With two out, consecutive singles by Jerry Morales, Andre Thornton and Manny Trillo scored a run in the 11th inning and gave the Cubs a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Friday, April     23, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         1  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 13  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  -   3  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   1   1   0     2   1   .370      Buckner lf,rf         6   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Cardenal lf           6   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .170
Madlock 3b            6   0   2   1     0   0   .314      Baker cf              4   1   0   1     1   1   .255
Morales rf            6   1   1   0     0   1   .314        Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thornton 1b           4   2   2   1     2   1   .300      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Trillo 2b             6   0   3   1     0   0   .278      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     2   0   .268
Swisher c             5   0   1   0     0   2   .310      Ferguson c            4   0   1   1     1   1   .200
Rosello ss            4   0   2   0     1   1   .300      Hale rf,cf            3   0   0   0     2   1   .222
Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Russell ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        De Jesus ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Adams ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .500        Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Yeager ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph,lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               44   4  13   3     6   8             Totals               38   3   6   2     8   4

Time of Game: 3:41   Attendance: 41,231
Left on Base: Cubs 15, Dodgers 10
DP: Cubs 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Rosello, Ferguson
Doubles: Monday (3)
Home Runs: Thornton (2)
Stolen Bases: Madlock 2 (2), Buckner (4), Sizemore (1)
Caught Stealing: Cey 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Swisher (1), Burris (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  5     3   2   2   5   1   0  22   5.68
Zamora                  2     1   1   0   1   0   0   9   0.00
Garman                  2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   5.25
Knowles                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   7.56
P. Reuschel W(1-0)      1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   7.20
Totals                 11     6   3   2   8   4   0  46

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  5     8   3   2   4   1   1  27   6.48
Hough                   2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.79
Marshall                2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.60
Downing L(0-1)          2     3   1   1   1   3   0  10   2.08
Totals                 11    13   4   3   6   8   1  52

Balks: Zamora (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: Monday doubled to center; Cardenal grounded out
(second to first) [Monday to third]; Madlock grounded out
(second to first) [Monday scored]; Morales grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Buckner grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
popped to shortstop; Baker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton homered; Trillo singled to right; Swisher out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Trillo to second]; On a
bunt Rosello singled to pitcher [Trillo to third]; Burris struck
out; Monday walked [Rosello to second]; Cardenal lined to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to third; Cey forced Garvey
(shortstop to second); Ferguson walked [Cey to second]; Hale
struck out while Cey was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Madlock singled to left; Madlock stole second; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton walked; Trillo flied
out to center; Swisher forced Thornton (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to right; Hooton popped to
shortstop; Buckner popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 4TH: Rosello singled to center; Burris out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Rosello to second]; Monday popped to
shortstop; Cardenal lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Sizemore walked; Baker walked [Sizemore to second];
Garvey forced Sizemore (third unassisted) [Baker to second]; Cey
forced Garvey (third to second) [Baker to third]; Ferguson
singled to left [Baker scored, Cey to second]; Hale walked [Cey
to third, Ferguson to second]; Russell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Thornton walked; Trillo singled
to center [Thornton to second]; Swisher singled to right
[Thornton scored (error by Ferguson; assist by Hale) (unearned)
(no RBI), Trillo to third, Swisher to second]; Rosello was
walked intentionally; Burris flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR HOOTON; Cruz singled to right;
Buckner forced Cruz (second to shortstop); Sizemore popped to
second; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Monday grounded out
(second to first); Cardenal flied out to left; On a bunt Madlock
singled to third; Madlock stole second; Morales struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey walked; ZAMORA REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING);
Cey walked [Garvey to second]; Ferguson flied out to center
[Garvey to third]; Hale popped to shortstop; GOODSON BATTED FOR
RUSSELL; Zamora balked [Garvey scored, Cey to second]; Goodson
flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 7TH: DE JESUS REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING SS); Thornton
popped to catcher in foul territory; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: YEAGER BATTED FOR HOUGH; Yeager singled to center;
Buckner lined to center; Sizemore reached on an error by Rosello
[Yeager to third]; Baker grounded out (second to first) [Yeager
scored (unearned), Sizemore to second]; Garvey popped to third;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED YEAGER (PITCHING); Rosello flied out
to right; SUMMERS BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Summers struck out (catcher
to first); Monday walked; Cardenal singled to shortstop [Monday
to second]; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ferguson struck out; Hale walked; De
Jesus lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 9TH: Morales popped to shortstop; Thornton struck out;
Trillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: MOTA BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Mota grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner singled to right; Sizemore singled
to left [Buckner to second]; Buckner stole third; Baker struck
out while Sizemore stole second; Garvey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 10TH: DOWNING REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); MOTA STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); BUCKNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HALE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Swisher grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rosello struck out; ADAMS BATTED FOR GARMAN; Adams
walked; Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 10TH: KNOWLES REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Cey walked; Cey
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Ferguson popped to shortstop; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Hale grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 11TH: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Madlock
grounded out (third to first); Morales singled to second;
Thornton singled to left [Morales to third, Thornton to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Trillo singled to left [Morales scored,
Thornton to third]; Swisher struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 11TH: De Jesus struck out; Mota grounded out (shortstop
to first); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 3.