Andre Thornton hit a three-run homer and Bill Bonham helped himself to victory with a double as the Cubs won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3, before the Phillies erupted for four runs in the eighth inning to take the second game. 6-3. Thornton hit his homer off Steve Carlton after singles by Jose Cardenal and Jerry Morales in the fourth inning. Bonham doubled in the fifth, took third on a bunt by Dave Rosello and scored what proved to be the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Jim Tyrone.

Paul Reuschel replaced Bonham in the ninth and put down a Phils' rally to save the game, but the Cubs' reliever then was a loser on his reappearance in the nightcap. With the score tied, 2-2, the Phillies began their eighth with a double by Dave Cash, who scored on singles by Larry Bowa and Garry Maddox. Greg Luzinski followed with a single, driving in Bowa, before Mike Schmidt climaxed the outburst with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 5, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rosello ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Cash 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .305
Tyrone lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .000      Bowa ss               5   0   2   1     0   0   .307
Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .365      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .285
  Sperring 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .298
Cardenal rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .312      Allen 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .230
Morales cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .269      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .242
Thornton 1b           3   1   2   3     1   1   .297      Anderson rf           1   1   0   0     0   1   .264
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .240        Martin rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .227        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Bonham p              4   1   1   0     0   2   .189      Oates c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .287
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carlton p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .158
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Brown ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .309

Totals               31   4   6   4     3  13             Totals               35   3   9   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Phillies 9
DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Mitterwald
Doubles: Bonham (1), Oates (13), Cash (34)
Triples: Thornton (4)
Home Runs: Thornton (14)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (29), Schmidt (21), Maddox (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Rosello (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Tyrone (1)
GIDP: Maddox (3)
Hit by Pitch: Anderson (2,by Bonham)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(12-13)         8.1   9   3   3   3   6   0  37   4.60
P. Reuschel SV(4)       0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.22
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   6   0  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(11-13)        7     5   4   4   3  10   1  29   3.88
Schueler                2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   5.77
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3  13   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Bonham (5)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


CUBS 1ST: Rosello flied out to center; Tyrone lined to third;
Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Bowa grounded out (second to first); Maddox singled to right;
Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal was called out on strikes; Morales grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thornton tripled to center; Trillo
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Allen was called out on strikes; Schmidt singled
to left; Schmidt stole second [Schmidt to third (error by
Mitterwald)]; Anderson struck out; Oates grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald struck out; Bonham struck out; Rosello
walked; Tyrone popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton walked; Cash forced Carlton (third to
second); Bowa singled to right [Cash to second]; Maddox forced
Bowa (shortstop to second) [Cash to third]; Maddox stole second;
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Cardenal
singled to third; Cardenal stole second; Morales singled to
second [Cardenal to third]; Thornton homered [Cardenal scored,
Morales scored]; Trillo flied out to center; Mitterwald struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Allen flied out to left; Schmidt flied out to
center; Anderson was hit by a pitch; Oates doubled to right
[Anderson scored]; Carlton grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 1.

CUBS 5TH: MARTIN REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING RF); Bonham doubled
to center; Rosello out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Bonham to third]; Tyrone hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bonham
scored]; Madlock was called out on strikes; Bill Madlock
ejected by HP umpire Jerry Dale; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: SPERRING REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Cash
singled to center; Bowa singled to center [Cash to second];
Maddox grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cash to third, Bowa out at second]; Luzinski struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 1.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
was called out on strikes; Thornton walked; Trillo walked
[Thornton to second]; Mitterwald lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Allen grounded out (third to first); Schmidt was
called out on strikes; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 1.

CUBS 7TH: Bonham struck out; Rosello struck out; Tyrone was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Oates grounded out (shortstop to first); HUTTON
BATTED FOR CARLTON; Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); Cash
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 1.

CUBS 8TH: SCHUELER REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Sperring was
called out on strikes; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morales singled to center; Thornton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
walked; Luzinski flied out to center; Allen walked [Maddox to
second]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Phillies 1.

CUBS 9TH: Trillo struck out; Mitterwald grounded out (third to
first); Bonham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR MARTIN; McCarver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oates singled to center; BROWN BATTED FOR
SCHUELER; Brown singled to left [Oates to second]; Cash doubled
to left [Oates scored, Brown to third]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED
BONHAM (PITCHING); Bowa grounded out (second to first) [Brown
scored, Cash to third]; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.