Don Kessinger and Rick Monday drove in three runs each as the Cubs ripped 15 hits in defeating the Braves, 8-2, after the Braves had won 6-2 to complete a suspended game of June 12. Phil Niekro pitched one scoreless inning to complete the suspended game but was laced for 11 hits and seven runs in six innings of the regular game.

Winning pitcher Steve Stone singled to start the Cubs' three-run seventh. After Biff Pocoroba misplayed a sacrifice by Kessinger, Monday homered. Darrell Evans had three of the five Braves' hits, including a first-inning homer. Andre Thornton hit a two-run shot for the Cubs in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    9, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         0  2  0    0  0  2    3  1  0  -   8 15  0
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   1   2   3     0   0   .233      Garr lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Monday cf             3   1   2   3     2   0   .277      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .283
Hiser lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Evans 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .246
Morales rf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .279      Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Thornton 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .267      Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Trillo 2b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .238      Office cf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .286
Swisher c             5   2   3   0     0   0   .199      Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Sperring 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Stone p               2   1   1   0     0   0   .160      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Cardenal ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .293        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .201
                                                            Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .233

Totals               38   8  15   8     2   3             Totals               30   2   5   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 22,605
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Braves 8
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 2
Errors: Evans, Blanks, Pocoroba
Doubles: Morales (14), Hiser (2), Swisher (12), Thornton (14)
Triples: Garr (7)
Home Runs: Thornton (7), Monday (15), Evans (18)
Caught Stealing: Morales (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Stone (5), Kessinger (11), Niekro (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Kessinger (7), Gilbreath (1)
GIDP: Trillo (9)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(10-5)           7     4   2   2   5   4   1  30   3.27
P. Reuschel             2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.45
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   4   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(11-10)         6    11   7   6   1   1   2  29   2.85
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.82
Beard                   2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   3.38
Totals                  9    15   8   7   2   3   2  43

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; Monday walked [Kessinger
to second]; Hiser lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Kessinger out at second]; Morales singled to left [Monday to
second]; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Gilbreath grounded out
(second to pitcher); Evans homered; Williams was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Swisher singled
to center; Sperring singled to left [Swisher to second]; Stone
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Swisher to third,
Sperring to second]; Kessinger singled to left [Swisher scored,
Sperring scored]; Monday singled to left [Kessinger to third];
Kessinger was out trying to advance to home (catcher
unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to right; Office grounded out
(second to first); Blanks grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hiser flied out to right; Morales reached on an error
by Evans [Morales to first]; Morales was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba flied out to left; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher flied
out to left; Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Evans
singled to second; Williams flied out to center; Baker flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

CUBS 5TH: Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
flied out to center; Monday grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Office walked; Blanks grounded out (third to first)
[Office to second]; Pocoroba walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Office to third, Pocoroba to second];
Garr was walked intentionally; Gilbreath flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

CUBS 6TH: Hiser flied out to center; Morales doubled to left;
Thornton homered [Morales scored]; Trillo struck out; Swisher
singled to left; Sperring grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans singled to right; Williams walked [Evans to
second]; Baker struck out; Office walked [Evans to third,
Williams to second]; Blanks struck out; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 1.

CUBS 7TH: Stone singled to left; Kessinger reached on an error
by Pocoroba on a sacrifice bunt [Stone to second, Kessinger to
first]; Monday homered [Stone scored, Kessinger scored
(unearned)]; SOSA REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Hiser doubled to
right; Morales reached on an error by Blanks [Hiser stayed at
second]; Thornton flied out to right; Trillo grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Morales out at
second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: GOODSON BATTED FOR SOSA; Goodson struck out; Garr
tripled to left; Gilbreath hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garr
scored]; Evans lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
7, Braves 2.

CUBS 8TH: BEARD REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Swisher doubled to
left; Sperring struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR STONE; Cardenal
singled to shortstop [Swisher to third]; Kessinger hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Swisher scored]; Monday walked
[Cardenal to second]; Hiser forced Monday (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Williams
flied out to left; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first);
Office singled to center; Blanks grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 2.

CUBS 9TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
doubled to left; Trillo struck out; Swisher flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR BEARD;
Lum flied out to left; On a bunt Garr grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 2.