In a blazing finish, Bill Madlock collected four hits in four trips and won his second straight batting championship as the Cubs defeated the Expos, 8-2. Madlock entered the game trailing Ken Griffey of the Reds by .005, but the closing spree raised his average to .339. Griffey struck out twice in the Reds' game with the Braves, dropping his mark to .336. Madlock was slated to bat for a fifth time in the eighth inning but left the game for pinch-hitter Rob Sperring. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Sunday, October   3, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Cubs         0  0  5    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   8 19  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser lf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .228      Monday 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Garrett 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Wallis cf             4   2   3   0     1   0   .254
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Madlock 3b            4   2   4   1     0   0   .339
Valentine rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .279        Sperring ph,3b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Morales rf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .274
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Trillo 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .239
Williams c            4   1   1   1     0   2   .225      Mitterwald c          4   0   2   3     0   1   .215
Frias ss              4   1   1   0     0   2   .248      Biittner lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Fryman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .109      Kelleher ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .228
  Lang p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      R. Reuschel p         3   0   1   2     1   1   .229
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cromartie ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .210
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Freed ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .108

Totals               34   2   8   2     0   6             Totals               38   8  19   8     2   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  9,486
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cubs 10
DP: Expos 3, Cubs 1
Errors: R. Reuschel
Doubles: R. Reuschel (4)
Triples: Wallis (5)
Home Runs: Williams (17)
Stolen Bases: Monday (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (6), Mitterwald (6), Kelleher (2)
GIDP: Biittner (6), Monday (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(13-13)         2.2   9   5   5   2   1   0  18   3.37
Lang                    0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.19
Atkinson                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Murray                  1.1   4   2   2   0   0   0   8   3.26
Taylor                  1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.50
Carrithers              1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.43
Totals                  8    19   8   8   2   3   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(14-12)    9     8   2   1   0   6   1  35   3.46
Totals                  9     8   2   1   0   6   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Sudol


EXPOS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Garrett
grounded out (second to first); Dawson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday singled to right; Monday stole second; Wallis
walked; On a bunt Madlock singled to third [Monday to third,
Wallis to second]; Morales forced Monday (third to catcher)
[Wallis to third, Madlock to second]; Trillo hit into a double
play (right to catcher) [Wallis out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald singled to center; Biittner grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Mitterwald to second]; Kelleher struck out;
R. Reuschel walked; Monday lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Williams homered; Frias struck out; Fryman struck
out; Unser grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Wallis singled to right; Madlock singled to third
[Wallis to second]; Morales singled to right [Wallis to third,
Madlock to second]; Trillo singled to right [Wallis scored,
Madlock to third, Morales to second]; Mitterwald hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Madlock scored]; Biittner singled to second
[Morales to third, Trillo to second]; Kelleher hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Morales scored]; R. Reuschel doubled to center
[Trillo scored, Biittner scored]; LANG REPLACED FRYMAN
(PITCHING); Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Dawson
popped to second; Valentine singled to left; Jorgensen singled
to left [Valentine to third]; Parrish forced Jorgensen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: Wallis tripled to left; Madlock singled to right
[Wallis scored]; Morales popped to second; Trillo singled to
right [Madlock to second]; ATKINSON REPLACED LANG (PITCHING);
Mitterwald struck out; Biittner flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Williams struck out; On a bunt Frias singled to
third; CROMARTIE BATTED FOR ATKINSON; Cromartie reached on an
error by R. Reuschel [Frias to third, Cromartie to first]; Unser
sacrifice flied into a double play (center to second to first)
[Frias scored (unearned), Cromartie out at second]; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: MURRAY REPLACED CROMARTIE (PITCHING); Kelleher
grounded out (first unassisted); R. Reuschel grounded out
(second to first); Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Garrett singled to center; Dawson forced Garrett
(third to second); Valentine forced Dawson (first to shortstop);
Jorgensen lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: Wallis singled to center; Madlock singled to right
[Wallis to second]; Morales singled to third [Wallis to third,
Madlock to second]; Trillo forced Wallis (second to catcher)
[Madlock to third, Morales to second]; Mitterwald singled to
left [Madlock scored, Morales scored, Trillo to third]; TAYLOR
REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Biittner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Mitterwald out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
flied out to center; Frias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: Kelleher singled to third; R. Reuschel struck out;
Monday grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Kelleher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 8.

EXPOS 8TH: FREED BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Freed singled to pitcher;
Unser forced Freed (first to shortstop); Garrett singled to
center [Unser to second]; Dawson was called out on strikes;
Valentine singled to right [Unser to third, Garrett to second];
Jorgensen forced Valentine (second to shortstop); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: CARRITHERS REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Wallis flied out
to right; SPERRING BATTED FOR MADLOCK; Sperring singled to
pitcher; Morales flied out to right; Trillo singled to right
[Sperring to third]; Mitterwald popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 9TH: SPERRING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Parrish
grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams struck out; Frias
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 8.