Rick Rhoden collected three hits including a homer, and gained his 14th victory as the Dodgers defeated the Cubs, 5-1. Rhoden was lifted in the ninth inning and Lance Rautzhan gained credit for his first major league save by inducing pinch-hitter Larry Biittner to ground into a game-ending double play. Dennis Lamp was the loser in his debut with the Cubs.

The Dodgers took the lead with two runs in the first inning on a double by Bill Russell, single by Reggie Smith, a balk and double by Ron Cey. After Rhoden hit his homer in the second, the Dodgers wrapped up their scoring in the sixth on singles by Cey and Steve Garvey, a bunt by Rick Monday, sacrifice fly by Johnny Oates and single by Rhoden. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    21, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      2  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez 2b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .305      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Russell ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Smith rf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .306      Buckner 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .322
Cey 3b                4   1   2   1     0   0   .256      Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Murcer rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Ontiveros 3b          1   1   0   0     3   0   .296
Baker lf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .277      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .285
  Burke pr,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Oates c               3   0   0   1     0   1   .268        Clines ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Rhoden p              4   1   3   2     0   1   .246      Lamp p                2   0   2   0     0   0  1.000
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .304
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290

Totals               33   5  11   5     3   2             Totals               32   1  10   0     4   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 26,174
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Cubs 8
DP: Dodgers 5, Cubs 2
Errors: Oates
Doubles: Russell (23), Cey (20)
Home Runs: Rhoden (3)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (5), Trillo (1)
Caught Stealing: Baker (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Monday (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Oates (2)
GIDP: Cey (9), Russell (16), Morales (7), Trillo (12), Cardenal (5), De Jesus (5), Biittner (15)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(14-8)          8.1  10   1   0   4   3   0  35   3.71
Rautzhan SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.89
Totals                  9    10   1   0   4   3   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp L(0-1)             5.2   9   5   5   2   2   1  27   7.94
Broberg                 1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.14
P. Reuschel             2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.77
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   2   1  38

Balks: Lamp (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Debut
game for Dennis Lamp; Russell doubled to right; Smith
singled to center [Russell scored]; Lamp balked [Smith to
second]; Cey doubled to right [Smith scored]; Garvey reached on
a fielder's choice [Cey out at third (shortstop to third)];
Monday lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
singled to center; Cardenal stole second; Buckner walked;
Morales grounded into a double play (second to first) [Buckner
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker singled to left; Baker was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Oates struck out; Rhoden homered;
Martinez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros walked [Murcer to
second]; Trillo grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Murcer to third, Ontiveros out at second]; Mitterwald
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
walked; Cey popped to second; Garvey forced Smith (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Lamp singled to right; De Jesus lined to right;
Cardenal lined to right; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday flied out to left; Baker flied out to
center; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros walked; Trillo singled
to right [Ontiveros to third]; Trillo stole second [Trillo to
third (error by Oates), Ontiveros scored (unearned)]; Mitterwald
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Rhoden was called out on strikes; Martinez singled
to center; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Martinez
to second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Lamp singled to center; De Jesus was called out on
strikes; Cardenal grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Lamp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey singled to right; Garvey singled to right [Cey
to second]; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Cey to third, Garvey to second]; Baker was walked
intentionally; BURKE RAN FOR BAKER; Oates hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Cey scored, Garvey to third]; Rhoden singled to center
[Garvey scored, Burke to third]; BROBERG REPLACED LAMP
(PITCHING); Martinez forced Rhoden (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Buckner popped to
second; Morales flied out to center; Murcer singled to center;
Ontiveros walked [Murcer to second]; Trillo forced Ontiveros
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell popped to third; Smith walked; Cey grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Mitterwald struck out; GROSS BATTED FOR BROBERG; Gross
singled to center; De Jesus grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 5, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Garvey flied
out to right; Monday grounded out (second to first); Burke
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Buckner
singled to left; Morales flied out to right; Murcer flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Oates grounded out (shortstop to first); Rhoden
singled to third; Martinez singled to center [Rhoden to second];
Russell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Martinez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Trillo
singled to center; CLINES BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Clines singled
to right [Trillo to third]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL;
RAUTZHAN REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Biittner grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Clines out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 1.