The Cubs knocked out Woodie Fryman before the veteran lefthander could retire any batters and scored five runs to start on their way to a 7-1 victory over the Reds. Singles by Ivan DeJesus, Jose Cardenal and Bill Buckner accounted for the first run before Bobby Murcer and Jerry Morales hit successive home runs to rout the Cincinnati starter. The Reds wasted 13 hits. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     24, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 13  1
Cubs         5  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   1   1     0   1   .302      De Jesus ss           5   2   3   0     0   1   .313
Concepcion ss         4   0   3   0     0   0   .340      Cardenal lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .154
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Buckner 1b            5   1   3   2     0   0   .500
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .277      Murcer rf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .318
Foster lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Morales cf            2   1   1   1     2   1   .318
Driessen 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .188      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .341
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Ontiveros 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Plummer c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .176        Rosello 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Mitterwald c          4   1   0   0     0   0   .200
  Caldwell p          1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000      Burris p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Summers ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Alcala p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               37   1  13   1     0   4             Totals               34   7  11   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 18,651
Left on Base: Reds 9, Cubs 8
DP: Reds 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Rose
Doubles: Caldwell (1), Driessen (4), De Jesus (2)
Home Runs: Murcer (4), Morales (1)
GIDP: Geronimo 2 (3), Trillo (1), Cardenal (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ontiveros (1,by Alcala), Burris (1,by Murray)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(1-2)           0     5   5   5   0   0   2   5   7.79
Caldwell                3     2   0   0   2   1   0  12   2.70
Alcala                  1.1   3   2   1   1   1   0   9   9.39
Murray                  1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.40
Borbon                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.64
Totals                  8    11   7   6   3   3   2  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(2-2)           9    13   1   1   0   4   0  37   2.63
Totals                  9    13   1   1   0   4   0  37

Passed Balls: Plummer 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Alcala (1), Murray (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
singled to left; Griffey forced Concepcion (shortstop to
second); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to shortstop; Cardenal singled to
left [De Jesus to third]; Plummer allowed a passed ball
[Cardenal to second]; Buckner singled to shortstop [De Jesus
scored, Cardenal stayed at second]; Murcer homered [Cardenal
scored, Buckner scored]; Morales homered; CALDWELL REPLACED
FRYMAN (PITCHING); Trillo walked; Ontiveros lined to right;
Mitterwald forced Trillo (third to second); Burris forced
Mitterwald (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 5.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to third; Driessen forced Foster
(second to shortstop); Geronimo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 2ND: De Jesus struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop
to first); Buckner singled to center; Murcer popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 5.

REDS 3RD: Plummer grounded out (third to first); Caldwell
doubled to center; Rose singled to center [Caldwell scored];
Concepcion singled to left [Rose to second]; Griffey popped to
third in foul territory; Morgan singled to shortstop [Rose to
third, Concepcion to second]; Foster popped to shortstop; 1 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 3RD: Morales walked; Trillo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at second];
Ontiveros singled to pitcher; Mitterwald forced Ontiveros
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 5.

REDS 4TH: Driessen popped to shortstop; Geronimo singled to
left; Plummer flied out to left; SUMMERS BATTED FOR CALDWELL;
Summers singled to second [Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: ALCALA REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Burris lined to
shortstop; De Jesus doubled to left; Cardenal popped to second;
Buckner singled to right [De Jesus scored]; Murcer singled to
third [Buckner to second]; Morales walked [Buckner to third,
Murcer to second]; Trillo was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 6.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; Griffey
struck out; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros was hit by a pitch; Mitterwald forced
Ontiveros (third to second); MURRAY REPLACED ALCALA (PITCHING);
Burris was hit by a pitch [Mitterwald to second]; De Jesus flied
out to right; Plummer allowed a passed ball [Mitterwald to
third, Burris to second]; Cardenal reached on an error by Rose
[Mitterwald scored (unearned) (no RBI), Burris to third,
Cardenal to first]; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 7.

REDS 6TH: ROSELLO REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 3B); Foster
singled to center; Driessen doubled to right [Foster out at home
(right to second to shortstop to catcher)]; George Foster
collided with 3B coach George Scherger and fell; Geronimo
lined to center; Plummer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to center; Morales struck out; Trillo
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 7.

REDS 7TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR MURRAY; Armbrister grounded out
(third to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first);
Concepcion singled to right; Griffey forced Concepcion (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Rosello
grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald lined to pitcher;
Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cubs 7.

REDS 8TH: Morgan singled to left; Foster forced Morgan
(shortstop to second); Driessen singled to right [Foster to
second]; Geronimo grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus singled to right; Cardenal grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [De Jesus out at
second]; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 7.

REDS 9TH: Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); LUM BATTED
FOR BORBON; Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 7.