Jerry Morales went 4-for-4 with a homer and three singles and drove in four runs to pace the Cubs to a 9-4 victory over the Braves. Joe Wallis joined in the attack with a homer and single, accounting for two RBIs. Morales hit his homer with Jose Cardenal on base in the fifth inning, and batted in Cardenal and Wallis with a single in the sixth. Vic Correll hit a homer for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Friday, August    27, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       1  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   4 12  2
Cubs         1  0  1    1  3  2    1  0  x  -   9 13  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            2   1   1   0     1   1   .236      Monday 1b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .271
  Moore 3b,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Cardenal lf           4   2   1   0     1   0   .295
Office cf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .286      Wallis cf             3   3   2   2     2   0   .240
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morales rf            4   1   4   4     1   0   .276
Wynn lf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .212      Tyrone 3b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .262
Montanez 1b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .306        Kelleher ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Henderson rf,cf       4   0   2   0     1   0   .269      Trillo 2b             3   2   1   0     2   0   .242
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     1   1   .274      Mitterwald c          5   0   2   1     0   1   .211
Gilbreath 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Sperring ss,3b        4   0   0   1     0   1   .295
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Bonham p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .140
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .215
  May ph,rf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .215        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Correll c             4   2   2   1     0   2   .233
LaCorte p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .059
  Paciorek 3b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .281

Totals               38   4  12   3     4   8             Totals               37   9  13   9     6   6

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  8,131
Left on Base: Braves 11, Cubs 12
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Montanez, Paciorek, Kelleher, Sperring
Doubles: Office (17), Trillo (20), Tyrone (1), Monday (18)
Home Runs: Correll (4), Wallis (5), Morales (14)
Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (6)
Caught Stealing: Office (8), Gilbreath (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Sperring (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte L(1-8)          4.2   6   6   6   4   4   2  24   6.44
Dal Canton              0.2   4   2   2   1   1   0   8   3.56
Leon                    1.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.42
Beard                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.04
Totals                  8    13   9   9   6   6   2  45

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(8-10)          8    11   4   3   4   6   1  38   4.63
Sutter                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.07
Totals                  9    12   4   3   4   8   1  42

Wild Pitches: Dal Canton (8), Beard (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Office doubled to left
[Royster to third]; Wynn struck out; Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Royster scored, Office to third];
Henderson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
grounded out (third to first); Wallis walked; Morales walked
[Wallis to second]; Tyrone singled to left [Wallis scored,
Morales to second]; Trillo flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Chaney walked; Gilbreath forced Chaney (first to
shortstop); Gilbreath stole second; Correll was called out on
strikes; LaCorte grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Sperring was
called out on strikes; Bonham grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster was called out on strikes; Office singled to
second; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Wynn walked; Montanez singled to center [Wynn to third];
Henderson walked [Montanez to second]; Chaney flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday struck out; Cardenal popped to second; Wallis
homered; Morales singled to left; Tyrone struck out; Cubs
Manager Jim Marshall ejected by 1B umpire Frank Pulli; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath singled to third; Correll singled to
center [Gilbreath to second]; Gilbreath was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); LaCorte was called out on strikes;
Royster walked [Correll to second]; Office singled to center
[Correll scored, Royster to third]; Wynn popped to second; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: MOORE REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING 3B); Trillo walked;
Mitterwald singled to center [Trillo to third]; Sperring hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Trillo scored]; Bonham out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mitterwald to second];
Monday flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cubs 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Montanez flied out to left; Henderson singled to
right; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first) [Henderson to
second]; Gilbreath popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal walked; Wallis popped to shortstop; Morales
homered [Cardenal scored]; Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to
first); Trillo doubled to left; DAL CANTON REPLACED GILBREATH
(PITCHING); PACIOREK REPLACED LACORTE (PLAYING 3B); MOORE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Mitterwald singled to center
[Trillo scored]; Sperring reached on an error by Paciorek
[Mitterwald to third, Sperring to second]; Bonham grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Correll homered; Paciorek was called out on strikes;
Moore flied out to right; Office grounded out (second to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: Monday struck out; Cardenal singled to second; Wallis
walked [Cardenal to second]; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch
[Cardenal to third, Wallis to second]; Morales singled to center
[Cardenal scored, Wallis scored]; Tyrone doubled to left
[Morales to third]; LEON REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Trillo
was walked intentionally; Mitterwald forced Morales (third to
catcher) [Tyrone to third, Trillo to second]; Sperring grounded
out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED TYRONE (PLAYING SS); SPERRING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Wynn grounded out (third to
first); Montanez singled to right; Henderson lined to center;
Chaney lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: Bonham grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday doubled
to center; Cardenal grounded out (second to first) [Monday to
third]; Wallis singled to right [Monday scored]; Morales singled
to left [Wallis to second]; Kelleher forced Morales (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 9.

BRAVES 8TH: MAY BATTED FOR LEON; May singled to third [May to
second (error by Sperring)]; Correll struck out; Paciorek
grounded out (second to first) [May to third]; Moore reached on
an error by Kelleher [May scored (unearned) (no RBI), Moore to
first]; Office grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 9.

CUBS 8TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HENDERSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BEARD REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Trillo
grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald reached on an error
by Montanez [Mitterwald to first]; Beard threw a wild pitch
[Mitterwald to second]; Sperring flied out to center; LACOCK
BATTED FOR BONHAM; LaCock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Cubs 9.

BRAVES 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Wynn struck out;
Montanez flied out to left; Henderson singled to shortstop;
Chaney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 9.