The Cubs ended a six-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Braves, who were stopped on their string of six victories in a row. With the wind blowing out and gusting up to 25 miles an hour, five batters hit homers. Ken Henderson and Earl Williams connected in succession for the Braves in the fourth and Darrel Chaney hit a two-run homer in the sixth.

The Cubs, who had a two-run blow by Jose Cardenal in the third, won with a five-run outburst in the fifth. Dave Rosello walked and Rick Monday homered. Cardenal tripled and scored on an infield out by Bill Madlock. A single by Jerry Morales, double by Pete LaCock and single by Steve Swisher then added two more runs to enable the Cubs to gain their victory. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Thursday, June      10, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       1  0  0    2  1  2    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Cubs         0  0  2    0  5  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .291      Monday cf             2   2   1   2     2   0   .292
Gilbreath 2b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Cardenal lf           4   2   3   2     0   0   .303
Wynn lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Madlock 3b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .293
Henderson rf          3   1   1   1     1   1   .276      Morales rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .258
Williams c            4   2   2   1     0   0   .244      LaCock 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .156
Paciorek 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .276
Chaney ss             4   1   1   2     0   0   .246      Swisher c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .272
Royster 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .228      Rosello ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .239
Ruthven p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .173        Zamora p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .153

Totals               37   6  10   5     1   3             Totals               30   7   9   7     5   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,987
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cubs 5
DP: Braves 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Rosello
Doubles: Office (5), Wynn (8), LaCock (2), Cardenal (11)
Triples: Cardenal (2)
Home Runs: Henderson (5), Williams (6), Chaney (1), Cardenal (6), Monday (11)
Stolen Bases: Morales (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Renko (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (2)
GIDP: Cardenal (1), Swisher (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(6-6)          4.2   7   7   7   4   2   2  23   3.20
Sosa                    1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   6.44
Leon                    2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   0.61
Totals                  8     9   7   7   5   6   2  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(2-2)            6.1   8   6   5   0   2   3  28   5.31
Sutter                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.98
Zamora SV(3)            2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.26
Totals                  9    10   6   5   1   3   3  39

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: Office doubled to left; Gilbreath grounded out
(second to first) [Office to third]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Office scored]; Henderson was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Cardenal grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Monday out at second]; Madlock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek
struck out; Chaney grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
walked; Trillo singled to right [LaCock to third]; Swisher
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (second to first); Ruthven
grounded out (shortstop to first); Office flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rosello was called out on strikes; Renko popped to
second; Monday walked; Cardenal homered [Monday scored]; Madlock
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cubs 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath lined to center; Wynn flied out to center;
Henderson homered; Williams homered; Paciorek flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Morales singled to center; LaCock popped to catcher in
foul territory; Morales stole second; Trillo struck out; Swisher
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Royster
singled; On a bunt Ruthven singled [Royster to second]; Office
reached on an error by Rosello [Office to first, Ruthven to
second, Royster scored (unearned)]; Gilbreath lined to left;
Wynn flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Rosello walked; Renko out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Rosello to second]; Monday homered [Rosello scored];
Cardenal tripled to right; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cardenal scored]; Morales singled to left; LaCock
doubled to right [Morales scored]; SOSA REPLACED RUTHVEN
(PITCHING); Trillo walked; Swisher singled to center [LaCock
scored, Trillo to third]; Rosello grounded out (third to first);
5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 7.

BRAVES 6TH: Henderson flied out to right; Williams singled to
center; Paciorek made an out to first; Chaney homered [Williams
scored]; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: Renko struck out; Monday grounded out (second to
first); Cardenal doubled to left; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 7.

BRAVES 7TH: EVANS BATTED FOR SOSA; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); On a bunt Office singled; SUTTER REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); Gilbreath forced Office (shortstop to second); Wynn
doubled to left [Gilbreath to third]; ZAMORA REPLACED SUTTER
(PITCHING); Henderson was walked intentionally; Williams
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
6, Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: LEON REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Morales struck out;
LaCock grounded out (second to first); Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Chaney flied out to
left; Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher struck out; Rosello flied out to right; Zamora
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs
7.

BRAVES 9TH: MAY BATTED FOR LEON; May struck out; Office singled;
Gilbreath flied out to left; Wynn popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 7.