Following six innings of rainy action, darkness forced the suspension of the game between the Expos and Cubs with the Expos leading, 11-3. It was completed prior to the regularly-scheduled game of April 22. Rain delayed the start of the contest for 15 minutes and there were further rain delays of 30, 31, 20 and 27 minutes. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 12, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Wednesday, April     21, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        1  3  2    1  1  3    0  1  0  -  12 17  2
Cubs         2  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  2  -   6  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual cf,lf         5   2   2   2     1   1   .294   	  Monday cf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .391
Colbert lf            2   0   0   0     1   2   .267   	  Cardenal lf           4   1   1   2     1   1   .286
  White cf            3   1   2   2     0   0   .409   	  Madlock 3b            5   0   1   2     0   0   .300
Jorgensen 1b          4   2   1   1     1   0   .265   	  Morales rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Carter rf             2   0   0   1     2   1   .257   	  Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .258
  Valentine pr,rf     1   0   0   0     0   1   .200   	  Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Parrish 3b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .222   	  Swisher c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .281
Foote c               5   2   2   0     0   0   .176   	  Rosello ss            4   2   3   0     0   0   .303
Foli ss               5   2   4   3     0   0   .313   	  Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mackanin 2b           4   2   2   1     1   1   .182   	    Adams ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Fryman p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .167   	    Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .154   	    Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carrithers p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000   	    P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000   	    Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                       	    LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crosby p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wallis ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .200


Totals               40  12  17  12     6   8             Totals               35   6   9   6     5   5

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance:  7,277
Left on Base: Expos 8, Cubs 7
DP: Expos 3, Cubs 1
Errors: Jorgensen, Mackanin, Zahn
Doubles: Foote (1), Foli (3)
Triples: Foli (1), Mackanin (1)
Home Runs: Jorgensen (3), White (1), Foli (2), Cardenal (2), Swisher (2)
Stolen Bases: Mangual (4)
Caught Stealing: Carter (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Fryman (1)
GIDP: Parrish (1), Trillo 2 (4), Madlock (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(2-1)           5     5   3   3   1   4   2  21   3.57
Carrithers              3.2   4   3   2   4   1   0  18   2.70
Murray                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.08
Totals                  9     9   6   5   5   5   2  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(0-1)             2     4   4   4   2   1   0  12  10.80
Dettore                 2     5   3   3   1   2   1  11  10.29
P. Reuschel             1.2   6   4   4   3   0   1  12   8.31
Schultz                 1.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   5   0.00
Crosby                  2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   4.50
Totals                  9    17  12  12   6   8   3  47

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt (left in the 7th inning);


EXPOS 1ST: Mangual walked; Colbert walked [Mangual to second];
Jorgensen forced Colbert (second to shortstop) [Mangual to
third]; Carter reached on an error by Zahn [Mangual scored,
Jorgensen to second]; Parrish grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carter out at second]; 1 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday singled to right; Cardenal homered [Monday
scored]; Madlock flied out to right; Morales was called out on
strikes; Thornton struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Foote singled to catcher; Foli singled to left [Foote
to third]; Mackanin singled to center [Foote scored, Foli to
second]; Fryman out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Foli to third, Mackanin to second]; Mangual singled to left
[Foli scored, Mackanin scored]; Mangual stole second; Colbert
struck out; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to center; Swisher singled to
shortstop; 30 minute rain delay; Rosello made an out to
first; ADAMS BATTED FOR ZAHN; Adams walked [Swisher to second];
Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 3RD: DETTORE REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Carter struck out;
Parrish singled to left; Foote doubled to left [Parrish to
third]; Foli doubled to left [Parrish scored, Foote scored];
Mackanin made an out to first; Fryman grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal made an out to third; Madlock lined to
pitcher (pitcher to first); Morales lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Mangual lined to third; Colbert struck out; Jorgensen
homered; Carter walked; Parrish singled to right [Carter to
third]; 31 minute rain delay with 1 strike count on
Foote; Carter was caught stealing home (catcher to third to
catcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Thornton flied out to left; Trillo struck out; Swisher
homered; Rosello singled to center; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR
DETTORE; Mitterwald flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 7, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 5TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Foote
grounded out (first unassisted); Foli tripled to left [Foli out
at home (left to pitcher to catcher)]; Mackanin tripled to
center; Fryman singled to right [Mackanin scored, Fryman out at
second (second to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: MANGUAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WHITE REPLACED
COLBERT (PLAYING CF); Monday flied out to right; 20 minute
rain delay with 1 strike on Monday; Cardenal made an out to
first; Madlock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8,
Cubs 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Mangual singled to left; White homered [Mangual
scored]; Jorgensen walked; Carter walked [Jorgensen to
second]; 27 minute rain delay; VALENTINE RAN FOR CARTER;
Parrish singled to center [Jorgensen scored, Valentine to
second]; Foote grounded out (pitcher to first) [Valentine to
third, Parrish to second]; Foli reached on a fielder's choice
[Valentine out at home (third to catcher)]; Mackanin walked
[Parrish to third, Foli to second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED P. REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); BIITTNER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Biittner struck out; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 11, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CARRITHERS
REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Morales reached on an error by
Jorgensen; Thornton walked [Morales to second]; Trillo grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morales to
third, Thornton out at second]; Swisher made an out to
second; Game suspended here, completed next day, but without
umpire Harry Wendelstedt, who was ill; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 11, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Mangual struck out; White singled to left; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first) [White to second]; Valentine
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 11, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Rosello singled to left; LACOCK BATTED FOR SCHULTZ;
LaCock reached on an error by Mackanin [Rosello to second];
Monday singled to center [Rosello scored (unearned), LaCock to
second]; Cardenal struck out; Madlock grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Monday out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 11, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 8TH: CROSBY REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Parrish grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foote grounded out (shortstop to
first); Foli homered; Mackanin struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 12, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Morales lined to right; Thornton walked; Trillo
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Thornton out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 12, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Carrithers struck out; Mangual flied out to left;
White made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 12,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Rosello singled
to left; WALLIS BATTED FOR CROSBY; Wallis walked [Rosello to
second]; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rosello to
third, Wallis to second]; Cardenal walked; Madlock singled to
left [Rosello scored, Wallis scored, Cardenal to second]; MURRAY
REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Morales forced Madlock
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 12, Cubs 6.