Butch Metzger, who relieved Dan Spillner in the ninth inning, received credit for his sixth straight victory without a defeat when the Padres counted in their half to edge the Cubs, 2-1. Doug Rader was safe on an error to open the stanza and was forced by Fred Kendall. Bob Davis ran for Kendall and took second on a sacrifice by Enzo Hernandez. After an intentional pass to pinch-hitter Willie McCovey, Jerry Turner looped a single into left field to score Davis. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      18, 1976 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  4
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  4  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .279      Turner lf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .238
Cardenal lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .302      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .310      W. Davis cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Grubb 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Biittner 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     1   1   .239      Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Kelleher ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .241        B. Davis pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .204
Burris p              3   1   1   0     0   2   .154      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                          Spillner p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .048
                                                            Kubiak ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .305
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCovey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .204
                                                            Foster pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .056

Totals               33   1   9   1     1   6             Totals               30   2   4   1     5   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  9,019
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Padres 9
DP: Cubs 0, Padres 2
Errors: Mitterwald, Kelleher, Burris 2, Rader, Spillner
Doubles: Rader (13)
Stolen Bases: Turner 2 (5), Grubb (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Biittner (2), Turner (2), Hernandez (5)
GIDP: Kelleher (5), Madlock (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(4-11)          8.2   4   2   1   5   4   0  37   4.10
Totals                  8.2   4   2   1   5   4   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner                8     9   1   1   1   5   0  32   4.63
Metzger W(6-0)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.04
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Burris 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal flied
out to right; Madlock singled to center; Morales singled to
center [Madlock to second]; Trillo forced Madlock (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Turner singled to left; Fuentes flied out to left;
Turner stole second; W. Davis grounded out (first unassisted)
[Turner to third]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner flied out to center; Mitterwald walked;
Kelleher singled to right [Mitterwald out at third (right to
third), Kelleher to third (error by Rader)]; Burris struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Grubb flied out to left; Rader popped to second;
Kendall popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday struck out; Cardenal was called out on strikes;
Madlock singled to third; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez flied out to right; Spillner popped to
first in foul territory; Turner walked; Turner stole second;
Burris threw a wild pitch [Turner to third]; Fuentes walked; W.
Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres
0.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo popped to second; Biittner singled to right;
Mitterwald singled to right [Biittner to second]; Kelleher
grounded into a double play (third to third to first)
[Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; Grubb flied out to center;
Rader doubled to left; Burris threw a wild pitch [Rader scored];
Kendall lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 1.

CUBS 5TH: Burris singled to center; Monday singled to center
[Burris to third]; Cardenal singled to left [Burris scored,
Monday to second]; Madlock grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Monday to third, Cardenal out at second];
Morales flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: On a bunt Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Spillner struck out; Turner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 1.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo reached on an error by Spillner [Trillo to
second]; Biittner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Trillo to third]; Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Fuentes lined to right; W. Davis flied out to
center; Winfield popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Padres 1.

CUBS 7TH: Burris struck out; Monday struck out; Cardenal popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb singled to center; Rader flied out to center;
Grubb stole second [Grubb to third (error by Mitterwald)];
Kendall lined to center; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 1.

CUBS 8TH: Madlock flied out to left; Morales grounded out
(pitcher to first); Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: KUBIAK BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Kubiak walked; Turner
reached on an error by Burris on a sacrifice bunt [Kubiak to
second]; Turner was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Burris [Kubiak to third, Turner to second]; Fuentes struck out;
W. Davis was walked intentionally; Winfield struck out; Grubb
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Padres 1.

CUBS 9TH: METZGER REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Biittner grounded
out (first unassisted); Mitterwald struck out; Kelleher flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Rader reached on an error by Kelleher; On a bunt
Kendall forced Rader (first to shortstop); B. DAVIS RAN FOR
KENDALL; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[B. Davis to second]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR METZGER; McCovey was
walked intentionally; FOSTER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Turner singled to
left [B. Davis scored (unearned), Foster to second]; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 2.