A bases-loaded single by Jose Cardenal and sacrifice fly by Bill Madlock in the third inning broke a 5-5 tie and led the Cubs to an 8-6 victory over the Cardinals, who went down to their sixth straight defeat. After the clubs traded three runs in the first inning and two more in the second, Manny Trillo and Steve Swisher singled for the Cubs in the third.

Ken Frailing bunted and was safe on an error by Ken Reitz to load the bases. Cardenal followed with his single, driving in two runs. Madlock then hit his sacrifice fly for what proved to be an insurance run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Saturday, April     26, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    3  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 12  3
Cubs         3  2  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   3   3   0     0   0   .274      Kessinger ss          4   2   1   0     1   1   .233
Sizemore 2b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .274      Cardenal lf           3   0   1   2     2   1   .310
Smith rf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .298      Madlock 3b            3   1   1   2     0   1   .323
Simmons c             4   0   0   2     0   0   .255      Monday cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .370
Fairly 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Morales rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .328
Dwyer cf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .167      LaCock 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
  Melendez ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Trillo 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .346
Reitz 3b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .404      Swisher c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .241
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Bonham p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frailing p          2   1   0   0     0   1   .000
  Curtis p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .500        Zamora p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  12   6     2   3             Totals               32   8   8   6     4   7

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 20,874
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Cubs 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Fairly, Reitz, Brinkman, LaCock
Doubles: Smith (3), Brock (3), Sizemore (4), Trillo (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (4), Cardenal (5), Madlock (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Frailing (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (2), Madlock (1)
GIDP: Martinez (1), Simmons (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   0.2   3   3   3   2   1   0   7   2.70
Curtis L(0-1)           1.2   4   5   2   2   0   0  13   5.14
Sosa                    2.2   1   0   0   0   4   0   9   5.63
Moore                   2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.84
Garman                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.84
Totals                  8     8   8   5   4   7   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  1.1   7   5   5   1   1   0  12   6.53
Frailing W(2-1)         6     4   1   1   1   2   0  22   3.75
Zamora SV(2)            1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.45
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   3   0  40

Wild Pitches: Denny (1), Curtis (1), Bonham (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to shortstop; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Brock to second]; Smith doubled to left
[Brock scored]; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Smith to third];
Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to left [Smith scored]; Fairly
singled to right; Dwyer walked [Fairly to second]; Reitz singled
to center [Fairly scored, Dwyer to third]; Brinkman grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Cardenal walked [Kessinger to
second]; Madlock struck out; Monday forced Cardenal (second to
shortstop) [Kessinger scored (error by Brinkman)]; Denny threw a
wild pitch [Monday to second]; Morales singled to center [Monday
scored]; LaCock singled to right [Morales to third]; Trillo
doubled to left [Morales scored, LaCock to third]; CURTIS
REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Swisher grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Curtis struck out; Brock doubled to left; Brock
stole third; Sizemore doubled to left [Brock scored]; Smith
singled to right [Sizemore scored, Smith to second (on throw to
home)]; FRAILING REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Simmons flied out
to right; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Frailing reached on an error by Fairly; Kessinger
forced Frailing (shortstop to second); Cardenal walked
[Kessinger to second]; Madlock singled to left [Kessinger scored
(unearned), Cardenal to second]; Cardenal stole third and
Madlock stole second; Monday walked; Morales forced Cardenal
(third to catcher) [Madlock to third, Monday to second]; Curtis
threw a wild pitch [Madlock scored (unearned), Monday to third,
Morales to second]; LaCock grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Dwyer flied out to left; Reitz grounded out
(third to first); Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo singled to center; Swisher singled to right
[Trillo to second]; Frailing reached on an error by Reitz on a
sacrifice bunt [Trillo to third, Swisher to second]; Kessinger
flied out to right; Cardenal singled to right [Trillo scored,
Swisher scored, Frailing to third]; SOSA REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); Madlock hit a sacrifice fly to left [Frailing scored
(unearned)]; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 8.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sosa grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock flied
out to left; Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 5, Cubs 8.

CUBS 4TH: Morales was called out on strikes; LaCock struck out;
Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 8.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Simmons made
an out to first; Fairly walked; Dwyer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 8.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher struck out; Frailing was called out on
strikes; Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz singled to left; Brinkman struck out;
MARTINEZ BATTED FOR SOSA; Martinez grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 8.

CUBS 6TH: MOORE REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Madlock made an
out to second; Monday flied out to left; Morales grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock singled to second; Sizemore singled to
third [Brock to second]; Smith forced Sizemore (shortstop to
second) [Brock to third]; Simmons forced Smith (third to second)
[Brock scored]; Fairly flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 6, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo
grounded out (first to pitcher); Swisher flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR DWYER; Melendez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz singled to right; ZAMORA REPLACED
FRAILING (PITCHING); Brinkman singled to left [Reitz to second];
HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR MOORE; Hernandez forced Brinkman (second to
shortstop) [Reitz to third]; Brock made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GARMAN REPLACED
HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Zamora made an out to first; Kessinger
struck out; Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: Sizemore reached on an error by LaCock; Smith
flied out to right; Simmons grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 8.