With an error deciding the pitching duel, the Cubs defeated the Padres, 1-0. Steve Renko, who hurled the first seven innings for the Cubs, yielded three hits. Joe Coleman followed with two hitless stanzas. The Cubs, who got five hits off Brent Strom, scored their run in the sixth inning.

Rick Monday singled, stole second and stopped at third on a single by Jose Cardenal. When Cardenal attempted to steal second, Padre catcher Mike Ivie threw the ball into center field, allowing Monday to score. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 1, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Monday, July 5, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  5  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .284
  Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Kubiak 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
W. Davis cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Morales rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Mitterwald 1b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Winfield rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .292        Wallis pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Ivie c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .240
Turner lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .207      Swisher c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Strom p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .079      Kelleher ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Renko p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .050
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               28   0   3   0     0   7             Totals               28   1   5   0     2   6

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 15,634
Left on Base: Padres 2, Cubs 5
DP: Padres 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Ivie
Doubles: Madlock (20), Mitterwald (4)
Stolen Bases: Monday (3), Cardenal (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Strom (3)
GIDP: Ivie (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom L(8-8)            8     5   1   0   2   6   0  30   3.17
Totals                  8     5   1   0   2   6   0  30

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(3-4)            7     3   0   0   0   6   0  23   4.86
Coleman SV(1)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.18
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   7   0  29

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


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to left; Kubiak grounded out
(second to first); W. Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Cardenal lined to third; Madlock
doubled to left; Morales popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey struck out; On a bunt Winfield made an out
to catcher; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald flied out to center; Trillo was called out
on strikes; Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 3RD: Rader singled to pitcher; Turner struck out; Strom
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rader to second];
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher lined to center; Renko grounded out (second
to first); Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 4TH: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); W. Davis
popped to third in foul territory; McCovey popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal flied out to left; Madlock lined to right;
Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield singled to center; Ivie grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Winfield out at
second]; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Trillo
walked; Swisher singled to left [Trillo to third, Swisher out at
second (left to second)]; On a bunt Kelleher made an out to
catcher; Mick Kelleher called for interference for running
into his own bunt; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 6TH: Turner was called out on strikes; Strom was called
out on strikes; Hernandez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Renko struck out; Monday singled to left; Monday stole
second; Cardenal singled to left [Monday to third]; Cardenal
stole second [Monday scored (error by Ivie) (unearned), Cardenal
to third]; Madlock was called out on strikes; Morales grounded
out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 1.

PADRES 7TH: Kubiak singled to second; W. Davis flied out to
right; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted) [Kubiak to
second]; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Mitterwald doubled to left; WALLIS RAN FOR MITTERWALD;
On a bunt Trillo made an out to pitcher; Swisher was walked
intentionally; Kelleher popped to shortstop; Renko forced
Swisher (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 1.

PADRES 8TH: BIITTNER REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING 1B); COLEMAN
REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Ivie flied out to right; Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Monday popped to second; Cardenal lined to left;
Madlock grounded out (third to first to catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

PADRES 9TH: GRUBB BATTED FOR STROM; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Locklear was called
out on strikes; Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

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