The first grand-slam homer of Pete LaCock's major league career enabled the Cubs to clinch an 11-6 victory over the Cardinals in a defeat for Bob Gibson, who failed in a relief role and absorbed his 10th defeat in 13 decisions. After the Cardinals rallied for five runs in the sixth to tie the score at 6-6, Gibson ascended the mound and walked Jose Cardenal with one out.

Champ Summers beat out an infield hit and a pass to Andre Thornton loaded the bases. Manny Trillo forced Cardenal at the plate, but Gibson then uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Gene Hiser to score as the pinch-runner for Summers. Gibson issued an intentional pass to Jerry Morales to load the bases again and went to a count of 3-and-2 on LaCock before the pinch-hitter smashed his homer for the Cubs' first grand slam of the season. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 11, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Wednesday, September 3, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  2  0    1  0  3    5  0  0  -  11 13  2
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   6  9  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   1     0   1   .241      Brock lf              4   0   2   3     1   0   .315
Wallis cf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .125      McBride cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Madlock 3b            5   0   3   0     0   0   .367      Davis rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .297
Cardenal rf,lf        4   0   1   0     1   0   .312      Simmons c             5   2   2   0     0   0   .335
Summers lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .243      Smith 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .294
  Hiser pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .231      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
  Mitterwald c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .272
Thornton 1b           2   4   2   0     3   0   .293      Tyson ss              3   1   0   0     1   1   .261
Trillo 2b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .242      Reed p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .197
Swisher c             3   1   2   2     0   0   .201        Bradford ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Morales ph,rf       0   1   0   0     2   0   .267        Fairly ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Prall p               1   1   0   1     0   1   .000        Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .209
  Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Gibson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaCock ph           1   1   1   4     0   0   .235        Hernandez ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .208
  P. Reuschel p       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               35  11  13   9     6   7             Totals               34   6   9   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 14,119
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Madlock, Swisher, Simmons, Reitz, Tyson
Doubles: Madlock 2 (29), Summers (4), Thornton (18), Brock (25)
Home Runs: LaCock (6)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (8), Simmons (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (13), Prall 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kessinger (8), Reitz (5)
GIDP: Cardenal (10), Simmons (16)
Hit by Pitch: Fairly (3,by Dettore)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Prall                   5.2   6   5   4   4   2   0  26   6.35
Dettore                 0     1   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.90
Schultz W(1-0)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
P. Reuschel SV(3)       3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.28
Totals                  9     9   6   5   4   4   0  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    6     9   6   4   2   4   0  29   3.25
Gibson L(3-10)          1     2   5   5   3   0   1   8   5.04
Wallace                 2     2   0   0   1   3   0   8   9.95
Totals                  9    13  11   9   6   7   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Dettore (6)
Wild Pitches: Gibson (6)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut
game for Willie Prall; Wallis was called out on strikes;
Madlock doubled to left; Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); McBride
flied out to left; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Summers doubled to right; Thornton walked; Trillo out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Summers to third,
Thornton to second]; Swisher singled to center [Summers scored,
Thornton scored, Swisher to second (on throw to home)]; Prall
was called out on strikes; Kessinger was called out on strikes;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to center; Smith walked [Simmons
to second]; Simmons was caught stealing third but was safe at
home (error by Swisher) [Smith to second]; Sizemore struck out;
Reitz flied out to left; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Wallis was called out on strikes; Madlock doubled to
left; Cardenal grounded out (third to first) [Madlock to third];
Summers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reed singled to right; Brock walked [Reed to
second]; On a bunt McBride forced Reed (pitcher to third) [Brock
to second]; Davis walked [Brock to third, McBride to second];
Simmons grounded into a double play (catcher to first) [Brock
out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Thornton doubled to left; Thornton was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Simmons [Thornton to third];
Trillo singled to left [Thornton scored]; Swisher flied out to
right; Prall out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Trillo
to second]; Kessinger singled to second [Trillo to third];
Wallis grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Sizemore lined to
third; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
singled to center; Summers grounded out (first unassisted)
[Cardenal to second]; Cardenal was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson lined to shortstop; Reed grounded out
(third to first); Brock singled to left; McBride grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: Thornton walked; Trillo made an out to third; Swisher
singled to right [Thornton to third]; Prall reached on an error
by Reitz on a sacrifice bunt [Thornton scored, Swisher scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Prall to third]; Kessinger hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Prall scored (unearned)]; Wallis flied to right in
foul territory; 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Davis singled to second; Simmons singled to third
[Davis to third (error by Madlock)]; Smith singled to third
[Davis scored, Simmons to second]; Sizemore grounded out (second
to first) [Simmons to third, Smith to second]; Reitz hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Simmons scored]; Tyson walked; BRADFORD
BATTED FOR REED; DETTORE REPLACED PRALL (PITCHING); FAIRLY
BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Fairly was hit by a pitch [Smith to third,
Tyson to second]; LINTZ RAN FOR FAIRLY; Brock doubled to left
[Smith scored, Tyson scored, Lintz scored]; SCHULTZ REPLACED
DETTORE (PITCHING); McBride grounded out (second to first);
Debut game for Buddy Schultz; 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Cardinals 6.

CUBS 7TH: GIBSON REPLACED LINTZ (PITCHING); Madlock flied out to
left; Cardenal walked; Summers singled to shortstop [Cardenal to
third (error by Tyson)]; HISER RAN FOR SUMMERS; Thornton walked
[Hiser to second]; Trillo forced Cardenal (pitcher to catcher)
[Hiser to third, Thornton to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR
SWISHER; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Hiser scored, Thornton to
third, Trillo to second]; Morales was walked intentionally;
LACOCK BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; LaCock homered [Thornton scored,
Trillo scored, Morales scored]; Kessinger grounded out (first to
pitcher); 5 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 11, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED HISER (PLAYING C ); CARDENAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); P. REUSCHEL REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Davis flied out to
right; Simmons grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 11, Cardinals
6.

CUBS 8TH: WALLACE REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Wallis struck out;
Madlock singled to left; Cardenal grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 11, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore was called out on strikes; Reitz flied
out to left; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 11,
Cardinals 6.

CUBS 9TH: Mitterwald flied out to right; Thornton singled to
left; Trillo struck out; Morales walked [Thornton to second]; P.
Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 11, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR WALLACE; Hernandez singled
to center; Brock forced Hernandez (second to shortstop); McBride
singled to right [Brock to second]; Davis flied out to right;
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 11, Cardinals 6.