A bases-loaded sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Bill Buckner chased home Steve Garvey with the deciding run in the eighth inning as the Dodgers edged the Cubs, 3-2, in the first meeting of the season between the division leaders. L. A. starter Doug Rau drove in the first run of the game with a single in the fifth which scored Tom Paciorek from third. The Dodgers increased the margin to 2-0 in the sixth on a double by Willie Crawford and two-out single by Ron Cey. The Cubs chased Rau in the eighth when Jose Cardenal doubled following singles by Don Kessinger and Manny Trillo.

The Dodgers loaded the bases in the eighth against Darold Knowles when Jim Wynn walked and Garvey and Cey got infield singles. Reliever Oscar Zamora got Joe Ferguson to hit into a force play at the plate before Buckner drove home Garvey with his long fly ball to right. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Monday, May 19, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  x  -   3  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Trillo 2b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .288      Lacy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .352
Cardenal lf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .331      Crawford rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .327      Wynn cf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .271
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Cey 3b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .295
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     2   0   .152
Hosley c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Paciorek lf           3   1   1   0     0   2   .256
  Sperring pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Buckner ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .244
Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   2   .254        Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .071      Auerbach ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .186
  Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        De Jesus ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Rau p                 3   0   1   1     0   1   .238
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     2   9             Totals               30   3   8   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 21,790
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 8
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Hosley 2, Lacy
Doubles: Cardenal (8), Paciorek (3), Crawford (4)
Stolen Bases: Cey (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel             7     6   2   2   3   4   0  29   5.15
Knowles L(1-2)          0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   2.74
Zamora                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.11
Totals                  8     8   3   3   4   4   0  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     7.2   5   2   2   0   8   0  29   3.28
Brewer W(3-1)           1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   6   2.04
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   9   0  35

Passed Balls: Hosley (2)
Wild Pitches: Brewer (1)
Balks: Knowles (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer


CUBS 1ST: Trillo struck out; Cardenal lined to right; Monday
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy flied out to left; Crawford grounded out
(second to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales flied out to center; Madlock singled to left;
Thornton popped to shortstop; Hosley popped to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ferguson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger lined to right; R. Reuschel was called out
on strikes; Trillo was called out on strikes (catcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Paciorek struck out; Auerbach struck out; Rau
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal flied out to left; Monday was called out on
strikes; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lacy flied out to right; Crawford singled to left;
Wynn walked [Crawford to second]; Hosley allowed a passed ball
[Crawford to third, Wynn to second]; Garvey made an out to
second; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock flied out to right; Thornton singled to
center; Hosley reached on an error by Lacy (assist by Cey)
[Thornton to second, Hosley to first]; Kessinger was called out
on strikes; R. Reuschel popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson walked; Paciorek doubled to left [Ferguson
to third]; Auerbach reached on a fielder's choice [Ferguson out
at home (shortstop to catcher), Paciorek to third]; Rau singled
to right [Paciorek scored, Auerbach out at home (third to
catcher), Rau to second]; Lacy flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Crawford doubled to right; Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garvey flied out to right; Cey singled to
center [Crawford scored]; Cey stole second [Cey to third (error
by Hosley)]; Ferguson walked; Paciorek struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 7TH: Morales struck out; Madlock grounded out (second to
first); Thornton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Auerbach singled to third; Rau forced Auerbach
(first to shortstop); Lacy grounded out (third to first) [Rau to
second]; Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 8TH: Hosley struck out; Kessinger singled to second;
MITTERWALD BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Mitterwald lined to second;
Trillo singled to left [Kessinger to second]; Cardenal doubled
to left [Kessinger scored, Trillo scored]; BREWER REPLACED RAU
(PITCHING); Monday walked; Morales singled to third [Cardenal
out at home (third to second to catcher to shortstop), Monday to
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Wynn
walked; Knowles balked [Wynn to second]; Garvey singled to
shortstop [Wynn stayed at second]; Cey singled to shortstop
[Wynn to third, Garvey to second]; ZAMORA REPLACED KNOWLES
(PITCHING); Ferguson forced Wynn (shortstop to catcher) [Garvey
to third, Cey to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Buckner
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garvey scored, Cey to third]; MOTA
BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Hosley dropped a foul fly hit by Mota for
an error; Mota grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 9TH: DE JESUS REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING SS); CRUZ REPLACED
BUCKNER (PLAYING LF); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thornton flied out to center; Hosley walked; SPERRING RAN FOR
HOSLEY; Brewer threw a wild pitch [Sperring to second];
Kessinger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Dodgers 3.

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