Ray Burris posted his sixth straight victory to go along with his second shutout as the Cubs defeated the Dodgers, 2-0. George Mitterwald drove in both runs. Bill Madlock doubled in the first inning and crossed the plate on a single by Mitterwald. Rick Monday beat out a bunt in the sixth, advanced to third on an error and single by Madlock and scored on a sacrifice fly by Mitterwald. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    14, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .305
Lyttle cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Madlock 3b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .338
Buckner lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Mitterwald 1b         3   0   2   2     0   0   .227
Garvey 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Lee rf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .182      LaCock rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Kelleher ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Burris p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Rodriguez c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .178
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Sizemore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               29   0   4   0     0   1             Totals               29   2   8   2     1   1

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 20,126
Left on Base: Dodgers 2, Cubs 5
DP: Dodgers 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Lopes, Cey
Doubles: Madlock (31)
Caught Stealing: Lyttle (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mitterwald (5)
GIDP: Lee (1), Trillo (16)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(10-10)            7.2   7   2   1   0   1   0  29   2.87
Sosa                    0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.12
Totals                  8     8   2   1   1   1   0  31

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(10-11)         9     4   0   0   0   1   0  29   3.43
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   1   0  29

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Lyttle
singled to shortstop; Buckner popped to third in foul territory;
Lyttle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (first unassisted); Lee grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Swisher singled to left; LaCock singled to right
[Swisher to third]; Kelleher hit into a double play (center to
first to second) [LaCock out at second]; Burris popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to right; Yeager popped to first
in foul territory; Rau grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Cardenal
grounded out (second to first); Madlock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Lyttle lined
to center; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald lined to left; Trillo flied out to center;
Swisher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 1.

DODGERS 5TH: On a bunt Garvey singled to pitcher; Cey forced
Garvey (third to second); Lee grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: LaCock popped to second; On a bunt Kelleher grounded
out (third to first); Burris lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Yeager
popped to center; Rau grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: On a bunt Monday singled to third; Cardenal reached on
a fielder's choice [Monday to second (error by Lopes; assist by
Russell)]; Madlock singled to third [Monday to third, Cardenal
to second]; Mitterwald lined out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Monday scored (unearned), Cardenal to third]; Trillo grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Madlock out at second];
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Lyttle flied
out to left; Buckner singled to center; Garvey forced Buckner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Swisher flied out to left; On a bunt LaCock made an
out to first; Kelleher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey flied out to center; Lee lined to right;
Russell singled to center; BAKER BATTED FOR YEAGER; Baker popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING C ); Burris lined to
first; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal singled
to third [Cardenal to second (error by Cey)]; SOSA REPLACED RAU
(PITCHING); Madlock was walked intentionally; Mitterwald singled
to left [Cardenal out at home (left to catcher), Madlock to
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 9TH: SIZEMORE BATTED FOR SOSA; Sizemore flied out to
center; GOODSON BATTED FOR LOPES; Goodson was called out on
strikes; Lyttle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.