Pete Mackanin hit his third homer in three games to provide the Expos' tie-breaking run in a 3-1 victory over the Cubs. Jerry Morales homered for the Cubs' counter in the fourth inning. The Expos picked up an unearned tally in their half and then went ahead with Mackanin's blow in the fifth. Mike Jorgensen singled and sent an insurance run across the plate in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1975 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Expos        0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  x  -   3  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Biittner rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .309
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .272      Foli ss               2   1   0   0     1   0   .237
Morales rf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .272      Dwyer lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Cardenal lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .316        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .293        Lyttle lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Trillo 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .237      Jorgensen 1b          2   0   1   1     2   0   .252
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Rosello ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Carter c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .272
R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .183      White cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .294
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Mackanin 2b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .234
  Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Carrithers p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .172
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               31   1   5   1     3   4             Totals               28   3   5   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  8,595
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Expos 5
DP: Cubs 1, Expos 0
Errors: Kessinger
Home Runs: Morales (12), Mackanin (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (17)
GIDP: Parrish (13)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(10-17)    7     3   2   1   3   4   1  27   3.75
Dettore                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   5.38
Knowles                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.94
Totals                  8     5   3   2   3   5   1  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers W(4-3)       9     5   1   1   3   4   1  34   3.08
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   4   1  34

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Monday
grounded out (second to first); Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
grounded out (third to first); Trillo grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Parrish
grounded out (third to first); Carter made an out to catcher; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald struck out; Rosello grounded out (pitcher
to first); R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: White struck out; Mackanin popped to second;
Carrithers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger made an out to third; Monday was called out
on strikes; Morales homered; Cardenal walked; Thornton walked
[Cardenal to second]; Trillo singled to left [Cardenal out at
home (left to catcher), Thornton to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Foli walked;
Dwyer flied out to center; Jorgensen walked [Foli to second];
Parrish singled to third [Foli to third, Jorgensen to second];
Carter reached on an error by Kessinger [Foli scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Jorgensen to third, Parrish to second, Carter to
first]; White struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Expos 1.

CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Rosello
grounded out (third to first); R. Reuschel lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Mackanin homered; Carrithers grounded out (shortstop
to first); Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli made
an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 2.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday
struck out; Morales singled to right; Cardenal grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Dwyer flied out to left; Jorgensen walked; Parrish
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos
2.

CUBS 7TH: Thornton popped to catcher; Trillo singled to left;
Mitterwald made an out to catcher; Rosello struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter singled to center; White forced Carter (first
to shortstop); Mackanin flied out to right; Carrithers struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 2.

CUBS 8TH: SUMMERS BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Summers grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted);
Monday walked; Morales singled to center [Monday to third];
Cardenal lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: DETTORE REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Biittner singled
to center; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Biittner to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED DETTORE (PITCHING);
BAILEY BATTED FOR DWYER; Bailey struck out; Jorgensen singled to
center [Biittner scored]; Parrish grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 3.

CUBS 9TH: LYTTLE REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); Thornton made an
out to shortstop; Trillo flied out to right; Mitterwald grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 3.