Pinch-hitting in the 12th inning, Champ Summers homered with two men on base to give the Cubs a 4-1 victory over the Phillies, who went down to their 13th defeat in the last 15 games. As a result, the Phillies' East Division lead over the Pirates dropped to four games.

Rick Monday accounted for the Cubs' initial run with a homer in the first inning. The Phillies pulled even with an unearned run in the third, scoring with two out on a walk to Mike Schmidt, single by Greg Luzinski and wild throw by Joe Wallis. The deadlock then persisted until the 12th when Manny Trillo and Wallis singled and Summers homered as the pinch-hitter for Bruce Sutter. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4 11  3
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday 1b             3   1   1   1     3   0   .280      Cash 2b               6   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Cardenal lf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Sperring lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .273        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Madlock 3b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .341        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Morales rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .271        Tolan ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Mitterwald c          5   0   1   0     0   2   .208        Brown ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Trillo 2b             4   1   3   0     1   0   .237      Schmidt 3b            3   1   0   0     2   0   .266
Wallis cf             5   1   1   0     0   3   .239      Luzinski lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Kelleher ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .221        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Burris p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .129      Johnstone rf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .325
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Allen 1b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .264
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maddox cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .331
  Summers ph          1   1   1   3     0   0   .224      Boone c               4   0   0   0     1   1   .286
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Underwood p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .206
                                                            Bosetti pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harmon ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               41   4  11   4     4  11             Totals               43   1   6   0     3   6

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 37,668
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Phillies 9
DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Madlock, Trillo, Wallis
Doubles: Trillo (23), Maddox (35), Hutton (4)
Home Runs: Monday (30), Summers (3)
Stolen Bases: Cash (7)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (9), Maddox (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Sperring (2), Kelleher (6)
GIDP: Morales (18)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  9     6   1   0   3   4   0  37   3.43
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.85
Sutter W(5-3)           1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.71
Coleman SV(4)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.47
Totals                 12     6   1   0   3   6   0  46

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               8     8   1   1   2   7   1  30   3.34
McGraw                  2     0   0   0   2   3   0   8   2.51
Reed L(8-5)             2     3   3   3   0   1   1   9   2.58
Totals                 12    11   4   4   4  11   2  47

Balks: Burris (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday homered; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to
first); Madlock singled to right; Madlock was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Morales grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); Bowa reached
on an error by Trillo [Bowa to first]; Burris balked [Bowa to
second]; Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Trillo
doubled to left; Wallis was called out on strikes; Kelleher
singled to right [Trillo out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone was called out on strikes; Allen flied
out to right; Maddox doubled to right; Boone walked; Underwood
forced Maddox (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Burris was called out on strikes; Monday walked;
Cardenal singled to left [Monday to second]; Cardenal was picked
off first (catcher to first); Madlock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: SPERRING REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING LF); Cash
grounded out (second to first); Bowa popped to left; Schmidt
walked; Luzinski singled to center [Schmidt scored (error by
Wallis) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Johnstone popped to shortstop; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald
struck out; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Allen lined to center; Maddox flied out to center;
Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Phillies 1.

CUBS 5TH: Wallis was called out on strikes; Kelleher grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Underwood struck out; Cash grounded out (third to
first); Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 1.

CUBS 6TH: Monday walked; Sperring out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Monday to second]; Madlock singled to
shortstop [Monday to third]; Morales grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Luzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnstone lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

CUBS 7TH: Mitterwald singled to right; Trillo singled to right
[Mitterwald to second]; Wallis popped to second; Kelleher flied
out to right; Burris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Allen grounded out (third to first); Maddox
grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

CUBS 8TH: On a bunt Monday grounded out (catcher to first);
Sperring grounded out (third to first); Madlock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR UNDERWOOD; Hutton doubled to
right; BOSETTI RAN FOR HUTTON; Cash grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bosetti to third]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR BOWA;
McCarver popped to shortstop; Schmidt walked; Luzinski forced
Schmidt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 1.

CUBS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); HARMON REPLACED
BOSETTI (PLAYING SS); Morales was called out on strikes;
Mitterwald popped to first in foul territory; Trillo walked;
Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Johnstone flied out to center; Allen struck out;
Maddox singled to shortstop; Boone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

CUBS 10TH: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); Burris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday walked; Sperring was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 10TH: Harmon singled to center; Cash singled to center
[Harmon to third]; TOLAN BATTED FOR MCGRAW; KNOWLES REPLACED
BURRIS (PITCHING); BROWN BATTED FOR TOLAN; Cash stole second;
Brown popped to center; SUTTER REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING);
Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

CUBS 11TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); REED REPLACED
LUZINSKI (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (third to first);
Morales flied out to center; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 11TH: Johnstone lined to right; Allen struck out;
Maddox reached on an error by Madlock [Maddox to first]; Maddox
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 1.

CUBS 12TH: Trillo singled to left; Wallis singled to right
[Trillo to second]; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Trillo to third, Wallis to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR
SUTTER; Summers homered [Trillo scored, Wallis scored]; Monday
popped to third in foul territory; Sperring grounded out (third
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 12TH: COLEMAN REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Boone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harmon flied out to center;
Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Phillies 1.