The Cubs broke Ed Halicki's 25-inning scoreless streak and defeated the Giants, 3-2. Halicki allowed only three hits going into the eighth when the Cubs erupted for their runs on a single by Manny Trillo, double by Mick Kelleher, intentional pass to Rick Monday and singles by Joe Wallis and Bill Madlock. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      20, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  7  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  3  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .276      Thomasson cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Wallis lf             4   0   1   2     0   1   .233      Perez 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .273
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .311      Matthews lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Summers rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Murcer rf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .252
Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Evans 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .208
Trillo 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Speier ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .220
Kelleher ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .254      Rader c               1   0   0   1     1   0   .248
R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Halicki p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .189
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     1   3             Totals               26   2   3   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,241
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Giants 4
DP: Cubs 1, Giants 1
Doubles: Kelleher 2 (7), Matthews (15)
Triples: Speier (4)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (5), Swisher (6), Halicki (4), Matthews (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (1)
GIDP: Swisher (9), Thomasson (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(9-7)      8     2   1   1   3   5   0  28   4.25
Coleman                 0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   4.94
Knowles SV(8)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.21
Totals                  9     3   2   2   4   7   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(9-12)         8     7   3   3   1   2   0  31   4.26
Williams                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.78
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   3   0  34

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday lined to left; Wallis flied out to right;
Madlock singled to right; Summers grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez
struck out; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner flied out to center; Trillo singled to
center; Swisher grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (third to first); Evans flied
out to left; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher grounded out (third to first); R. Reuschel
grounded out (first to pitcher); Monday lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier grounded out (second to first); Rader walked;
Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rader to
second]; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: On a bunt Wallis made an out to pitcher; Madlock flied
out to left; Summers grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
struck out; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 5TH: Biittner popped to first; Trillo popped to shortstop;
Swisher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded
out (pitcher to first); Speier grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 6TH: Kelleher doubled to left; R. Reuschel out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kelleher to third]; Monday
popped to third in foul territory; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Rader lined to shortstop; Halicki walked; Thomasson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Halicki out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 7TH: Madlock grounded out (second to first); Summers struck
out; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Perez singled to center; Matthews out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Perez to second]; Murcer was walked
intentionally; Evans struck out; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 8TH: Trillo singled to center; Swisher out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Trillo to second]; Kelleher doubled to
right [Trillo to third]; R. Reuschel grounded out (third to
first); Monday was walked intentionally; Wallis singled to right
[Trillo scored, Kelleher scored, Monday to third]; Madlock
singled to center [Monday scored, Wallis to second]; Summers
flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier tripled to right; Rader hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Speier scored]; ADAMS BATTED FOR HALICKI; Adams
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 1.

CUBS 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Biittner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Trillo grounded out (third to first);
Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: COLEMAN REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Perez
walked; Matthews doubled to left [Perez to third]; KNOWLES
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Perez scored, Matthews to third]; Evans struck out;
Reitz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 2.