Don Sutton, who yielded only five hits, retired the last 19 batters in order while pitching the Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Cubs. Rick Monday homered for the Cubs' run in the third inning to tie the score at 1-1, but the Dodgers broke away in the sixth when Reggie Smith singled and scored from first base as Steve Renko threw wildly on a safe bunt by Ron Cey. Bill Russell homered in the eighth before Davey Lopes knocked in the Dodgers' final run with a triple. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Friday, July      16, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  4
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   4 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .280      Lopes 2b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .250
Cardenal lf           3   0   2   0     0   1   .303      Buckner lf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .295
  Wallis lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Smith rf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .233
LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .315
Morales rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Russell ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .308
Tyrone 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Baker cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Yeager c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Rosello ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Rodriguez c         0   1   0   0     1   0   .273
  Kelleher ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .049
Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .042
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               30   1   5   1     0   3             Totals               33   4  10   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 40,361
Left on Base: Cubs 2, Dodgers 10
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: LaCock, Swisher, Rosello, Renko
Doubles: Cardenal (18)
Triples: Lopes (3)
Home Runs: Monday (16), Russell (5)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (17)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal 2 (9), Lopes (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (5)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (2,by Coleman)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(3-5)            6     8   2   1   1   3   0  27   4.96
Coleman                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.85
Sutter                  0.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   5   2.21
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.35
Totals                  8    10   4   3   3   4   1  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(10-8)          9     5   1   1   0   3   1  30   4.50
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   3   1  30

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Paul Pryor


CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal
doubled to left; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morales singled to left [Cardenal to third]; Cardenal was caught
stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to left; Lopes was picked off first
but was safe on an error by LaCock [Lopes to third]; Buckner
singled to left [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Smith struck out; Cey
flied out to center; Buckner stole second [Buckner to third
(error by Swisher)]; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Tyrone flied out
to right; Swisher singled to left; Rosello lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell singled to left; Baker flied out to left;
Yeager flied out to left; Sutton forced Russell (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 3RD: Renko grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
homered; Cardenal singled to third; Cardenal was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); LaCock grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: On a bunt Lopes singled to pitcher; Lopes was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Buckner singled to
right; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Cey lined to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Trillo grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tyrone grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey lined to center; Russell popped to first;
Baker reached on an error by Rosello; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher struck out; Rosello flied out to right; Renko
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: On a bunt Sutton grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 6TH: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
struck out; Jose Cardenal ejected by 1B umpire Art
Williams; LaCock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: WALLIS REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING LF); Smith
singled to center; Cey singled to left [Smith to second]; On a
bunt Garvey singled to pitcher [Smith scored (no RBI), Cey to
third, Garvey to second (error by Renko)]; Russell flied out to
right; Baker was walked intentionally; GOODSON BATTED FOR
YEAGER; Goodson forced Cey (second to catcher) [Garvey to third,
Baker to second]; Sutton struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs
1, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING C ); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Trillo grounded out (shortstop to
first); Tyrone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: COLEMAN REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Lopes grounded
out (second to first); Buckner popped to third in foul
territory; Smith was hit by a pitch; Cey walked [Smith to
second]; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Dodgers 2.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); SUMMERS
BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Summers grounded out (second to first);
MADLOCK BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING SS); SUTTER
REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); Russell homered; Baker lined to
left; Rodriguez walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Rodriguez to second]; Lopes tripled to left
[Rodriguez scored]; KNOWLES REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Dodgers 4.

CUBS 9TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Wallis grounded
out (first unassisted); LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 4.