With Bill Buckner leading the attack, the Cubs snapped Tommy John's eight-game winning streak and defeated the Dodgers, 6-2. Buckner put on a show against his former teammates, hitting two homers and two singles and driving in five runs. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Friday, August    19, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  3  0
Cubs         3  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   6 15  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .279      De Jesus ss           5   1   3   1     0   0   .257
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Cardenal lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .256
Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Buckner 1b            5   2   4   5     0   0   .316
Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .304      Morales cf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .315
Monday cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .255      Murcer rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .280
Baker lf              3   0   2   1     0   1   .276      Ontiveros 3b          4   1   3   0     0   0   .296
Martinez 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Lacy ph,3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Mitterwald c          2   1   1   0     2   0   .244
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Krukow p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
John p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .228        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056

Totals               29   2   3   2     3   7             Totals               35   6  15   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 23,031
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Cubs 10
DP: Dodgers 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Krukow
Doubles: Baker 2 (18), Ontiveros (23)
Home Runs: Monday (12), Buckner 2 (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Krukow (6), Trillo (2)
GIDP: Trillo (11), Cardenal (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(14-5)            4.2  13   5   5   3   2   1  28   2.79
Sosa                    2.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   9   2.60
Hough                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.30
Totals                  8    15   6   6   3   3   2  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(8-10)          7     3   2   2   2   6   1  26   4.70
Giusti                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.96
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3   7   1  32

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to shortstop; Cardenal singled to
center [De Jesus to third]; Buckner homered [De Jesus scored,
Cardenal scored]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros singled to right [Murcer to
second]; Trillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Smith walked; Monday was called out on strikes;
Smith was picked off first but was safe on an error by Krukow
[Smith to second]; Baker doubled to right [Smith scored];
Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Baker to third];
Yeager was walked intentionally; John struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald singled to center; Krukow out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mitterwald to second]; De
Jesus flied out to left; Cardenal walked; Buckner singled to
right [Mitterwald scored, Cardenal to third]; Morales struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell was
called out on strikes; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros
singled to left; Trillo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Ontiveros to second]; Mitterwald was walked intentionally;
Krukow grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday
grounded out (second to pitcher); Baker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus singled to third; Cardenal grounded into a
double play (second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; Buckner
singled to right; Morales singled to right [Buckner to third];
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); Yeager
popped to shortstop; John popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros doubled to left; Trillo grounded out (third
to first); Mitterwald was walked intentionally; Krukow popped to
second [Ontiveros to third]; De Jesus singled to center
[Ontiveros scored, Mitterwald to second]; SOSA REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes popped to second; Russell flied out to right;
Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner homered; Morales was called out on strikes;
Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros grounded out (second to
first) [Murcer to second]; Trillo flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
homered; Baker doubled to left; LACY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Lacy
struck out; Yeager grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Mitterwald grounded
out (third to first); GROSS BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Gross grounded
out (second to first); De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 6.

DODGERS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); GOODSON BATTED
FOR SOSA; Goodson flied out to left; Lopes was called out on
strikes; Russell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Cardenal popped to
second; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 6.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey walked; Smith lined to center; Monday lined
into a double play (pitcher to first) [Garvey out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 6.