The Giants, who had failed to score in 33 consecutive innings, suffered their third straight shutout, losing to the Cubs, 1-0, in 11 innings. The Giants collected only four hits off Rick Reuschel and Mike Garman. The Cubs, who had 10 hits, decided the game in the 11th when Jerry Morales singled, took second on an infield out by Manny Trillo and scored on Steve Swisher's third single of the game. [The Sporting News]
Chicago Cubs 1, San Francisco Giants 0

Game Played on Wednesday, May 12, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  4  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .271      Monday cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .339
Thomas 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Cardenal lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .248      LaCock 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .241        Thornton ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Morales rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Trillo 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Swisher c             4   0   3   1     0   1   .296
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Rosello ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Kelleher 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      R. Reuschel p         3   0   2   0     0   0   .143
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Hundley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Ontiveros ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   4   0     1   6             Totals               40   1  10   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  5,892
Left on Base: Giants 4, Cubs 9
DP: Giants 1, Cubs 1
Doubles: Cardenal (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (1), Hill (1), Swisher (3)
GIDP: Montanez (4), Monday (3)
Hit by Pitch: Barr (1,by R. Reuschel)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    7     8   0   0   1   1   0  29   3.48
Lavelle                 3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   0.30
Moffitt L(1-1)          0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.20
Totals                 10.2  10   1   1   1   3   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel            10     3   0   0   1   6   0  33   5.15
Garman W(2-2)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.67
Totals                 11     4   0   0   1   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (3)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua singled to center; Thomas out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Joshua to second]; Murcer struck out;
Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (third to first); Cardenal doubled
to right; LaCock walked; Morales popped to third; Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez singled to right; Speier grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Montanez to second]; Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Hill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Swisher singled to right; Rosello lined to center;
Kelleher popped to shortstop; R. Reuschel singled to left
[Swisher to second]; Monday popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Barr was hit by a pitch; Rick Reuschel warned by
HP umpire Frank Pulli; Joshua struck out; Thomas forced Barr
(shortstop to second); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); LaCock lined
to shortstop; Morales popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo singled to left; Swisher out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Trillo to second]; Rosello struck out;
Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Hill flied out
to right; Barr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
singled to second; On a bunt Cardenal made an out to catcher;
Jose Cardenal called for interference; LaCock flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Joshua singled to second; Joshua was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first);
Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Morales lined to center; Trillo grounded out (second
to first); Swisher singled to center; Rosello singled to right
[Swisher to third]; Kelleher popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews walked; Montanez grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second];
Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: R. Reuschel singled to left; Monday grounded into a
double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [R. Reuschel out
at second]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Hill grounded
out (pitcher to first); ADAMS BATTED FOR BARR; Adams grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); THORNTON BATTED FOR
LACOCK; Thornton lined to center; Morales popped to third;
Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 9TH: THORNTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Joshua
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas grounded out (first
unassisted); Murcer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Swisher struck out; Rosello grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 10TH: Matthews grounded out (second to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Speier was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 10TH: HUNDLEY BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Hundley flied out to
right; Monday was called out on strikes; Cardenal grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 11TH: GARMAN REPLACED HUNDLEY (PITCHING); Reitz singled
to right; Hill out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Reitz
to second]; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Ontiveros reached on a
fielder's choice [Reitz out at third (shortstop to third)];
Joshua forced Ontiveros (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 11TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Thornton
grounded out (third to first); Morales singled to right; Trillo
grounded out (third to first) [Morales to second]; Swisher
singled to left [Morales scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Cubs 1.
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