their early scoring, while Andre Thornton drove in all three of the Cubs' runs with a double and homer. In the 11th, Jerry White singled and Pete Mackanin walked ahead of Biittner's triple. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0    0  2  -   5 11  2
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  -   3 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Biittner rf           6   0   3   2     0   0   .315      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Foli ss               6   0   2   0     0   1   .238      Monday cf             6   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Dwyer lf              5   0   0   0     1   1   .271      Madlock 3b            5   0   1   0     1   0   .357
Jorgensen 1b          4   2   1   1     1   1   .256      Cardenal lf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .318
Parrish 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Morales rf            5   1   0   0     1   1   .269
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Thornton 1b           3   1   2   3     2   0   .289
Carter c              4   0   1   1     1   0   .271      Trillo 2b             5   0   3   0     0   0   .246
White cf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .298      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .224
Mackanin 2b           3   1   0   0     2   1   .227        Harris pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .169        Hosley c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Summers ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .231
  Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  Frias 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Scanlon 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .183

Totals               42   5  11   5     5   4             Totals               39   3  10   3     7   3

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance:  7,580
Left on Base: Expos 10, Cubs 14
DP: Expos 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Mackanin, Rogers, Thornton
Doubles: Parrish (32), Thornton (21)
Triples: Biittner 2 (5)
Home Runs: Jorgensen (17), Thornton (17)
Stolen Bases: White (5)
Caught Stealing: White (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Parrish (7), Burris (7), Mitterwald (1), Cardenal (4), Bonham (8)
GIDP: Monday (8)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  7.1   9   3   3   5   0   1  36   3.29
Scherman                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.86
Renko                   1.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   4.07
Fryman W(9-12)          1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   3.33
Totals                 11    10   3   3   7   3   1  50

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  8     8   3   2   3   1   1  34   4.12
Bonham L(13-15)         3     3   2   2   2   3   0  14   4.71
Totals                 11    11   5   4   5   4   1  48

Wild Pitches: Rogers (14)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert


EXPOS 1ST: Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (second to first); Dwyer walked; Jorgensen struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Monday flied out to
center; Madlock walked; Cardenal grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Carter walked;
White lined to right; Mackanin made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Trillo singled to
pitcher; Mitterwald singled to left [Trillo to second]; Burris
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers grounded out (first unassisted); Biittner
tripled to right; On a bunt Foli hit into a double play to
catcher [Biittner out at home (catcher to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to left; Monday grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second];
Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dwyer flied out to center; Jorgensen homered; Parrish
made an out to first; Carter grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal singled to center; Morales walked [Cardenal
to second]; Thornton doubled to left [Cardenal scored, Morales
scored, Thornton to third (error by Rogers)]; On a bunt Trillo
made an out to first; Mitterwald reached on an error by Mackanin
[Thornton stayed at third, Mitterwald to first]; Burris popped
to first in foul territory; Kessinger walked [Mitterwald to
second]; Monday forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2
H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 5TH: White flied out to right; Mackanin walked; On a bunt
Rogers made an out to first; Biittner singled to center
[Mackanin to second]; Foli singled to shortstop [Mackanin to
third, Biittner to second]; Dwyer lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock lined to left; Cardenal flied out to right;
Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Jorgensen reached on an error by Thornton [Jorgensen
to first]; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Jorgensen to second]; Carter grounded out (third to first);
White singled to center [Jorgensen scored (unearned)]; White
stole second; Mackanin flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Thornton walked; Trillo singled to right [Thornton to
second]; Mitterwald made an out to first; Burris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thornton to third, Trillo to
second]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Rogers grounded out (second to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Foli singled to right; Dwyer
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
lined to left; Cardenal singled to left; Rogers threw a wild
pitch [Cardenal to second]; Morales reached on a fielder's
choice [Cardenal out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Parrish
doubled to left; Carter singled to center [Parrish scored];
White forced Carter (second to shortstop); White was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Thornton homered; Trillo singled to left; Mitterwald
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Trillo to second];
SUMMERS BATTED FOR BURRIS; Summers walked; SCHERMAN REPLACED
ROGERS (PITCHING); Kessinger flied out to left; Monday flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 9TH: BONHAM REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Mackanin struck
out; BAILEY BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Bailey grounded out (shortstop
to first); Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: RENKO REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Madlock singled to
center; Cardenal out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Madlock to second]; Morales grounded out (third to first);
Thornton was walked intentionally; Trillo flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 10TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer was
called out on strikes; Jorgensen walked; Parrish singled to
shortstop [Jorgensen to second]; Carter flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 10TH: Mitterwald walked; HARRIS RAN FOR MITTERWALD; Bonham
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harris to second];
FRYMAN REPLACED PARRISH (PITCHING); FRIAS REPLACED RENKO
(PLAYING 3B); Kessinger flied out to center; Monday was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 11TH: HOSLEY REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING C ); White singled
to right; Mackanin walked [White to second]; LYTTLE BATTED FOR
FRIAS; Lyttle lined to left; Biittner tripled to center [White
scored, Mackanin scored]; Foli struck out; Dwyer flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 11TH: SCANLON REPLACED LYTTLE (PLAYING 3B); Madlock
grounded out (third to first); Cardenal struck out; Morales
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 3.