The Phillies, winning for only the second time in the last 13 games, defeated the Cubs, 4-2, and increased their lead to five lengths over the idle Pirates in the East Division race. The Phillies scored all their runs in the second inning. Garry Maddox singled, Bob Boone walked and Jim Lonborg moved the runners along with a sacrifice bunt. An infield hit by Larry Bowa scored one run and a single by Dave Cash added another. When Joe Wallis threw wildly from the outfield, the third run crossed the plate. The Phils' last marker then counted on a wild pitch.

Jim Lonborg, who gained his 15th victory, had one shaky inning, giving up the Cubs' runs in the sixth. Rick Monday and Bill Madlock walked around a single by Wallis to load the bases and Larry Biittner then drove in two runs with a single. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 9, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Phillies     0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .278      Cash 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .278
Wallis cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Bowa ss               4   1   2   1     0   0   .243
Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .339      Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .267
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Luzinski lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .299
Biittner lf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .241        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Johnstone rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .332
Swisher c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Allen 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Bosetti pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mitterwald c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .203        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Sperring pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .329
Kelleher ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Boone c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .293
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Lonborg p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .172
Bonham p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .170
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tabb ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               33   2   7   2     2   2             Totals               28   4   6   2     7   1

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 27,194
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Phillies 8
DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Wallis
Stolen Bases: Maddox 2 (24), Schmidt (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Lonborg (5)
GIDP: Monday (4), Luzinski (11)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(8-11)          4     5   4   3   6   0   0  22   4.67
Garman                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   5.05
Coleman                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.50
Totals                  8     6   4   3   7   1   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(15-9)         9     7   2   2   2   2   0  35   3.31
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   2   0  35

Passed Balls: Swisher (8)
Wild Pitches: Bonham (8)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis lined
to second; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash lined to right; Bowa singled to right;
Schmidt flied out to center; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Bowa to
second]; Luzinski walked; Johnstone forced Luzinski (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales singled to left; Biittner grounded out (first
to second to pitcher) [Morales to second]; Trillo struck out;
Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Allen lined to right; Maddox singled to right;
Maddox stole second; Boone walked; Lonborg out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Maddox to third, Boone to second];
Cash singled to second [Maddox scored, Boone to third]; Bowa
singled to center [Boone scored, Cash scored (error by Wallis)
(no RBI), Bowa to third]; Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole second;
Swisher allowed a passed ball [Bowa scored (unearned), Schmidt
to third]; Luzinski walked; Johnstone flied out to left; 4 R (3
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher popped to catcher in foul territory; Bonham
singled to right; Monday grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Bonham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
walked; Boone singled to left [Maddox to second]; Lonborg forced
Boone (shortstop to second) [Maddox to third]; Cash flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 4TH: Wallis popped to third; Madlock singled to center;
Morales popped to second; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to left; Schmidt walked; Luzinski
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies
4.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo lined to left; Swisher was called out on
strikes; Kelleher singled to shortstop; LACOCK BATTED FOR
BONHAM; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: GARMAN REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Johnstone
grounded out (first unassisted); Allen grounded out (shortstop
to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 6TH: Monday walked; Wallis singled to right [Monday to
third]; Madlock walked [Wallis to second]; Morales flied out to
right; Biittner singled to center [Monday scored, Wallis scored,
Madlock to second]; Trillo lined to right [Madlock to third];
SUMMERS BATTED FOR SWISHER; Summers flied out to right; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING C ); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Lonborg walked; Cash lined to
right; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

CUBS 7TH: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); TABB
BATTED FOR GARMAN; Tabb flied out to left; Monday flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: COLEMAN REPLACED TABB (PITCHING); Schmidt grounded
out (third to first); Luzinski grounded out (third to first);
Johnstone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Phillies 4.

CUBS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Wallis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Madlock lined to center; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Allen singled to left; BOSETTI RAN FOR ALLEN;
Maddox forced Bosetti (third to second); Debut game for Rick
Bosetti; Maddox stole second; Boone was called out on
strikes; Lonborg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

CUBS 9TH: HUTTON REPLACED BOSETTI (PLAYING 1B); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Trillo flied out to right;
Mitterwald singled to center; SPERRING RAN FOR MITTERWALD;
CARDENAL BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Cardenal popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.