Geoff Zahn received credit for his first save in a Cubs' uniform, allowing only one hit in the last four innings in a 5-1 victory over the Padres. Rick Reuschel, who started for the Cubs, was hit on the right ankle by a batted ball in the third inning and then was forced to leave after working two more frames when his ankle stiffened.

The Cubs started their scoring with two runs in the first. Don Kessinger and Jose Cardenal singled and Champ Summers walked to load the bases and set the stage for tallies on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Morales and single by Pete LaCock. A hit batsman and doubles by Kessinger and Cardenal accounted for two more runs in the second. Cardenal drove in another run in the fourth with a single before the Padres picked up their lone tally in the fifth on a single by Gene Locklear, pass to Steve Huntz and double by Johnny Grubb. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 10, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Cubs         2  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Locklear lf           2   1   1   0     2   1   .444      Kessinger ss          4   2   2   1     1   1   .255
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cardenal rf           5   1   3   2     0   0   .370
  Hundley c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Madlock 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Huntz 3b,2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .206      Summers lf            1   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Grubb cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .318        Mitterwald ph,1b    2   0   1   0     0   1   .318
Winfield rf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .308      Morales cf            2   0   1   1     1   0   .277
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .220      LaCock 1b,lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Hosley c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .231
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sperring 2b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .233      R. Reuschel p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Sharon lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Zahn p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torres ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Ivie ph,3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .281

Totals               32   1   5   1     5   6             Totals               30   5  11   5     5   3

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 20,209
Left on Base: Padres 9, Cubs 10
DP: Padres 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Huntz, Fuentes
Doubles: Grubb (10), Huntz (4), Kessinger (6), Cardenal (7)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (7), Cardenal (7)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (1), Zahn (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Morales (2)
GIDP: LaCock 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Sperring (1,by Siebert)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(3-2)          1.2   5   4   4   1   0   0  11   4.39
Foster                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.50
Folkers                 1.2   3   1   0   1   2   0   9   6.61
Frisella                2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.18
Tomlin                  1.1   2   0   0   3   0   0   8   2.51
Greif                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.30
Totals                  8    11   5   4   5   3   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(2-3)      5     4   1   1   3   5   0  22   7.48
Zahn SV(1)              4     1   0   0   2   1   0  15   5.40
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Siebert (1)
Balks: Tomlin (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata


PADRES 1ST: Locklear struck out; Huntz popped to third in foul
territory; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to second; Cardenal singled to left
[Kessinger to second]; Madlock flied out to right [Kessinger to
third]; Cardenal stole second; Summers walked; Morales hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Kessinger scored, Cardenal to third];
LaCock singled to left [Cardenal scored, Summers to third,
LaCock out at second (left to third to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield struck out; McCovey flied out to right;
Kendall lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Hosley made an out to shortstop; Sperring was hit by a
pitch; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Sperring to second]; Kessinger doubled to right [Sperring
scored]; Cardenal doubled to left [Kessinger scored]; FOSTER
REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Madlock singled to shortstop
[Cardenal out at home (shortstop to third to catcher)]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

PADRES 3RD: Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres
singled to pitcher; SCOTT BATTED FOR FOSTER; Scott was called
out on strikes; Locklear walked [Torres to second]; Huntz
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: FOLKERS REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Summers was called
out on strikes; Morales singled; LaCock grounded into a double
play (second to first to shortstop to second) [Morales out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb walked; Winfield forced Grubb (shortstop to
second); Winfield stole second; McCovey singled to left
[Winfield to third]; Kendall flied out to right; Fuentes lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Hosley walked; Sperring singled to right [Hosley to
third]; R. Reuschel reached on a fielder's choice [Hosley stayed
at third (error by Huntz), Sperring to second]; Kessinger was
called out on strikes; Cardenal singled to center [Hosley scored
(unearned), Sperring to third, R. Reuschel to second]; Madlock
forced Sperring (first to catcher) [R. Reuschel to third,
Cardenal to second]; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR SUMMERS; FRISELLA
REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); Mitterwald struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 5.

PADRES 5TH: MITTERWALD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LACOCK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Torres grounded out (second to
first); Frisella struck out; Locklear singled to left; Huntz
walked [Locklear to second]; Grubb doubled to left [Locklear
scored, Huntz to third]; Winfield struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); LaCock made an
out to second; Hosley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 1, Cubs 5.

PADRES 6TH: ZAHN REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); McCovey struck
out; Kendall popped to first in foul territory; Fuentes grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); Zahn flied
out to left; Kessinger reached on an error by Fuentes; Cardenal
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 5.

PADRES 7TH: Torres flied out to right; IVIE BATTED FOR FRISELLA;
Ivie lined to right; Locklear walked; Huntz doubled to left
[Locklear to third]; Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HUNTZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SHARON REPLACED FUENTES (PLAYING LF);
TOMLIN REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mitterwald singled to left; Tomlin balked
[Mitterwald to second]; Morales was walked intentionally; LaCock
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 5.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield walked; McCovey flied out to left; Kendall
flied out to center [Winfield to second]; Sharon made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Hosley walked; Sperring singled to center [Hosley to
third]; Zahn out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Sperring
to second]; Kessinger walked; GREIF REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING);
HUNDLEY REPLACED TOMLIN (PLAYING C ); Cardenal made an out to
catcher; Madlock made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Padres 1, Cubs 5.

PADRES 9TH: Torres flied out to right; Ivie flied out to right;
Hundley made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Cubs 5.

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