The Phillies, winning for only the third time in the last 16 games, clung to their precarious four-length lead over the Pirates in the East Division race by defeating the Cubs, 8-0. Larry Christenson and Tug McGraw combined to pitch the shutout.

Johnny Oates hit a double and single, scoring two runs and driving in two. Garry Maddox also accounted for two RBIs with a single in the eighth inning when the Phillies wrapped up the victory with four runs to complete their biggest scoring outburst since August 24 when they beat the Braves, 14-3. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 12, 1976 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  3    0  4  x  -   8 13  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .282      Maddox cf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .331
Wallis cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .240      Cash 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .278
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .341      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   1     1   2   .266
Morales rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .269      Luzinski lf           2   1   0   0     2   2   .297
Biittner lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Martin lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Swisher ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Johnstone rf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .325
Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .236        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .209      Hutton 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .209
Kelleher ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Bowa ss               4   2   2   0     0   1   .244
  Summers ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Oates c               4   2   3   2     0   0   .230
  Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Christenson p         3   0   1   1     0   1   .196
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown rf            1   1   0   0     0   0   .264
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .085
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Sperring ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   1   .269

Totals               30   0   6   0     2   5             Totals               35   8  13   7     5   8

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 34,469
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Phillies 8
DP: Cubs 2, Phillies 2
Doubles: Wallis (9), Oates (2)
Stolen Bases: Cash (8), Schmidt (13)
GIDP: Renko (3), Morales (19), Cash (14)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(7-9)            5.1   7   4   4   4   5   0  26   4.37
Coleman                 1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   4.41
Schultz                 0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3   6.08
Garman                  1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   5.11
Totals                  8    13   8   8   5   8   0  40

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(12-8)     7     6   0   0   1   1   0  25   3.62
McGraw SV(9)            2     0   0   0   1   4   0   7   2.44
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   5   0  32

Wild Pitches: Garman (4)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to left; Wallis grounded out (first
to second to pitcher); Madlock popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox singled to left; Cash grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at
second]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales struck out; Biittner grounded out (first to
pitcher); Trillo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Johnstone lined to third;
Hutton walked; Bowa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
grounded out (first to pitcher); Renko popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Oates doubled to left; On a bunt Christenson
grounded out (pitcher to second) [Oates stayed at second];
Maddox popped to second; Cash singled to center [Oates scored,
Cash to second (on throw to home)]; Schmidt flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 4TH: Monday singled to right; Wallis doubled to left
[Monday out at home (left to third to catcher)]; Madlock flied
out to center [Wallis to third]; Morales lined to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski walked; Johnstone walked [Luzinski to
second]; Hutton flied out to right; Bowa popped to shortstop;
Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 5TH: Biittner lined to right; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Christenson struck out; Maddox flied out to right;
Cash singled to right; Cash stole second; Schmidt struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kelleher singled to left; Renko grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Kelleher out at second];
Monday singled to center; Wallis flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski walked; Johnstone singled to right
[Luzinski to second]; Hutton popped to left; Bowa singled to
right [Luzinski to third, Johnstone to second]; Oates singled to
right [Luzinski scored, Johnstone scored, Bowa to third];
COLEMAN REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Christenson singled to right
[Bowa scored, Oates to third]; Maddox hit into a double play
(right to catcher) [Oates out at home]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 7TH: Madlock singled to left; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Madlock out at
second]; Biittner lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt
walked; Schmidt stole second; Luzinski struck out; Johnstone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Trillo walked;
Mitterwald singled to left [Trillo to second]; SUMMERS BATTED
FOR KELLEHER; MCGRAW REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); BROWN
REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PLAYING RF); TYRONE BATTED FOR SUMMERS;
Tyrone popped to second; SPERRING BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Sperring
struck out; Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: SPERRING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SCHULTZ
REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Hutton singled to right; Bowa
singled to left [Hutton to second]; On a bunt Oates singled to
shortstop [Hutton to third, Bowa to second]; GARMAN REPLACED
SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Brown forced Hutton (pitcher to second to
catcher) [Bowa to third, Oates to second]; Maddox singled to
center [Bowa scored, Oates scored, Brown to second]; Cash flied
out to right; Schmidt singled to right [Brown scored, Maddox to
third]; Garman threw a wild pitch [Maddox scored, Schmidt to
second]; Martin struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 8.

CUBS 9TH: Wallis was called out on strikes; Madlock popped to
second; Morales walked; SWISHER BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Swisher
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 8.