Rick Reuschel hit the first homer of his major league career, but the blow in the sixth inning proved bad luck for the Cubs' righthander, who was knocked out in the next stanza and lost to the Braves, 7-2. Reuschel's rap tied the score at 1-1. The Braves opened the seventh with singles by Mike Lum and Larvell Blanks. After Vic Correll sacrificed, Phil Niekro struck out. The Cubs then decided to pass Ralph Garr intentionally in a move that backfired when Marty Perez singled, driving in two runs.

Darold Knowles relieved Reuschel and retired the side, but in the eighth the Braves erupted for four more runs. Blanks, Correll and Niekro all singled to load the bases and Garr knocked in a pair with a single. Bob Locker took over and forced in two more tallies with passes to Perez, Darrell Evans and Earl Williams. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       27, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    2  4  0  -   7 12  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   2   2     1   0   .241      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Perez 2b              4   1   3   2     1   0   .253      Cardenal lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .331
Evans 3b              2   0   0   1     3   0   .284        Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Williams 1b           3   0   1   2     2   1   .222      LaCock rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Baker rf              5   0   1   0     0   3   .253      Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .317
Lum cf                5   1   1   0     0   1   .247      Thornton 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .333
  Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Blanks ss             5   2   2   0     0   0   .243      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .304
Correll c             4   1   1   0     0   2   .250      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   1     0   2   .254
Niekro p              4   1   1   0     0   1   .226      R. Reuschel p         2   1   1   1     0   0   .105
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Summers ph,lf       1   0   0   0     1   0   .222

Totals               36   7  12   7     7   8             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 10,731
Left on Base: Braves 10, Cubs 7
DP: Braves 2, Cubs 1
Home Runs: R. Reuschel (1)
Caught Stealing: Garr (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Correll (2)
GIDP: Evans (4), Cardenal (4), Morales (8)
Hit by Pitch: Cardenal (1,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(5-4)           9     7   2   2   2   7   1  36   2.56
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   7   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(3-5)      6.2   8   3   3   3   5   0  29   4.68
Knowles                 1     4   4   4   1   2   0   8   3.86
Locker                  0.1   0   0   0   3   1   0   4   4.32
Dettore                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3  10.38
Totals                  9    12   7   7   7   8   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (4)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (2), R. Reuschel (2)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled
to third; Evans grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to right; Cardenal flied out to
center; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Baker singled to third; Lum
flied out to left; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Madlock struck out; Thornton grounded out (third to
first); Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Correll struck out; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to
first); Garr singled to third; Garr was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald struck out; Trillo struck out (catcher to
first); R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Evans walked;
Williams walked [Evans to second]; Baker struck out; Lum forced
Williams (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock singled to center;
Madlock popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks lined to third; Correll struck out; Niekro
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Morales flied
out to center; Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled
to center; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Perez to second];
Evans flied out to right; Williams singled to left [Perez
scored]; Baker forced Williams (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo struck out; R. Reuschel homered; Kessinger
walked; Cardenal grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Kessinger out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum singled to second; Blanks singled to center [Lum
to second]; Correll out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Lum to third, Blanks to second]; Niekro struck out; Garr was
walked intentionally; Perez singled to left [Lum scored, Blanks
scored, Garr to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING);
Evans walked [Perez to second]; Williams forced Perez (third
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Madlock struck
out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Thornton singled to
left [Madlock to second]; Morales grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker struck out; Lum struck out; Blanks singled to
left; Correll singled to left [Blanks to second]; Niekro singled
to shortstop [Blanks to third, Correll to second]; Garr singled
to right [Blanks scored, Correll scored, Niekro to second];
LOCKER REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Perez walked [Niekro to
third, Garr to second]; Evans walked [Niekro scored, Garr to
third, Perez to second]; Williams walked [Garr scored, Perez to
third, Evans to second]; Baker struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Braves 7, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Mitterwald struck out; Trillo singled to center;
SUMMERS BATTED FOR LOCKER; Summers walked [Trillo to second];
Kessinger struck out; Cardenal was hit by a pitch [Trillo to
third, Summers to second]; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 9TH: DETTORE REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); SUMMERS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lum grounded out (first to pitcher);
Blanks flied out to center; Correll grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: OFFICE REPLACED LUM (PLAYING CF); Madlock grounded out
(second to first); Thornton singled to third; Morales singled to
center [Thornton to second]; Mitterwald flied out to left;
Trillo singled to center [Thornton scored, Morales to second];
Summers popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7,
Cubs 2.