Jerry Morales doubled in the fourth inning, took third as Manny Trillo beat out an infield hit and scored the winning run as Steve Swisher bounced into a fielder's choice as the Cubs shaded the Cardinals, 2-1. Steve Renko, limiting the Cardinals to five hits over 6 1/3 innings, posted his first victory with late relief by Darold Knowles. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       27, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Cubs         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .318
  Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
  Harris 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Morales rf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .280
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Mitterwald 1b         2   0   0   1     0   2   .167
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .286        Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .278
Crawford rf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .351      Swisher c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .301
Cruz 3b               4   0   3   0     0   0   .197      Kelleher ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Tyson 2b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .143
  Fairly ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .346        Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Richard pr,2b,ss    1   0   0   0     0   0   .074
Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McBride ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     3   5             Totals               30   2   7   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  8,810
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Cubs 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Morales (5), Madlock (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Falcone (6), Biittner (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mitterwald (1)
GIDP: Richard (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(2-4)          6     6   2   2   1   6   0  26   3.33
Greif                   1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   7.01
Hrabosky                0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.55
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   7   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(1-1)            6.1   5   1   1   2   3   0  26   4.07
Knowles SV(5)           2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.75
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   5   0  35

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Kessinger grounded out (first
to pitcher); Hernandez singled to center; Simmons flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday singled to center; Cardenal struck out; Madlock
singled to pitcher [Monday to second]; Morales walked [Monday to
third, Madlock to second]; Mitterwald hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Monday scored, Madlock to third]; Trillo forced Morales
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs
1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith flied out to right; Crawford walked; Cruz
singled to left [Crawford to third]; Tyson singled to center
[Crawford scored, Cruz to third]; Falcone out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock was walked
intentionally; Kessinger popped to catcher in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Swisher flied out to center; Kelleher flied out to
left; Renko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs
1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Simmons
flied out to center; Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal
struck out; Madlock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Crawford flied out to center; Cruz flied out to
left; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales doubled to left; Mitterwald struck out; On a
bunt Trillo singled to pitcher [Morales to third]; Swisher
reached on an error by Tyson (assist by Cruz) [Morales scored,
Trillo to second, Swisher to first]; Kelleher popped to catcher
in foul territory; Renko struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Falcone grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock
flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
grounded out (second to first); Madlock doubled to left; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons
was called out on strikes; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Mitterwald struck out; Trillo grounded out (shortstop
to first); Swisher singled to center; Kelleher flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: BIITTNER REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING 1B);
Crawford struck out; Cruz singled to shortstop; FAIRLY BATTED
FOR TYSON; Fairly singled to left [Cruz to second]; RICHARD RAN
FOR FAIRLY; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR FALCONE; KNOWLES REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); McBride forced Richard (second to shortstop) [Cruz
to third]; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: GREIF REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); RICHARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Knowles flied out to center; Monday grounded
out (second to first); Cardenal popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Anderson was
called out on strikes; Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Simmons walked; Smith popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: HARRIS REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING 2B); RICHARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Madlock flied out to left; Morales
singled to shortstop; HRABOSKY REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING);
Biittner out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Morales to
second]; Trillo was walked intentionally; Swisher struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Crawford struck out; Cruz singled to left;
Richard grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.