Brothers Rick and Paul Reuschel combined on a six-hit shutout as the Cubs defeated the Dodgers, 7-0. A walk, singles by Rick Monday and Bill Madlock, an error and infield out gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead in the first. Monday whacked a two-run homer in the second after Manny Trillo had doubled and then scored on Don Kessinger's single.

Singles by Kessinger and Madlock, who raised his league-leading average to .363 with two hits, plus a double by Jose Cardenal, produced the final two tallies in the seventh. The Dodgers didn't advance a runner past second. Davey Lopes stole second for his 34th consecutive successful theft in the sixth, but was stranded there. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    21, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Cubs         2  3  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   7  8  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b,ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Kessinger ss          4   3   2   1     1   0   .233
Lacy lf,2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Monday cf             4   2   2   2     0   1   .275
Hale cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Madlock 3b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .363
Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .315      Cardenal lf           4   0   1   2     0   1   .308
Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Morales rf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .266
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .271
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Trillo 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .239
Russell ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .191
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      R. Reuschel p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .215        P. Reuschel p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Buckner lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234

Totals               32   0   6   0     1   1             Totals               31   7   8   7     5   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  8,377
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Cubs 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Crawford, Kessinger
Doubles: Hale (5), Trillo (10), Cardenal (23)
Home Runs: Monday (16)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (53)
Sacrifice Hits: Swisher (5)
GIDP: Hale (1), Cey (12)
Hit by Pitch: Yeager (6,by P. Reuschel)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(14-12)    6.1   8   7   6   4   4   1  31   2.30
Hough                   1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.94
Totals                  8     8   7   6   5   4   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(10-13)    6.1   5   0   0   1   0   0  23   3.22
P. Reuschel             2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.33
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   1   0  34

Hit by Pitch: P. Reuschel (1)
Wild Pitches: Messersmith (8)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to pitcher; Lacy singled to center;
Hale grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Lacy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Monday singled to right [Kessinger
to third]; Madlock singled to right [Kessinger scored, Monday to
third (error by Crawford)]; Cardenal flied out to right; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Monday scored (unearned),
Madlock to second]; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey popped to third in foul territory; Crawford
singled to center; Cey grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo doubled to center; Swisher out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Trillo to third]; R. Reuschel grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kessinger singled to right [Trillo
scored]; Monday homered [Kessinger scored]; Madlock popped to
second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager popped to second; Russell grounded out
(third to first); Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal flied out to left; Morales flied out to
center; Thornton walked; Messersmith threw a wild pitch
[Thornton to second]; Trillo walked; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes flied out to center; Lacy flied out to
center; Hale doubled to center; Garvey popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: R. Reuschel grounded out (third to first); Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Monday lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford flied out to center; Cey lined to pitcher;
Yeager walked; Russell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock walked; Cardenal struck out; Morales flied out
to left [Madlock to second]; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Messersmith grounded out (second to first); Lopes
singled to left; Lopes stole second; Lacy grounded out (third to
first); Hale popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo flied out to center; Swisher flied out to left;
R. Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled to center; Crawford forced Garvey
(shortstop to second); P. REUSCHEL REPLACED R. REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); Cey flied out to center; Yeager was hit by a pitch
[Crawford to second]; LEE BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Lee forced Yeager
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: AUERBACH REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); Kessinger singled
to shortstop; Monday struck out; Madlock singled to center
[Kessinger to second]; Cardenal doubled to right [Kessinger
scored, Madlock scored]; LOPES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
LACY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); HOUGH REPLACED AUERBACH
(PITCHING); BUCKNER REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PLAYING LF); Morales
flied out to center; Thornton walked; Trillo grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
flied out to center; Lacy reached on an error by Kessinger [Lacy
to second]; Hale struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); P. Reuschel
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey singled to left; Crawford flied out to left;
Cey forced Garvey (third to second); Yeager flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 7.