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Tuesday July 27, 1976
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After scoring four runs in the first inning, the Cubs proceeded to beat the Expos, 5-0, behind the three-hit hurling of Ray Burris. The first five Cub batters all hit safely. Joe Wallis, Jose Cardenal, Bill Madlock, Jerry Morales and Pete LaCock singled in succession for the first three runs and the fourth scored on a forceout by Manny Trillo. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 0

Game Played on Tuesday, July 27, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Cubs         4  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Valentine cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Wallis cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .239
Garrett 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .219      Cardenal lf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .308
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Madlock 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .313
Unser lf,rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Morales rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .260
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .197      LaCock 1b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .209
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .245
Jorgensen rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  White lf            1   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Kelleher ss           4   1   0   0     0   2   .240
Foote c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Burris p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .330
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .116
  Williams ph,c       2   0   0   0     0   0   .210

Totals               29   0   3   0     1   5             Totals               33   5  10   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 11,919
Left on Base: Expos 3, Cubs 9
DP: Expos 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Parrish
Sacrifice Hits: Burris (4)
GIDP: Parrish (9), Madlock (14)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (9,by Rogers)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(3-10)          5     8   5   4   2   3   0  27   3.79
Kerrigan                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   6.23
Taylor                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    10   5   4   3   3   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(6-11)          9     3   0   0   1   5   0  30   3.86
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   5   0  30

Hit by Pitch: Rogers (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming


EXPOS 1ST: Valentine made an out to second; Garrett singled to
right; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Wallis singled to right; Cardenal singled to left
[Wallis to third]; Madlock singled to left [Wallis scored,
Cardenal to second]; Morales singled to center [Cardenal scored,
Madlock to second]; LaCock singled to right [Madlock scored,
Morales to third]; Trillo forced LaCock (shortstop to second)
[Morales scored]; Swisher grounded out (third to first) [Trillo
to second]; Kelleher was called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 2ND: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton
grounded out (third to first); Foli popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 2ND: Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis
walked; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wallis to
second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen struck out; Foote flied out to right;
Rogers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Morales singled to right; LaCock lined to center;
Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morales to second];
Swisher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine flied out to right; Garrett struck out;
Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: WHITE REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING LF); UNSER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Kelleher reached on an error by Parrish
[Kelleher to first]; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Kelleher to second]; Wallis grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kelleher to third]; Cardenal singled to left
[Kelleher scored (unearned)]; Madlock was hit by a pitch
[Cardenal to second]; Morales flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Unser flied out to right; Thornton flied out to
right; Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: LaCock walked; Trillo singled to left [LaCock to
second]; Swisher made an out to shortstop; Kelleher struck out;
Burris forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 6TH: White flied out to right; Foote grounded out
(shortstop to first); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR ROGERS; Williams
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); KERRIGAN
REPLACED FOOTE (PITCHING); Wallis flied out to center; Cardenal
walked; Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine made an out to second; Garrett singled to
center; Parrish forced Garrett (third to second); Unser singled
to left [Parrish to second]; Thornton was called out on strikes;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Morales flied out to left; LaCock singled to right;
Trillo grounded out (first unassisted) [LaCock to second];
Swisher made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); White walked;
MORALES BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Morales lined to right; Williams
forced White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Kelleher popped to
third in foul territory; Burris grounded out (second to first);
Wallis singled to right; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
flied out to left; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 5.



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