The upstart Cubs dealt the Phillies their third loss in succession, 6-2, behind the seven-hit pitching of Bill Bonham. Bobby Murcer's second homer of the season, a solo blast in the sixth, proved to be decisive for the Cubs. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Monday, April 11, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 6 8 1 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Maddox cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .071 Cardenal lf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .143 Bowa ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .364 Biittner 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Murcer rf 4 2 2 1 0 1 .400 Luzinski lf 3 0 2 1 1 1 .545 Morales cf 3 1 1 2 1 1 .200 Johnstone rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .133 Boone c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .444 Mitterwald c 4 1 2 0 0 2 .300 Iorg 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Trillo 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .286 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Bonham p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Twitchell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andrews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 6 8 5 6 7 Totals 32 2 7 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 17,578 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Phillies 4 DP: Cubs 2, Phillies 2 Errors: Bonham, Bowa Doubles: Trillo (1), Morales (1), Mitterwald (1), Maddox (1) Home Runs: Murcer (2) Caught Stealing: De Jesus (2) Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (1) GIDP: Johnstone (1), Sizemore (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham W(1-0) 9 7 2 2 1 4 0 33 2.00 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 0 33 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Twitchell L(0-1) 6 4 3 3 5 7 1 25 4.50 Underwood 3 4 3 3 1 0 0 13 9.00 Totals 9 8 6 6 6 7 1 38 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Paul Pryor CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Cardenal lined to right; Biittner lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer struck out; Morales struck out; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to center; Johnstone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Luzinski out at second]; Boone singled to right; Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to center; Trillo doubled to left [Mitterwald scored]; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Trillo to third]; De Jesus singled to left [Trillo scored]; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore lined to shortstop; Twitchell grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 0. CUBS 4TH: Biittner walked; Murcer lined to third; Morales walked [Biittner to second]; Ontiveros walked [Biittner to third, Morales to second]; Mitterwald struck out; Trillo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa popped to center; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski walked; Johnstone lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 0. CUBS 5TH: Bonham struck out; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Cardenal walked; Biittner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to left; Iorg flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 0. CUBS 6TH: Murcer homered; Morales flied out to center; Ontiveros lined to shortstop; Mitterwald was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: TOLAN BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Tolan was called out on strikes; Maddox grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0. CUBS 7TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Trillo flied out to right; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski struck out; Johnstone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0. CUBS 8TH: Cardenal walked; Biittner popped to second; Murcer singled to right [Cardenal to second]; Morales doubled to right [Cardenal scored, Murcer scored, Morales scored (error by Bowa) (no RBI)]; Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald doubled to left; Trillo flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 8TH: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg singled to left; Sizemore grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Iorg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Phillies 0. CUBS 9TH: Bonham singled to second; De Jesus flied out to right; Cardenal lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bonham out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 9TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR UNDERWOOD; Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox doubled to right; On a bunt Bowa singled to pitcher [Maddox scored (error by Bonham), Bowa to third]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski singled to center [Bowa scored]; Johnstone singled to center [Luzinski to third]; Boone lined to right; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Phillies 2.

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