Walter Alston chalked up his 2,000th victory as manager of the Dodgers and unbeaten Rick Rhoden extended his personal winning streak to nine games by defeating the Cubs, 5-4. Rhoden got off to a shaky start, giving up all of the Cubs' runs in the first inning, but allowed only three singles the rest of the way.

Rhoden helped overcome his handicap by rapping two singles, scoring one run and driving in two. In the fourth, with the Dodgers trailing, 4-3, Rhoden singled with the bases loaded, accounting for the tying and winning run. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      17, 1976 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Dodgers      0  1  2    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  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              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Buckner lf            3   0   0   1     0   1   .292
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Smith rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Madlock 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .307      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Morales rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Garvey 1b             4   2   3   0     0   0   .306
LaCock 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .190      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .307
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .246      Baker cf              2   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Swisher c             4   0   1   3     0   2   .266      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Rhoden p              3   1   2   2     0   1   .366
  Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Rosello ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Summers ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .230

Totals               33   4   7   4     1   7             Totals               31   5   9   5     0   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 37,642
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Dodgers 4
DP: Cubs 1, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Swisher (10), Garvey (19), Baker (11), Lopes (9)
Home Runs: Monday (17)
Stolen Bases: Garvey (10)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (3)
GIDP: Cey (4)
Hit by Pitch: Baker (1,by Stone)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(1-2)            3.1   8   5   5   0   1   0  18   2.57
Garman                  3.2   1   0   0   0   3   0  12   5.46
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.28
Totals                  8     9   5   5   0   4   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(9-0)           9     7   4   4   1   7   1  34   2.99
Totals                  9     7   4   4   1   7   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Stone (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday homered; Cardenal flied out to center; Madlock
singled to third; Morales singled to right [Madlock to second];
LaCock walked [Madlock to third, Morales to second]; Trillo
flied out to right; Swisher doubled to right [Madlock scored,
Morales scored, LaCock scored]; Kelleher flied out to left; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
flied out to right; Smith popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Stone struck out; Monday grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to left; Garvey doubled to right;
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garvey to third];
Baker doubled to left [Garvey scored]; Yeager flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 3RD: Madlock grounded out (first unassisted); Morales
grounded out (third to first); LaCock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Rhoden singled to right; Lopes doubled to center
[Rhoden to third]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rhoden
scored, Lopes to third]; Smith singled to right [Lopes scored];
Cey grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Smith out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo singled to left; Trillo was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Swisher was called out on
strikes; Kelleher lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to left; Russell singled to left
[Garvey to third]; Baker was hit by a pitch [Russell to second];
Yeager struck out; Rhoden singled to left [Garvey scored,
Russell scored, Baker to second]; GARMAN REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); Lopes flied out to right; Buckner flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 5TH: Garman struck out; Monday grounded out (second to
first); Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith popped to shortstop; Cey struck out; Garvey
singled to center; Garvey stole second; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Yeager flied
out to center; Rhoden struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Dodgers 5.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo struck out; Swisher struck out; WALLIS BATTED
FOR KELLEHER; Wallis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: ROSELLO REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING SS); Lopes flied
out to right; Buckner struck out; Smith popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 8TH: SUMMERS BATTED FOR GARMAN; Summers struck out; Monday
grounded out (second to first); Cardenal singled to right;
Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); SUMMERS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cey grounded out (third to first);
Garvey flied out to center; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 9TH: Morales singled to center; LaCock flied out to left;
Trillo struck out; Swisher flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 5.