The Cubs scored an unearned run in the ninth to pin a fourth consecutive defeat on the Dodgers' Andy Messersmith, a 1-0 shutout. Jerry Morales opened the Chicago ninth with a single, and went to second when right fielder Willie Crawford bobbled the ball. Andre Thornton sacrificed Morales to third and Manny Trillo followed with an RBI single to center to make a winner of Rick Reuschel, who got ninth-inning relief help from Oscar Zamora. Reuschel pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Monday, July      21, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hiser lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Lopes 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .275      Buckner lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .227
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .349      Hale cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .277
Morales rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .291      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Trillo 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .237
Sperring ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  Kessinger ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .197
R. Reuschel p         3   0   2   0     0   0   .204        Wynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               31   1   6   1     0   8             Totals               33   0   5   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 24,147
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 9
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Madlock, Sperring, Lopes, Crawford
Doubles: R. Reuschel (1)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (7), Thornton (2), Lopes (12)
Hit by Pitch: Thornton (3,by Messersmith)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(7-10)     8     5   0   0   2   4   0  33   3.45
Zamora SV(8)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.37
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(12-8)     9     6   1   0   0   8   0  34   2.08
Totals                  9     6   1   0   0   8   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (4)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman


CUBS 1ST: Hiser flied out to right; Monday was called out on
strikes; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Buckner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hale singled to shortstop; Garvey
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Crawford lined
to second; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Sperring struck out; Swisher popped to second in foul
territory; R. Reuschel doubled to right; Hiser struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager was called out on strikes; On a bunt
Messersmith grounded out (third to first); Lopes singled to
second; Buckner singled to pitcher [Lopes to third]; Hale struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday reached on an error by Lopes [Monday to first];
On a bunt Madlock singled to third [Monday to second]; Morales
struck out; Thornton flied out to center; Trillo lined to right;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to center; Cey flied out to
center; Crawford walked; Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 5TH: Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher
was called out on strikes; R. Reuschel singled to center; Hiser
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first);
Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 6TH: Monday struck out; Madlock flied out to right; Morales
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner flied out to right; Hale popped to
shortstop; Garvey reached on an error by Sperring [Garvey to
first]; Cey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 7TH: Thornton was hit by a pitch; Trillo out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Thornton to second]; LACOCK BATTED FOR
SPERRING; LaCock flied out to left; Swisher flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: KESSINGER REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING SS); Crawford
struck out; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Yeager
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 8TH: R. Reuschel grounded out (third to first); Hiser flied
out to center; Monday singled to right; Madlock forced Monday
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Messersmith reached on an error by Madlock
[Messersmith to first]; Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Messersmith to second]; Buckner was walked
intentionally; Hale singled to pitcher [Messersmith to third,
Buckner to second]; Garvey forced Messersmith (shortstop to
catcher) [Buckner to third, Hale to second]; Cey flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 9TH: Morales singled to right [Morales to second (error by
Crawford)]; Thornton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Morales to third]; Trillo singled to center [Morales scored
(unearned)]; Trillo was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Kessinger struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford singled to right; ZAMORA REPLACED R.
REUSCHEL (PITCHING); On a bunt Russell popped to first in foul
territory; LEE BATTED FOR YEAGER; Lee struck out; WYNN BATTED
FOR MESSERSMITH; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.