The Giants broke away with two runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Cubs, 3-1, in a game marred by two brawls over the "duster" pitching of Jim Barr, San Francisco's righthanded starter. Barr brushed back Rick Monday in the first inning and Steve Swisher in the second, but when another pitch almost hit Jose Cardenal in the head in the third, the Cubs' batter threw his helmet at Barr and was ejected from the game.

Bill Madlock, batting next, was hit by a pitch, setting off a fight that led to his banishment by the umpires. The Giants, who ended a five-game losing streak, scored their winning pair in the eighth on a triple by Chris Speier, single by Bobby Murcer, a walk and single by Ken Reitz. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 1, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .375      Thomas 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Cardenal lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .262
  LaCock ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .111      Murcer rf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .269
Madlock 3b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .309      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .282
  Kelleher pr,3b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Montanez 1b           2   0   2   1     2   0   .290
Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Reitz 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .377
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Joshua cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Swisher c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Barr p                1   0   1   0     1   0   .286
  Hundley ph,c        3   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Rosello ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burris p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     1   4             Totals               29   3   8   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  4,701
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Giants 6
DP: Cubs 1, Giants 2
Doubles: Monday (5), Murcer (3)
Triples: Speier (1)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (3), Murcer (2)
GIDP: Kelleher (1), Morales (4), Reitz (4)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (3,by Barr), Thomas (3,by Burris)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  6     5   1   1   2   3   0  24   4.18
Schultz L(1-1)          1.1   2   2   2   0   1   0   6   1.93
Garman                  0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   5.94
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   5   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    7     6   1   1   1   2   0  28   4.13
Lavelle W(1-0)          2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   4   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Burris (1), Barr (1)
Wild Pitches: Burris (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: Jim Barr brushed back Rick Monday; Monday
doubled to left; Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted)
[Monday to third]; Madlock singled to right [Monday scored];
Morales grounded out (third to first) [Madlock to second];
Thornton popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomas was hit by a pitch; Thomas stole second;
Speier struck out; Thomas was out trying to advance to third
(pitcher to third); Murcer popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo lined to left; Jim Barr brushed back Steve
Swisher; Swisher singled to center; Rosello grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Swisher to second]; Burris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews was called out on strikes; Montanez singled
to center; Reitz flied out to center; Joshua popped to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Jim Barr
threw a pitch near Jose Cardenal; Barr warned by HP umpire Paul
Runge; the Giants argued the warning; Barr and Cardenal yelled
at each other and the latter threw his helmet at Barr; Barr was
restrained and both benches cleared; Cardenal ejected by
Runge; LACOCK BATTED FOR CARDENAL; LaCock was called out on
strikes (strikeout was charged to Cardenal); Madlock was hit by
a pitch; Bill Madlock marched toward the mound but was
restrained by catcher Marc Hill; Madlock reached around and
punched pitcher Jim Barr; both benches cleared and several
fights ensued; Madlock ejected by HP umpire Paul Runge; the Cubs
protested the game when Barr was not ejected; KELLEHER RAN
FOR MADLOCK; Morales popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KELLEHER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hill grounded out (third to first); Barr
singled to right; Thomas popped to first in foul territory;
Speier forced Barr (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Trillo flied
out to right; HUNDLEY BATTED FOR SWISHER; Hundley grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: HUNDLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Murcer doubled
to right; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
singled to left [Murcer scored]; Reitz grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 1.

CUBS 5TH: Rosello singled to left; Burris forced Rosello
(pitcher to shortstop); Monday singled to right [Burris to
third, Monday to second]; LaCock was walked intentionally;
Kelleher grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [LaCock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Joshua lined to center; Hill lined to third; Barr
walked; Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Giants 1.

CUBS 6TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton
flied out to left; Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier popped to first in foul territory; Murcer
flied out to right; Matthews lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 1.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley flied out to right; Rosello flied out to
center; Burris singled to left; Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Montanez walked; Burris threw a wild pitch [Montanez
to second]; Reitz singled to right [Montanez to third]; SCHULTZ
REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Joshua reached on a fielder's choice
[Montanez out at home (shortstop to catcher to third), Reitz to
second]; Hill struck out; ARNOLD BATTED FOR BARR; Arnold flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 1.

CUBS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); LaCock grounded
out (second to first); Kelleher singled to right; Morales
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Kelleher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants
1.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
tripled to right; Murcer singled to left [Speier scored]; GARMAN
REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Murcer stole second; Matthews
struck out; Montanez was walked intentionally; Reitz singled to
left [Murcer scored, Montanez out at third (left to third)]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 3.

CUBS 9TH: Thornton was called out on strikes; Trillo singled to
center; Hundley popped to second; Rosello struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 3.

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