The Cubs, continuing in their role of tough customers for East Division contenders, exploded for six runs in the first inning and defeated the Cardinals, 12-6. Starting with Bob Forsch, who was kayoed with two out in the first, the Cardinals used eight pitchers, tying the N. L. record. Manny Trillo and Rick Reuschel each hit bases-loaded singles in the Cubs' initial outburst, driving in two runs apiece.

The Cards, who had a homer by Lou Brock in the first, narrowed their deficit with four runs in the fourth, three scoring on a circuit clout by Keith Hernandez. But the Cubs pulled away thereafter, with two of their tallies counting on a triple by Jim Tyrone in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 12, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    1  0  0    4  0  0    0  1  0  -   6 14  1
Cubs         6  0  0    0  0  1    3  2  x  -  12 16  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .308      Kessinger 3b          6   2   3   1     0   0   .240
Sizemore 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .238      Wallis cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Hernandez 1b          5   1   3   2     0   0   .228        P. Reuschel p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Simmons c             5   1   2   0     0   1   .338        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Smith cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .292      LaCock lf             2   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Fairly rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .314        Tyrone ph,lf        2   0   1   2     0   0   .111
  Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Cardenal rf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .317
  Bradford rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Thornton 1b           3   2   1   0     2   0   .301
Reitz 3b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Trillo 2b             5   1   2   2     0   2   .239
Tyson ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .261      Mitterwald c          4   2   1   1     1   0   .220
Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .329      Rosello ss            3   1   1   2     0   0   .261
  Parker p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. Reuschel p         2   0   1   2     0   0   .188
  Mumphrey ph         0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000        Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiser ph,cf         1   2   1   0     2   0   .254
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terlecky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .259
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               39   6  14   5     4   3             Totals               38  12  16  11     5   2

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  3,635
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Cubs 10
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 3
Errors: Reitz, Cardenal, Rosello
Doubles: Smith (24), Kessinger (25)
Triples: Tyrone (1), Mitterwald (2)
Home Runs: Brock (3), Hernandez (3)
Stolen Bases: Lintz (19), Cardenal (31)
Sacrifice Flies: LaCock (4), Rosello 2 (2)
GIDP: Reitz (16), Simmons (18), Brock (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(14-10)         0.2   6   6   6   2   0   0  10   2.99
Parker                  2.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   5.26
Reynolds                2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.79
Barlow                  0.1   0   1   0   1   0   0   2   4.70
Wallace                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   8.31
Terlecky                0.2   3   3   3   1   0   0   6   4.81
Garman                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.32
Curtis                  1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   3.58
Totals                  8    16  12  11   5   2   0  46

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel             3.2   7   5   5   1   1   2  18   3.49
Zamora W(5-2)           2.1   2   0   0   2   0   0  11   4.98
P. Reuschel             1.2   5   1   0   1   0   0  10   2.56
Knowles SV(14)          1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.85
Totals                  9    14   6   5   4   3   2  43

Wild Pitches: Zamora (1), P. Reuschel (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock homered; Sizemore grounded out (third to
first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Wallis singled [Kessinger
to third]; LaCock hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kessinger scored,
Wallis to second]; Cardenal singled to left [Wallis to third];
Thornton walked [Cardenal to second]; Trillo singled to center
[Wallis scored, Cardenal scored, Thornton to third, Trillo to
second (on throw)]; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; Rosello
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thornton scored, Trillo stayed at
second, Mitterwald stayed at first]; R. Reuschel singled [Trillo
scored, Mitterwald scored]; Kessinger singled to center [R.
Reuschel to third]; PARKER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Wallis
made an out to first; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith grounded out (third to first); Fairly
singled to right; Reitz grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Fairly out at second]; 23 minute rain delay; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.

CUBS 2ND: LaCock flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(second to first); Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo singled to center; Mitterwald forced Trillo
(first to shortstop); Rosello flied out to center; R. Reuschel
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore singled; Hernandez homered [Sizemore
scored]; Simmons singled; Smith singled to right [Simmons to
second]; Fairly forced Smith (second to shortstop) [Simmons to
third]; Reitz singled to left [Simmons scored, Fairly to
second]; Tyson struck out; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR PARKER; Mumphrey
walked [Fairly to third, Reitz to second]; ZAMORA REPLACED R.
REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Brock walked [Fairly scored, Reitz to
third, Mumphrey to second]; Sizemore flied out to center; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 4TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Kessinger
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Wallis grounded out (third to
first); LaCock singled; Cardenal singled to center [LaCock to
second]; Thornton made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons singled;
Smith made an out to second; Fairly walked [Simmons to second];
Zamora threw a wild pitch [Simmons to third, Fairly to second];
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo was called out on strikes; Mitterwald made an
out to second; Rosello flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to center; CRUZ BATTED FOR
REYNOLDS; Cruz flied out to center; Brock singled to right
[Brock to second (error by Cardenal)]; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: BARLOW REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); HISER BATTED FOR
ZAMORA; Hiser walked; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Hiser to second]; WALLACE REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Wallis
flied out to left; TYRONE BATTED FOR LACOCK; Tyrone reached on
an error by Reitz [Hiser scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cardenal
singled to center [Tyrone to third]; TERLECKY REPLACED WALLACE
(PITCHING); Cardenal stole second; Thornton was walked
intentionally; Trillo flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: TYRONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HISER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); P. REUSCHEL REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING);
Hernandez singled to center; Simmons grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; Smith
doubled; P. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Smith to third]; Fairly
walked; LINTZ RAN FOR FAIRLY; Lintz stole second; Reitz grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: BRADFORD REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING RF); Mitterwald flied
out to right; Rosello singled to left; Hiser singled [Rosello to
second]; Kessinger doubled to left [Rosello scored, Hiser to
third]; GARMAN REPLACED TERLECKY (PITCHING); P. Reuschel
grounded out (second to first); Tyrone tripled to right [Hiser
scored, Kessinger scored]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 10.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson singled; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR GARMAN;
Melendez singled [Tyson to second]; Brock grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Tyson to third, Melendez out at
second]; Sizemore reached on an error by Rosello [Tyson scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Hernandez singled to center [Sizemore to
second]; KNOWLES REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Simmons was
called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
6, Cubs 10.

CUBS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Thornton singled
to left; Trillo was called out on strikes; Mitterwald tripled to
right [Thornton scored]; Rosello hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Mitterwald scored]; Hiser walked; Kessinger popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 12.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Bradford
struck out; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 12.