Andre Thornton, Manny Trillo and Rick Reuschel each batted in two runs as the Cubs gained a 9-6 victory to finish in a tie with the Expos for fifth place in the East Division. Bill Madlock went hitless in four trips, but won the batting championship with an unofficial mark of .354.

Thornton delivered his RBIs with a homer and single. Trillo rapped a double and single, while Reuschel had three hits before being chased from the mound in the sixth inning. Darold Knowles finished. The Expos' production included a two-run homer by Mike Jorgensen. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 9, Montreal Expos 6
Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        3  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Cubs         2  2  0    0  4  1    0  0  x  -   9 11  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Biittner rf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .315      Kessinger ss          3   1   0   0     2   1   .243
  Bailey ph,lf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .273      Monday cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .267
Foli ss               5   1   1   1     0   0   .238      Madlock 3b            4   1   0   1     1   0   .354
Dwyer lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Cardenal lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .317
  Mangual ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Morales rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .270
Jorgensen 1b          4   2   3   2     1   1   .261      Thornton 1b           2   2   2   2     2   0   .293
Parrish 3b            4   1   2   1     1   1   .274      Trillo 2b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .248
Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
White cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .299      R. Reuschel p         3   0   3   2     0   0   .208
Mackanin 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .225        Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
Carrithers p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Morales ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .301
  Scott pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Blair p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .364
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               37   6  11   5     4   9             Totals               35   9  11   8     6   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  9,764
Left on Base: Expos 8, Cubs 8
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Morales
Doubles: White (4), Monday (29), R. Reuschel (2), Cardenal (30), Trillo (12)
Triples: Parrish (5)
Home Runs: Jorgensen (18), Thornton (18)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (9)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers              1.1   4   4   4   1   1   1   9   3.30
Scherman                1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   7   3.79
DeMola L(4-7)           1.2   6   4   4   0   2   0  11   4.15
Fryman                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.32
Blair                   0.1   1   1   1   3   0   0   5   3.80
Taylor                  1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.53
Murray                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.96
Totals                  8    11   9   9   6   5   1  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(11-17)    5.1   8   6   6   4   5   1  27   3.73
Knowles SV(15)          3.2   3   0   0   0   4   0  14   5.81
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   9   1  41

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (1)
Wild Pitches: Carrithers 2 (5), Scherman (7), R. Reuschel 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Bruce Froemming


EXPOS 1ST: Biittner singled to right [Biittner to third (error
by Morales)]; Foli singled to left [Biittner scored]; Dwyer
lined to left; Jorgensen homered [Foli scored]; Parrish was
called out on strikes; Carter struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Monday doubled to left [Kessinger to
third]; Madlock grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kessinger
scored, Monday to third]; Carrithers threw a wild pitch [Monday
scored]; Cardenal flied out to right; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 2ND: White struck out; Mackanin grounded out (third to
first); Carrithers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton homered; Trillo singled to right; Carrithers
threw a wild pitch [Trillo to second]; Mitterwald struck out; R.
Reuschel singled to center [Trillo scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED
CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Scherman threw a wild pitch [R. Reuschel
to third]; Kessinger walked; Monday reached on a fielder's
choice [R. Reuschel out at home (third to catcher to third),
Kessinger to second]; Madlock forced Monday (third to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Biittner lined to left; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Dwyer singled to first; Jorgensen walked [Dwyer to
second]; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Dwyer to third,
Jorgensen to second]; Parrish walked; Carter forced Parrish
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Morales flied
out to left; Thornton walked; Trillo grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 4TH: White walked; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to
first) [White to second]; LYTTLE BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Lyttle
flied out to left [White to third]; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: DEMOLA REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Mitterwald flied
out to right; R. Reuschel doubled to left; Kessinger struck out;
Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
3, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli flied out to center; Dwyer grounded out (second
to first); Jorgensen singled to third; Parrish tripled to right
[Jorgensen scored]; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Parrish
scored]; Carter singled to right [Carter out at second (right to
shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock made an out to second; Cardenal doubled to
left; Morales singled to pitcher [Cardenal to third, Morales to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Thornton singled to center [Cardenal
scored, Morales to third]; Trillo doubled to left [Morales
scored, Thornton scored]; Mitterwald flied out to center; R.
Reuschel singled to center [Trillo scored]; FRYMAN REPLACED
DEMOLA (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 6TH: White doubled to right; R. Reuschel threw a wild
pitch [White to third]; Mackanin struck out; MORALES BATTED FOR
FRYMAN; Morales walked; SCOTT RAN FOR MORALES; KNOWLES REPLACED
R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); BAILEY BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Bailey
singled to center [White scored, Scott to second]; Foli lined to
left; MANGUAL BATTED FOR DWYER; Mangual struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 8.

CUBS 6TH: BAILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MANGUAL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); BLAIR REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Monday
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock walked; Madlock stole
second; Cardenal walked; Morales singled to right [Madlock
scored, Cardenal to third, Morales to second (on throw)];
Thornton walked; TAYLOR REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Trillo struck
out; Mitterwald flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos
6, Cubs 9.

EXPOS 7TH: Jorgensen struck out; Parrish singled to shortstop;
Carter flied out to center; White forced Parrish (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 9.

CUBS 7TH: Knowles was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded
out (second to first); Monday grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 9.

EXPOS 8TH: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); VALENTINE
BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Valentine struck out; Bailey flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 9.

CUBS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Madlock grounded
out (first to second to pitcher); Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 9.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
struck out; Jorgensen singled to left; Parrish forced Jorgensen
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 9.