The Cubs took advantage of an obstruction call on Carl Morton to score four unearned runs in the third inning, leading to an 8-3 victory over the Braves. With one out, Rick Monday singled and Bill Madlock doubled. Monday was tagged out in a rundown on a grounder by Jose Cardenal, but Morton impeded his progress. Monday was allowed to score.

Madlock took third and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Morales. Andre Thornton then capped the inning with a homer. The Cubs, who snapped a five-game losing streak, added three runs in the fifth on a homer by Cardenal, triple by Thornton, single by Rob Sperring and double by Steve Swisher. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Friday, August    29, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  2
Cubs         0  0  4    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   8 15  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .269      Kessinger ss          5   0   3   0     0   0   .239
Belloir ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .271      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Evans 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .240      Madlock 3b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .362
Baker rf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .248      Cardenal lf           3   2   1   1     2   0   .310
Lum 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Morales rf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .267
Office cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Thornton 1b           5   2   2   2     0   1   .281
Blanks 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .236      Trillo 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Pocoroba c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .247        Sperring 2b         2   2   2   1     0   0   .229
Morton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Swisher c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .193
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Burris p              4   0   1   1     0   0   .169
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Gilbreath ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .252

Totals               33   3   9   2     3   3             Totals               37   8  15   7     4   1

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  4,151
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cubs 10
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Pocoroba, Morton, Morales
Doubles: Garr (22), Pocoroba (6), Madlock (26), Kessinger (24), Swisher (13), Sperring (4)
Triples: Thornton (3)
Home Runs: Thornton (10), Cardenal (9)
Stolen Bases: Evans (13), Cardenal (27)
Sacrifice Flies: Morales (8)
GIDP: Lum 2 (11)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(15-15)         4.2  12   7   3   0   0   2  26   3.60
Dal Canton              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.58
Sadecki                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.99
Sosa                    2     3   1   1   2   1   0  10   3.50
Totals                  8    15   8   4   4   1   2  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(11-10)         9     9   3   2   3   3   0  36   4.41
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   3   0  36

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr doubled to center; Belloir singled to right
[Garr scored, Belloir out at second (right to second)]; Evans
walked; Evans stole second; Baker walked; Lum grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Baker out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Monday flied out to left;
On a bunt Madlock singled to pitcher [Kessinger to second];
Cardenal forced Madlock (shortstop to second) [Kessinger to
third]; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 0.

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

CUBS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Trillo singled
to center [Trillo out at second (center to shortstop)]; Swisher
singled to center; Burris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton struck out; Garr flied out to left; Belloir
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger flied out to center; Monday singled to
right; Madlock doubled to left [Monday to third]; Cardenal
reached on a fielder's choice [Monday scored (error by Morton)
(unearned) (no RBI), Madlock to third]; Carl Morton called
for obstruction during rundown; Morales hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Madlock scored (unearned)]; Cardenal stole second
[Cardenal to third (error by Pocoroba)]; Thornton homered
(unearned) [Cardenal scored (unearned)]; Trillo grounded out
(second to first); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs
4.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Baker singled
to center; Lum grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Swisher grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger doubled to
left; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 5TH: SPERRING REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING 2B); Office lined
to left; Blanks flied out to left; Pocoroba flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock flied out to right; Cardenal homered; Morales
flied out to left; Thornton tripled to left; Sperring singled to
center [Thornton scored]; Swisher doubled to center [Sperring
scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Burris popped to
first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 7.

BRAVES 6TH: GOODSON BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Goodson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Garr singled to right; Belloir flied out to
left; Evans walked [Garr to second]; Baker lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: SADECKI REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); Monday walked; Madlock popped to
second; Cardenal walked [Monday to second]; Morales forced
Cardenal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cubs 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum flied out to center; Office singled to second;
Blanks singled to right [Office to second]; Pocoroba doubled to
right [Office scored, Blanks scored (error by Morales)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; MAY BATTED FOR SADECKI; May popped to
shortstop; Garr grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Thornton struck out;
Sperring doubled to left; Swisher grounded out (shortstop to
first); Burris singled to center [Sperring scored]; Kessinger
singled to right [Burris to third]; Burris was out trying to
advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Belloir grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
flied out to left; Baker singled to second; Lum singled to right
[Baker to third]; Office lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: Monday flied out to right; Madlock walked; Cardenal
walked [Madlock to second]; Morales grounded out (catcher to
first) [Madlock to third, Cardenal to second]; Thornton flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 9TH: Blanks struck out; Pocoroba popped to shortstop;
GILBREATH BATTED FOR SOSA; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 8.