Larry Bowa, now in his eighth season, hit the fifth homer of his major league career to supply the Phillies' deciding run in a 7-5 victory over the Cubs. The Phils racked up five runs in the third, two scoring on a triple by Ted Sizemore, before Bowa followed in the next stanza with his round-tripper. Jerry Morales batted in four runs for the Cubs with a single and pair of doubles. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     19, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  0  5    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   7  9  3
Cubs         1  0  1    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   5 12  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .100      De Jesus ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .308
Bowa ss               4   1   1   1     1   0   .265      Trillo 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .343
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .182      Biittner 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     1   2   .273        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Murcer rf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .324
Johnstone rf          4   1   1   1     0   2   .276      Morales cf            5   0   3   4     0   0   .256
Iorg 1b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .227      Ontiveros 3b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .265
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gross lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   2     1   0   .300      Swisher c             5   1   1   0     0   1   .125
Boone c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Krukow p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Christenson p         3   0   1   1     0   2   .200        Renko p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buckner ph,1b       1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               35   7   9   7     5   7             Totals               40   5  12   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  2,413
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Cubs 12
DP: Phillies 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Schmidt, Christenson, Hutton
Doubles: Morales 2 (3), Ontiveros (1), Murcer (3)
Triples: Schmidt (1), Sizemore (1)
Home Runs: Bowa (1)
Stolen Bases: Maddox 2 (2), Schmidt (1)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (1)
Hit by Pitch: Trillo (1,by Christenson)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(1-1)      6.1   9   4   4   2   4   0  32   7.30
Garber SV(1)            2.2   3   1   1   0   1   0  12   4.82
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   5   0  44

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(0-1)           2.2   5   5   5   3   1   0  16  13.03
Renko                   3.1   4   2   2   2   3   1  15   4.50
G. Hernandez            2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Sutter                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.90
Totals                  9     9   7   7   5   7   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Christenson (1)
Wild Pitches: Christenson (2), Krukow (1)
Balks: Krukow (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Bob Engel


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt tripled to center;
Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Trillo singled to
center; Biittner lined to center; Murcer walked [Trillo to
second]; Morales singled to center [Trillo scored, Murcer to
second]; Ontiveros flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone flied out to right; Iorg singled to
left; Sizemore walked [Iorg to second]; Boone lined to left;
Krukow threw a wild pitch [Iorg to third, Sizemore to second];
Christenson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Gross reached on an error by Schmidt [Gross to first];
Gross was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Christenson [Gross to second]; Swisher flied out to right;
Krukow struck out; De Jesus walked; Trillo forced De Jesus
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Bowa
walked; Krukow balked [Bowa to second]; Schmidt reached on a
fielder's choice [Bowa out at third (shortstop to third)];
Luzinski walked [Schmidt to second]; Johnstone singled to center
[Schmidt scored, Luzinski to third]; Iorg singled to center
[Luzinski scored, Johnstone to second]; Sizemore tripled to
right [Johnstone scored, Iorg scored]; RENKO REPLACED KRUKOW
(PITCHING); Boone was walked intentionally; Christenson singled
to left [Sizemore scored, Boone to second]; Maddox flied out to
right; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Biittner singled to left; Murcer flied out to center;
Christenson threw a wild pitch [Biittner to second]; Morales
doubled to left [Biittner scored]; Ontiveros struck out; Gross
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa homered; Schmidt flied out to left; Luzinski
struck out; Johnstone struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 6, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Renko grounded
out (first unassisted); De Jesus singled to center; Trillo
singled to left [De Jesus to second]; Biittner flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Murcer struck out; Morales grounded out (third to
first); Ontiveros doubled to right; Gross grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson was called out on strikes; Maddox
singled to center; Maddox stole second; Maddox stole third; Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt was walked
intentionally; Schmidt stole second; Luzinski singled to left
[Maddox scored, Schmidt out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Swisher grounded out (third to first); WALLIS BATTED
FOR RENKO; Wallis grounded out (second to first); De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 7, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); Johnstone
struck out; Iorg grounded out (second to first); Sizemore flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo was hit by a pitch; Biittner flied out to left;
Murcer doubled to right [Trillo to third]; Morales doubled to
right [Trillo scored, Murcer scored]; GARBER REPLACED IORG
(PITCHING); HUTTON REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PLAYING 1B); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first) [Morales to third]; Gross flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); Hutton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher singled to left; BUCKNER BATTED FOR G.
HERNANDEZ; Buckner singled to right [Swisher to second]; De
Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Swisher to
third, Buckner to second]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Swisher scored]; Biittner flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: BUCKNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SUTTER
REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Bowa lined to center; Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
7, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Murcer grounded
out (first to pitcher); Morales grounded out (pitcher to first);
Ontiveros reached on an error by Hutton [Ontiveros to first];
Gross singled to left [Ontiveros to second]; Swisher struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 5.