An error by Bill Madlock with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning allowed the Braves to defeat the Cubs, 5-4, in the first game of a scheduled twi-night doubleheader. The second game was suspended after eight innings with the Braves leading, 6-2, to give the Cubs time to catch a plane for their flight home. The contest was completed on August 9.

The slow-going first game lasted two hours, 48 minutes. The Braves had homers by Ralph Garr and Dave May, while Andre Thornton hit one for the Cubs, who tied the score at 4-4 in the eighth inning. Madlock tripled, Rick Monday was hit by a pitch and Jerry Morales singled to drive in Madlock. After a sacrifice, Monday counted the tying run on a balk by Tom House. The Braves opened the ninth with a single by Marty Perez, who was forced by Darrell Evans. Rowland Office sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Dusty Baker, Cito Gaston also walked. Madlock then booted a grounder by Larvell Blanks as Evans scored the winning run.

In the second game, the Braves had a slim 3-2 lead before sending nine men to bat and scoring three runs in the eighth inning. Carl Morton batted in a pair with a double. Monday homered for the Cubs. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, June      12, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         0  1  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  2
Braves       3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   2   1     0   0   .261      Garr lf               4   2   2   1     1   1   .259
Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Perez 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
  Frailing p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gilbreath pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Evans 3b              3   2   0   0     2   1   .265
Madlock 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .333      May cf                4   1   1   2     0   0   .273
Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .284        Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Morales rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Baker rf              3   0   1   1     2   0   .234
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .346      Lum 1b                4   0   1   0     0   2   .246
Sperring 2b           2   1   0   0     1   0   .152        Gaston ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .279
  Garrett ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .095        Beall pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Hosley ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Blanks ss             5   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Swisher c             2   0   0   0     1   2   .182      Pocoroba c            3   0   2   0     1   0   .303
  Mitterwald ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .297      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Trillo 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .148        House p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaCock ph,lf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .240
  Dunn ph,lf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .214

Totals               34   4   7   3     4   3             Totals               33   5   9   4     7   4

Time of Game: 2:48
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Braves 12
DP: Cubs 1, Braves 0
Errors: Madlock, Sperring, Evans
Doubles: Kessinger (13), Lum (5)
Triples: Madlock (4)
Home Runs: Thornton (2), Garr (3), May (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Thornton (1), Perez (4), Niekro (1), Office (1)
GIDP: Niekro (1)
Hit by Pitch: Monday (1,by Niekro)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  6     7   4   4   4   2   2  29   3.95
Frailing L(2-3)         2     2   1   0   1   2   0   9   3.45
Knowles                 0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.86
Totals                  8.2   9   5   4   7   4   2  43

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  7     7   4   4   2   3   1  32   2.55
Leon                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.91
House W(2-2)            1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   7   5.34
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   3   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (5)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (4)
Balks: House (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Kessinger to second]; Madlock grounded out
(third to first); Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr homered; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans walked; May homered [Evans scored]; Baker grounded
out (pitcher to first); Lum flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 3.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
homered; Sperring grounded out (catcher to first); Swisher
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Blanks grounded out (first to pitcher); Pocoroba
grounded out (second to first); Niekro grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 3.

CUBS 3RD: Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled to center; Perez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Garr to second]; Evans walked; May
forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Garr to third]; Baker
singled to shortstop [Garr scored, May to second]; Lum struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 4.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock reached on an error by Evans [Madlock to
first]; Monday flied out to center; Morales popped to third in
foul territory; Thornton forced Madlock (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Blanks popped to shortstop; Pocoroba singled to
right; Niekro grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Braves 4.

CUBS 5TH: Sperring walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Sperring
to second]; Swisher struck out; Burris grounded out (second to
first) [Sperring to third]; Kessinger doubled to center
[Sperring scored]; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr struck out; Perez singled to center; Evans
reached on an error by Sperring [Perez to second, Evans to
first]; May lined to right; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 4.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock flied out to center; Monday singled to right;
Morales flied out to left; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum doubled to center; Blanks flied out to center
[Lum to third]; Pocoroba walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Pocoroba to second]; Garr was walked
intentionally; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 2, Braves 4.

CUBS 7TH: Sperring flied out to center; Swisher walked; LACOCK
BATTED FOR BURRIS; LaCock singled to center [Swisher to second];
Kessinger flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: FRAILING REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); LACOCK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Evans struck out; On a bunt May grounded
out (pitcher to first); Baker walked; Lum was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 4.

CUBS 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); Madlock tripled to
center; Monday was hit by a pitch; Morales singled to center
[Madlock scored, Monday to second]; LEON REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Thornton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Monday to third, Morales to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR
SPERRING; HOUSE REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); HOSLEY BATTED FOR
GARRETT; House balked [Monday scored, Morales to third]; Hosley
popped to third in foul territory; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR
SWISHER; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; DUNN BATTED FOR
LACOCK; Dunn walked [Mitterwald to second]; Kessinger flied out
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: DUNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HOSLEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); TRILLO REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING 2B);
Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba singled to
left; House forced Pocoroba (catcher to shortstop); Garr flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

CUBS 9TH: Frailing grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
flied out to center; Monday grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez singled to shortstop; GILBREATH RAN FOR PEREZ;
KNOWLES REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Evans forced Gilbreath
(pitcher to shortstop); Office out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to shortstop) [Evans to second]; Baker was walked intentionally;
GASTON BATTED FOR LUM; Gaston walked [Evans to third, Baker to
second]; BEALL RAN FOR GASTON; Blanks reached on an error by
Madlock [Evans scored (unearned) (no RBI), Baker to third, Beall
to second, Blanks to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs
4, Braves 5.