A passed ball, error and wild pitch helped the Cubs score three runs in the eighth inning to post an 8-6 victory over the Giants. Jerry Morales and Rick Monday each hit a homer with a man on base for the Cubs in the early going, while the Giants had a two-run drive by Chris Speier.

The Cubs opened their rally in the eighth with a single by Manny Trillo. After a passed ball by Dave Rader, Pete LaCock delivered a pinch-single to tie the score. Don Kessinger followed with a single. With one away, Speier threw wildly on a grounder by Bill Madlock, allowing Pete LaCock to count the go-ahead run. Kessinger reached third on the error and scored an insurance run on a wild pitch by Randy Moffitt. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 6

Game Played on Friday, July 11, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants       0  1  0    0  3  0    2  0  0  -   6  8  4
Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  2    2  3  x  -   8 12  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .323      Kessinger ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .254
Thomas 2b             4   2   2   1     1   0   .262      Cardenal lf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .296
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .303      Madlock 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .354
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   1     1   1   .280      Morales rf            5   2   2   2     0   2   .294
Speier ss             2   2   1   3     2   0   .271      Monday cf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .269
Thomasson lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .212      Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .303
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   1     1   0   .253      Trillo 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .253
Rader c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .174
Halicki p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .120      Bonham p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .170
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .303        Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Summers ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            LaCock ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .234
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               33   6   8   6     7   2             Totals               38   8  12   6     2   7

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 13,415
Left on Base: Giants 7, Cubs 8
DP: Giants 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Speier, Ontiveros 2, Halicki
Doubles: Thomas (11), Monday (20), Trillo (7)
Home Runs: Speier (3), Morales (8), Monday (9)
Stolen Bases: Thomas 2 (14)
GIDP: Rader (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki                 5.2   7   3   3   2   6   1  26   4.44
Lavelle                 1.1   2   2   2   0   1   1   7   2.55
Moffitt L(3-3)          0.2   3   3   1   0   0   0   6   3.97
Williams                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.71
Totals                  8    12   8   6   2   7   2  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  4.2   4   4   4   6   1   0  23   4.43
Frailing                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.03
Solomon                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.42
Dettore W(3-2)          2     3   2   2   0   0   1   9   4.06
Knowles SV(8)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.28
Totals                  9     8   6   6   7   2   1  40

Passed Balls: Rader (7)
Wild Pitches: Moffitt (2)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua flied out to left; Thomas walked; Thomas
stole second; Murcer flied out to left; Montanez struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock singled to third
[Madlock to second (error by Ontiveros)]; Morales struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier walked; Thomasson singled to shortstop
[Speier to third]; Ontiveros forced Thomasson (shortstop to
second) [Speier scored]; Rader grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Monday doubled to right; Thornton struck out; Trillo
doubled to right [Monday scored]; Swisher struck out; Bonham
singled to shortstop [Trillo to third]; Kessinger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Halicki grounded out (third to first); Joshua
singled to left; Thomas flied out to center; Murcer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
flied out to center; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Montanez popped to third in foul territory; Speier
flied out to center; Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Monday flied out to left; Thornton struck out; Trillo
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
singled to shortstop; Halicki grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Rader to second]; Joshua walked; Thomas singled to right [Rader
scored, Joshua to third]; Thomas stole second; Murcer walked;
Montanez walked [Joshua scored, Thomas to third, Murcer to
second]; Speier walked [Thomas scored, Murcer to third, Montanez
to second]; FRAILING REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Thomasson
popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: On a bunt Swisher reached on an error by Halicki
[Swisher to first]; HARRIS BATTED FOR FRAILING; Harris grounded
out (second to first) [Swisher to second]; Kessinger singled to
left [Swisher out at home (left to shortstop)]; Cardenal struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 6TH: SOLOMON REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Ontiveros
walked; Rader struck out; Halicki singled to left [Ontiveros to
second]; Ontiveros was picked off second (catcher to shortstop);
Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock singled to pitcher; Morales homered [Madlock
scored]; Monday grounded out (second to first); Thornton walked;
Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first) [Thornton to second];
Swisher walked; SUMMERS BATTED FOR SOLOMON; LAVELLE REPLACED
HALICKI (PITCHING); MITTERWALD BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Mitterwald
reached on an error by Ontiveros [Thornton to third, Swisher to
second, Mitterwald to first]; Cubs protest the game claiming
Champ Summers not officially announced yet; Kessinger popped
to first; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 7TH: DETTORE REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Thomas
doubled to right; Murcer popped to second; Montanez flied out to
left; Speier homered [Thomas scored]; Thomasson singled to
shortstop; Ontiveros flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal was called out on strikes; Madlock flied out
to right; Morales singled to right; Monday homered [Morales
scored]; Thornton flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Cubs 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Rader flied out to right; ADAMS BATTED FOR LAVELLE;
Adams grounded out (second to first); Joshua grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Trillo singled to
center; Rader allowed a passed ball [Trillo to second]; Swisher
popped to shortstop; LACOCK BATTED FOR DETTORE; LaCock singled
to center [Trillo scored]; Kessinger singled to right [LaCock to
second]; Cardenal flied out to left; Madlock reached on an error
by Speier [LaCock scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kessinger to
third, Madlock to second]; Moffitt threw a wild pitch [Kessinger
scored (unearned), Madlock to third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED MOFFITT
(PITCHING); Morales flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 8.

GIANTS 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Thomas grounded
out (pitcher to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first);
Montanez grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 8.

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