After trailing, 5-0, the Cubs rallied with three RBIs by Tim Hosley and two each by Don Kessinger and Jerry Morales to defeat the Phillies, 9-5. Phillies' runs included a homer by Greg Luzinski. The Cubs wiped out their deficit with six runs on seven hits in the fifth inning. Hosley drove in one run with a single, Kessinger plated a pair with single and Morales knocked in two with a double.

The Cubs wrapped up their scoring in the sixth. Manny Trillo singled for his third hit of the game and Hosley followed with a homer. Then, after singles by Tom Dettore and Kessinger, Dettore scored on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Game Played on Tuesday, June 17, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Phillies     0  0  2    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  6  3    0  0  x  -   9 14  5


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   1   1     0   2   .327      Kessinger ss          5   0   2   2     0   0   .266
Oates c               5   0   2   1     0   0   .298      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .276
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Madlock 3b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .359
Allen 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .214      Morales rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .282
Johnstone rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      LaCock lf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .248
Taylor 3b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .308        Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Martin cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .189        Harris lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Harmon ss             2   1   0   0     2   0   .207      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .337
Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .032      Trillo 2b             4   2   3   0     0   0   .282
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hosley c              4   2   2   3     0   1   .267
  Rogodzinski ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. Reuschel p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .138
                                                            Dettore p           3   2   2   0     0   0   .667

Totals               32   5   8   4     3   4             Totals               37   9  14   8     1   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  6,834
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Cubs 5
DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Madlock, Thornton, Trillo, Hosley 2
Doubles: Taylor (2), Morales (9), LaCock (4)
Home Runs: Luzinski (14), Hosley (3)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (1)
Caught Stealing: Allen (1), Taylor (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lonborg 2 (5), Martin (2)
GIDP: R. Reuschel (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg L(6-4)          5    11   8   8   1   4   1  26   2.48
Hilgendorf              3     3   1   1   0   1   0  12   3.38
Totals                  8    14   9   9   1   5   1  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel             4     4   3   3   2   2   0  19   4.08
Dettore W(1-0)          5     4   2   1   1   2   1  19   5.79
Totals                  9     8   5   4   3   4   1  38

Wild Pitches: Hilgendorf (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


PHILLIES 1ST: 81 minute rain delay before start of game;
Cash was called out on strikes; Oates grounded out (shortstop to
first); Luzinski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Monday was
called out on strikes; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone
singled to pitcher; Taylor forced Johnstone (pitcher to
shortstop); Taylor stole second; Martin grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (third to first); LaCock struck
out; Thornton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Harmon walked; Lonborg out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Harmon to second]; Cash singled to left
[Harmon scored, Cash to third (error by Hosley)]; Oates singled
to right [Cash scored]; Luzinski reached on an error by Madlock
[Oates to second, Luzinski to first]; Allen struck out;
Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo singled to center; Hosley popped to pitcher; R.
Reuschel grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Taylor doubled to right; Martin out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher unassisted) [Taylor scored (error by Hosley) (no
RBI)]; Harmon walked; Lonborg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Harmon to second]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday
walked; Madlock flied out to center; Morales singled to center
[Monday to third]; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: DETTORE REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Oates
grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski homered; Allen
singled to shortstop; Allen was caught stealing second but was
safe at second (error by Trillo; assist by Hosley); Johnstone
flied out to left; Taylor singled to left [Allen scored
(unearned)]; Taylor was picked off and caught stealing second
but was safe at third (error by Thornton); Martin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Thornton singled to left; Trillo singled to left
[Thornton to second]; Hosley singled to left [Thornton scored,
Trillo to second]; On a bunt Dettore singled to catcher [Trillo
to third, Hosley to second]; Kessinger singled to right [Trillo
scored, Hosley scored, Dettore to second]; Monday struck out;
Madlock forced Kessinger (shortstop to second) [Dettore to
third]; Morales doubled to center [Dettore scored, Madlock
scored]; LaCock doubled to right [Morales scored]; Thornton was
called out on strikes; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Harmon grounded out (third to first); Lonborg
grounded out (third to first); Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo singled to left; Hosley homered [Trillo
scored]; HILGENDORF REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Dettore singled
to right; Kessinger singled to center [Dettore to second]; On a
bunt Monday singled to catcher [Dettore to third, Kessinger to
second]; Madlock flied out to right; Morales popped to catcher
in foul territory; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR LACOCK; Hilgendorf
threw a wild pitch [Dettore scored, Kessinger to third, Monday
to second]; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 9.

PHILLIES 7TH: HARRIS REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING LF); Oates
singled to center; Luzinski grounded out (second to first)
[Oates to second]; Allen flied out to center; Johnstone struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 9.

CUBS 7TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hosley was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 9.

PHILLIES 8TH: Taylor walked; Martin grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Taylor to second]; Harmon lined into a
double play (shortstop to second) [Taylor out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 9.

CUBS 8TH: Dettore popped to second; Kessinger lined to
shortstop; Monday flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cubs 9.

PHILLIES 9TH: ROGODZINSKI BATTED FOR HILGENDORF; Rogodzinski
grounded out (first to pitcher); Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 9.

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