A crowd of 48,435, setting a Busch Stadium record for a single day game, saw the Cardinals defeat the Cubs, 6-3. The Cardinals retired Bob Gibson's No. 45 in ceremonies honoring their veteran pitching star, who has announced he will retire after this season.

Lou Brock proceeded to star in the Cardinals' victory, rapping three singles and stealing three bases to bring his season's total to 52, marking the 11th consecutive year that the speedster had gone over the 50 mark in thefts. Andre Thornton hit two homers for the Cubs, one of them inside the park and the other a smash over the fence. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Monday, September 1, 1975 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   3  8  0
Cardinals    1  0  2    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   6 14  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .243      Brock lf              4   2   3   0     0   1   .311
Hiser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Melendez lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .255
  Tyrone ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lintz 2b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .214
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .365        Smith ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .294
Cardenal lf,rf        3   0   0   1     0   0   .313        Sizemore 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Morales rf,cf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Davis rf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .300
Thornton 1b           4   2   2   2     0   1   .288      Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .335
Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .239      Fairly 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .314
Swisher c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .194      McBride cf            3   0   1   1     1   1   .296
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
  Mitterwald c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Cruz pr,3b          0   1   0   0     0   0   .273
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Tyson ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .266
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Forsch p              3   1   1   0     0   1   .313
  Harris ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .185        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261

Totals               33   3   8   3     2   3             Totals               34   6  14   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 48,435
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Cardinals 9
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Forsch
Doubles: Morales (15), Forsch (3)
Home Runs: Thornton 2 (12)
Stolen Bases: Brock 3 (52), Lintz (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Hrabosky (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (6)
GIDP: Hiser (1), Davis (5), Fairly (8)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(11-13)         5.2  10   4   4   3   4   0  29   4.65
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.36
P. Reuschel             2     4   2   2   1   0   0   9   2.59
Totals                  8    14   6   6   4   4   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(13-9)          6.2   7   3   2   1   1   2  27   2.69
Hrabosky SV(20)         2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.69
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   3   2  36

Passed Balls: Swisher (8)
Wild Pitches: Bonham (10)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Hiser flied out to
center; Madlock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to third; Brock stole second; Brock
stole third; Lintz was called out on strikes; Davis singled to
center [Brock scored]; Simmons flied out to left; Fairly flied
to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
struck out; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: McBride was called out on strikes; Reitz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher
flied out to right; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch doubled to left; Brock singled to
shortstop [Forsch to third]; Brock stole second; Swisher allowed
a passed ball [Forsch scored, Brock to third]; Lintz walked;
Davis grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Brock scored (no RBI), Lintz out at second]; Simmons singled to
right; Fairly singled to center [Simmons to third]; McBride
walked [Fairly to second]; Reitz flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger singled to right; Hiser grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Kessinger out at second];
Madlock singled to left; Cardenal lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch
grounded out (third to first); Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 5TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Thornton hit
an inside the park homer to left; Trillo singled to shortstop;
Swisher flied out to left; Bonham grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Lintz singled to second; Davis forced Lintz
(second to shortstop); Bonham threw a wild pitch [Davis to
third]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); Fairly walked;
McBride singled to left [Davis scored, Fairly to second]; Reitz
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger singled to center; Hiser flied out to right;
Madlock singled to center [Kessinger to second]; Madlock was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Forsch [Kessinger
to third, Madlock to second]; Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Kessinger scored (unearned), Madlock to third]; Morales
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Forsch was
called out on strikes; Brock singled to left; Lintz singled to
center [Brock to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING);
Lintz stole second; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 7TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Thornton
homered; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); LACOCK BATTED
FOR SWISHER; LaCock grounded out (second to first); HARRIS
BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Harris walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Kessinger forced Harris (shortstop to second); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING C ); P.
REUSCHEL REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Simmons singled to right;
Fairly grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Simmons
out at second]; McBride lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 8TH: TYRONE BATTED FOR HISER; Tyrone struck out; Madlock
lined to first; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: TYRONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CARDENAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Reitz singled to center; Tyson singled to right
[Reitz to second]; CRUZ RAN FOR REITZ; Hrabosky out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz to third, Tyson to
second]; Melendez was walked intentionally; SMITH BATTED FOR
LINTZ; Smith singled to right [Cruz scored, Tyson scored,
Melendez out at home (right to shortstop to first to shortstop
to catcher), Smith to second]; Davis grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 9TH: SIZEMORE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 2B); CRUZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Morales doubled to center; Thornton was
called out on strikes; Trillo walked; Mitterwald flied out to
right [Morales to third]; HOSLEY BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Hosley
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals
6.