A wild pitch by Charlie Hough in the 15th inning enabled the Cubs to win the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, but the Dodgers came from behind to gain an 8-7 victory in the second game. Ron Cey homered for the Dodgers in the ninth inning of the opener to tie the score at 2-2 and send the game into overtime. In the 15th, Rick Monday singled with two out, took third on a single by Jose Cardenal and scored the Cubs' winning run when Hough threw wide and low past catcher Steve Yeager while pitching to Bill Madlock.

George Mitterwald and Madlock homered and Dave Rosello batted in two runs with a triple to stake the Cubs to a 7-2 lead in the nightcap. The Dodgers cut into their deficit with three runs in the seventh and won the game with three more in the ninth. Jim Lyttle opened the frame with a double and scored on singles by Bill Buckner and Steve Garvey. After Cey and Ted Sizemore were retired, Bill Russell doubled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, August 13, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  0
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes cf              7   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Monday cf             6   1   1   0     1   0   .271
Sizemore 2b           7   0   2   0     0   1   .265      Cardenal lf           7   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Buckner lf            6   0   4   0     0   0   .296      Madlock 3b            6   1   3   0     0   1   .334
Garvey 1b             6   1   2   0     1   1   .306      Mitterwald 1b         6   1   1   0     0   0   .218
Cey 3b                5   1   2   1     2   0   .288      Trillo 2b             6   0   1   2     0   1   .246
Russell ss            7   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Swisher c             6   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Baker rf              6   0   0   0     0   1   .239      LaCock rf             5   0   0   0     1   1   .221
Yeager c              6   0   0   0     0   3   .220      Sperring ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .318
John p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Kelleher ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stone p               3   0   2   0     0   0   .158
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Coleman p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .182
  Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Hough p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               55   2  11   2     3   6             Totals               54   3  11   2     2   5

Time of Game: 3:46
Left on Base: Dodgers 13, Cubs 9
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Madlock
Doubles: Garvey (23)
Triples: Trillo (3)
Home Runs: Cey (19)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (7)
Sacrifice Hits: John (5), Buckner (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    6     6   2   2   0   1   0  23   3.23
Sosa                    3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   4.14
Hough L(9-5)            5.2   4   1   1   2   2   0  23   2.38
Totals                 14.2  11   3   3   2   5   0  56

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   9.2   8   2   2   1   3   1  39   3.82
Coleman W(1-5)          5.1   3   0   0   2   3   0  21   4.88
Totals                 15    11   2   2   3   6   1  60

Wild Pitches: Hough (5)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to pitcher (pitcher to first); Sizemore
struck out; Buckner singled to center; Garvey forced Buckner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal popped
to left; Madlock singled to left; Mitterwald singled to third
[Madlock to second]; Trillo tripled to left [Madlock scored,
Mitterwald scored]; Swisher grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to left; Russell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: LaCock was called out on strikes; Sperring grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stone singled to right; Monday flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager reached on an error by Madlock [Yeager to
first]; John out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Yeager
to second]; Lopes popped to shortstop; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal lined to left; Madlock singled to right;
Mitterwald flied out to right; Madlock was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner singled to right; Garvey singled to right
[Buckner to third]; Cey reached on a fielder's choice [Buckner
out at home (third to catcher), Garvey to third]; Russell
singled to center [Garvey scored, Cey to second]; Baker flied
out to left; Yeager forced Cey (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher
grounded out (third to first); LaCock popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 5TH: John grounded out (third to first); Lopes lined to
left; Sizemore popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Sperring grounded out (second to first); Stone singled
to left; Monday flied out to center; Cardenal forced Stone
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner singled to center; Garvey struck out; Cey
walked [Buckner to second]; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Buckner to third, Cey to second]; Baker grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager struck out; LEE BATTED FOR JOHN; Lee flied
out to left; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Swisher struck out;
LaCock flied out to right; Sperring singled to center; Stone
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Sizemore popped to right; Buckner flied out to
right; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey homered; Russell flied out to center; Baker
lined to left; Yeager popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Trillo
struck out; Swisher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 10TH: LYTTLE BATTED FOR SOSA; KELLEHER REPLACED SPERRING
(PLAYING SS); Lyttle grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
grounded out (second to first); Sizemore singled to left;
Buckner singled to center [Sizemore to third]; COLEMAN REPLACED
STONE (PITCHING); Garvey forced Buckner (third to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 10TH: HOUGH REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); LaCock walked; On a
bunt Kelleher forced LaCock (pitcher to shortstop); Coleman
singled to right [Kelleher to third]; Monday reached on a
fielder's choice [Kelleher out at home (pitcher to catcher),
Coleman to second]; Cardenal flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 11TH: Cey singled to center; On a bunt Russell popped to
catcher in foul territory; Baker lined to right; Yeager struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 11TH: Madlock singled to center; On a bunt Mitterwald
forced Madlock (pitcher to shortstop); Trillo forced Mitterwald
(second to shortstop); Swisher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 12TH: Hough grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
flied out to center; Sizemore made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 12TH: LaCock popped to second; Kelleher grounded out
(shortstop to first); Coleman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 13TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Garvey
doubled; Cey was walked intentionally; Russell lined to left;
Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 13TH: Monday walked; Cardenal forced Monday (shortstop to
second); Madlock struck out; Mitterwald forced Cardenal
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 14TH: Yeager struck out; Hough grounded out (pitcher to
first); Lopes popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 14TH: Trillo flied out to right; Swisher flied out to
center; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 15TH: Sizemore singled to shortstop; Buckner out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Sizemore to second]; Garvey
was walked intentionally; Cey flied out to center; Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 15TH: Kelleher flied out to center; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
COLEMAN; Biittner grounded out (third to first); Monday singled
to right; Cardenal singled to right [Monday to third]; Hough
threw a wild pitch [Monday scored, Cardenal to second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

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