With two out in the seventh inning, Mick Kelleher and Champ Summers singled and Rick Monday homered to lift the Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   4  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Monday cf             4   1   2   3     0   1   .307
Kirkpatrick 1b        5   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Cardenal lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .328      Madlock 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .316
Zisk lf               4   0   2   0     0   2   .312      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Robinson rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .367      Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .203
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .219      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Taveras ss            3   0   2   1     0   0   .237      Kelleher ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .293
  Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Bonham p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .125
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Summers ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .227
Kison p               1   0   1   0     1   0   .308        Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .314

Totals               33   1   8   1     4   3             Totals               31   4   9   4     0   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 12,357
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cubs 4
DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 1
Doubles: Zisk (15), Madlock (16), Kelleher (4)
Home Runs: Monday (9)
Caught Stealing: Biittner (1), Morales (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison (2)
GIDP: Robinson (6)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (4,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(3-4)            8     9   4   4   0   2   1  32   4.02
Totals                  8     9   4   4   0   2   1  32

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(3-2)           7     8   1   1   4   2   0  32   3.35
Zamora SV(1)            2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.06
Totals                  9     8   1   1   4   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Kison (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett walked; Kirkpatrick grounded out (third to
first) [Stennett to second]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to
first); Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal
singled to right; Madlock doubled to left [Cardenal scored];
Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Biittner grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson walked; Hebner popped to shortstop; Dyer
walked [Robinson to second]; Taveras singled to left [Robinson
scored, Dyer to second]; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Dyer to third, Taveras to second]; Stennett grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher popped
to second; Kelleher doubled to left; Bonham grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Oliver singled to
center [Kirkpatrick to second]; Zisk was called out on strikes;
Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kirkpatrick to third, Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday was called out on strikes; Cardenal popped to
shortstop; Madlock popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Dyer popped
to first in foul territory; Taveras singled to shortstop; Kison
walked [Taveras to second]; Stennett forced Kison (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales flied out to right; Biittner singled to right;
Biittner was caught stealing second (catcher to first to
second); Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Kirkpatrick popped to shortstop; Oliver flied out
to left; Zisk singled to right; Robinson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Kelleher flied
out to center; Bonham singled to right; Monday singled to center
[Bonham to third]; Cardenal popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner lined to right; Dyer singled to right;
Taveras forced Dyer (shortstop to second); On a bunt Kison
singled to pitcher [Taveras to second]; Stennett grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock was hit by a pitch; Morales forced Madlock
(shortstop to second); Morales was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Biittner grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Oliver
flied out to right; Zisk doubled to left; Robinson popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs
1.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Swisher lined to
center; Kelleher singled to left; SUMMERS BATTED FOR BONHAM;
Summers singled to center [Kelleher to third]; Monday homered
[Kelleher scored, Summers scored]; Cardenal grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 8TH: ZAMORA REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Hebner popped
to second; Dyer flied out to right; OTT BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Ott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED OTT (PLAYING SS); Madlock grounded
out (third to first); Morales struck out; Biittner lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 9TH: PARKER BATTED FOR KISON; Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); Stennett flied out to left; Kirkpatrick was called
out on strikes; Ed Kirkpatrick ejected by HP umpire Ed
Montague; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.