Ken Reitz batted in three runs, but that was not enough for the Giants, who lost to the Cubs, 5-3. Rick Monday homered for the Cubs in the first inning. After Reitz singled with the bases loaded in the sixth to plate two runs and put the Giants ahead, 3-2, the Cubs came back with three in their half.

Bill Madlock walked and counted the tying tally on a triple by Pete LaCock. After Manny Trillo walked, Steve Swisher singled to score LaCock and put the Cubs in front. An extra run followed when Randy Moffitt threw wildly to first on a pickoff play. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Cubs         1  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomasson cf          5   0   0   0     0   3   .236      Monday cf             5   1   2   2     0   1   .288
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Cardenal lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .305
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Madlock 3b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .309
Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   2   .262      Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Murcer rf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .252      LaCock 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .192
Evans 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .209      Trillo 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .241
Reitz 3b              4   0   3   3     0   0   .293      Swisher c             4   1   3   1     0   0   .271
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .220      Rosello ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .139
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Sutter p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Dressler p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .240

Totals               34   3   8   3     3   8             Totals               31   5   9   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 11,382
Left on Base: Giants 7, Cubs 8
DP: Giants 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Perez, Moffitt
Doubles: Murcer (10)
Triples: LaCock (1)
Home Runs: Monday (15)
Stolen Bases: Reitz (4), Evans (6), Rosello (1), Swisher (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rosello (1)
GIDP: Madlock (11), Morales (10)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler L(2-7)         5.1   6   4   4   2   1   1  23   4.94
Moffitt                 0     1   1   1   2   0   0   4   2.77
Caldwell                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.72
Heaverlo                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.59
Williams                2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.84
Totals                  8     9   5   5   5   4   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  5     6   3   3   3   3   0  24   4.33
Sutter W(1-1)           4     2   0   0   0   5   0  13   1.60
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol


GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson was called out on strikes; Perez flied out
to center; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday homered; Cardenal walked; Madlock grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Cardenal out at
second]; Morales singled to shortstop; LaCock flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer doubled to left; Evans flied out to center
[Murcer to third]; Reitz singled to second [Murcer scored];
Reitz stole second; Speier walked; Hill popped to first in foul
territory; Dressler flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher
grounded out (third to first); Rosello grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews singled to left;
Murcer lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
grounded out (second to first); Cardenal singled to left;
Madlock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans singled to right; Reitz popped to shortstop;
Speier lined to center; Evans stole second; Hill popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales popped to second; LaCock flied out to center;
Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Dressler struck out; Thomasson grounded out (second
to first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher singled to center; Rosello out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Swisher to second]; Burris grounded
out (second to first); Monday singled to center [Swisher
scored]; Cardenal popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews walked; Murcer singled to right [Matthews
to third]; Evans walked [Murcer to second]; Reitz singled to
center [Matthews scored, Murcer scored, Evans to third]; SUTTER
REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Speier hit into a double play
(shortstop to catcher) [Evans out at home, Reitz out at second];
Hill struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock walked; Morales flied out to left; LaCock
tripled to right [Madlock scored]; MOFFITT REPLACED DRESSLER
(PITCHING); Trillo walked; Swisher singled to left [LaCock
scored, Trillo to third]; Rosello reached on an error by Perez
(assist by Speier) [Swisher to second]; Trillo was picked off
third but was safe on an error by Moffitt [Trillo scored];
Swisher stole third and Rosello stole second; Sutter walked;
CALDWELL REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Monday struck out;
HEAVERLO REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Cardenal popped to
shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 5.

GIANTS 7TH: THOMAS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Thomasson struck out; Perez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); THOMAS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Madlock walked; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Madlock out at
second]; LaCock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cubs 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Matthews was called out on strikes; Murcer lined to
first; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Trillo flied out to center; Swisher singled to center;
Rosello singled to left [Swisher to second]; Sutter was called
out on strikes; Monday popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Reitz singled to center; Speier singled to left
[Reitz to second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR HILL; Adams struck out;
Thomas flied to left in foul territory; Thomasson struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 5.