Andy Messersmith, serving as reliever and starter, saved the Dodgers' 3-1 victory in the completion of the previous day's suspended game, but then was tagged for two homers by Jose Cardenal and lost to the Cubs, 2-1, in the regularly-scheduled contest that followed. The previous day's game was halted by darkness after 7½ innings with the Dodgers leading, 3-1. Messersmith set down the Cubs in their half of the eighth and gave up one hit in the ninth before wrapping up the victory for Don Sutton.

Then, taking the mound as a starter, Messersmith bowed in a duel with Rick Reuschel, who held the Dodgers to three hits. Cardenal accounted for the Cubs' first hit off Messersmith with a homer in the fourth before coming up again and rapping another round-tripper in the sixth. The Dodgers' run scored in the eighth on a walk to Henry Cruz, an infield out and single by Bill Buckner. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  0
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .273      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Buckner lf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .221      Cardenal lf           4   2   2   2     0   1   .325
  Auerbach pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   4   .277      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .315
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .332      Morales rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Crawford rf           3   0   2   0     1   1   .248      Thornton 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .341
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   2   .282      Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .198
De Jesus ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .273      R. Reuschel p         3   0   0   0     0   2   .091
  Cruz ph,lf          0   1   0   0     1   0   .219
Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .325
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   3   1     4  11             Totals               28   2   6   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 21,344
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Cubs 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Cubs 2
Doubles: Crawford (5), Thornton (6)
Triples: Madlock (3)
Home Runs: Cardenal 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (19)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (2)
GIDP: Buckner (4), Cey (3), Swisher (8)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (2,by R. Reuschel)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(7-2)      7     6   2   2   2   4   2  27   2.21
Brewer                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.14
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   5   2  30

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(4-5)      9     3   1   1   4  11   0  33   4.19
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4  11   0  33

Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (2)
Wild Pitches: Messersmith (2)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner struck
out; Wynn struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Cardenal flied out to
right; Madlock popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford singled to center; Cey was hit by a pitch
[Crawford to second]; Ferguson grounded out (second to first)
[Crawford to third, Cey to second]; De Jesus was called out on
strikes; On a bunt Messersmith made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes walked; Buckner grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Lopes out at second]; Wynn
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo walked; Swisher grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Trillo out at second]; R. Reuschel
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Crawford
doubled to left; Cey struck out; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger flied out to right; Cardenal homered;
Madlock walked; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Madlock to
second]; Monday grounded out (second to first) [Madlock to
third]; Morales struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 1.

DODGERS 5TH: De Jesus struck out; Messersmith popped to
shortstop; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Thornton flied out to right; Trillo popped to second;
Swisher singled to shortstop; R. Reuschel grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Wynn struck
out; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger singled to left; Kessinger was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cardenal homered;
Madlock tripled to right; Monday struck out; Morales grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford struck out; Cey struck out; Ferguson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Thornton doubled to left; On a bunt Trillo made an out
to pitcher; Swisher grounded out (second to first) [Thornton to
third]; R. Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 8TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Cruz walked; MANUEL
BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Manuel grounded out (second to first)
[Cruz to second]; Lopes flied out to right; Buckner singled to
right [Cruz scored]; AUERBACH RAN FOR BUCKNER; Wynn was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); AUERBACH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); BREWER REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Kessinger
popped to shortstop; Cardenal struck out; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey struck out; Crawford walked; Cey grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Crawford out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.