Taking advantage of a 23-mile-an-hour wind blowing out of Wrigley Field, the Cubs smashed seven homers, twice hitting three in one inning, while walloping the Padres, 23-6. In the third, Larry Biittner homered with a man on base and Steve Ontiveros with two aboard. Chicago Cubs 23, San Diego Padres 6Game Played on Tuesday, May 17, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldPadres 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 9 5 Cubs 0 0 8 3 3 8 0 1 x - 23 24 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .257 De Jesus ss 4 1 2 3 0 0 .328 Champion 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Rosello ph,ss 3 2 2 2 0 0 .250 Turner lf 2 1 1 1 3 0 .235 Clines lf 5 3 2 2 1 0 .455 Winfield rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .331 Biittner 1b 7 3 3 3 0 0 .324 Rettenmund rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Murcer rf 4 2 3 3 1 0 .310 Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .213 Gross pr,rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 Ivie ph,1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 .258 Morales cf 4 3 3 1 0 0 .288 Rader 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Wallis ph,cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 .200 Sutherland ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .355 Almon ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Kelleher pr,2b 2 1 2 2 0 0 .176 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Ontiveros 3b 6 3 3 4 0 0 .321 Sawyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Mitterwald c 5 3 2 2 1 0 .280 Davis c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .171 Bonham p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Griffin p 1 0 0 1 0 0 .067 Burris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bernal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Strom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Valentine ss 2 1 1 2 0 0 .259 Totals 34 6 9 6 4 5 Totals 50 23 24 22 5 0 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 9,838 Left on Base: Padres 6, Cubs 10 DP: Padres 1, Cubs 1 Errors: Champion, Tenace, Rader, Almon, Valentine Doubles: Richards (4), Ivie (5), Ontiveros (3), De Jesus (9), Mitterwald 2 (5) Home Runs: Valentine (1), Biittner 2 (2), Ontiveros (2), Clines (2), Murcer (6), Morales (3), Rosello (1) Stolen Bases: Turner (2) Sacrifice Hits: Davis (1), Bonham (6) GIDP: Rader (4), Mitterwald (4) Hit by Pitch: Clines (1,by Griffin) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin L(3-2) 2.2 7 7 7 2 0 2 19 4.35 Spillner 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 5.00 Bernal 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 5.31 Metzger 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 3 7 5.56 Strom 1.1 3 5 4 1 0 0 8 12.42 Tomlin 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 3.12 Sawyer 2.2 3 1 1 1 0 1 12 6.86 Totals 8 24 23 20* 5 0 7 57 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham W(5-2) 6 5 2 2 3 4 0 25 3.29 R. Hernandez SV(1) 3 4 4 4 1 1 1 14 8.22 Totals 9 9 6 6 4 5 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Griffin (3) Wild Pitches: Sawyer (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry PADRES 1ST: Richards doubled to center; Champion grounded out (first unassisted) [Richards to third]; Turner singled to center [Richards scored]; Turner stole second; Winfield struck out; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to shortstop; Clines singled to center; Clines was picked off first but was safe on an error by Tenace [Clines to second]; Biittner popped to center; Murcer walked; Morales grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cubs 0. PADRES 2ND: Rader singled to right; Almon singled to left [Rader to second]; Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rader to third, Almon to second]; Griffin grounded out (catcher to first) [Rader scored, Almon to third]; Richards walked; Champion flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Trillo popped to right; Ontiveros doubled to right; Mitterwald reached on an error by Rader [Ontiveros to third, Mitterwald to first]; Bonham popped to second; De Jesus lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 0. PADRES 3RD: Turner walked; Winfield singled to right [Turner to third]; Tenace struck out; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Winfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Clines was hit by a pitch; Biittner homered [Clines scored]; Murcer singled to right; Morales singled to third [Murcer to second]; Trillo popped to first; Ontiveros homered [Murcer scored, Morales scored]; Mitterwald walked; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Mitterwald to second]; De Jesus doubled to center [Mitterwald scored]; SPILLNER REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Clines homered [De Jesus scored]; Biittner reached on an error by Champion [Biittner to first]; Murcer forced Biittner (second to shortstop); 8 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 8. PADRES 4TH: Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); MELENDEZ BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 8. CUBS 4TH: BERNAL REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Morales singled to right; Trillo singled to center [Morales to second]; Ontiveros forced Trillo (shortstop to second) [Morales to third]; Mitterwald doubled to left [Morales scored, Ontiveros to third]; METZGER REPLACED BERNAL (PITCHING); Bonham grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus singled to left [Ontiveros scored, Mitterwald scored, De Jesus to second (on throw to home)]; Clines grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 11. PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Champion grounded out (first to pitcher); Turner walked; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 11. CUBS 5TH: Biittner homered; Murcer homered; Morales homered; Trillo walked; KELLEHER RAN FOR TRILLO; STROM REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Ontiveros flied out to right; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kelleher out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 14. PADRES 6TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Tenace flied out to right; Rader flied out to center; Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 14. CUBS 6TH: Bonham grounded out (third to first); ROSELLO BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Rosello singled to left; Clines reached on an error by Almon [Rosello to second, Clines to first]; Biittner singled to left [Rosello to third, Clines to second]; Murcer singled to right [Rosello scored, Clines scored (unearned), Biittner to third]; GROSS RAN FOR MURCER; WALLIS BATTED FOR MORALES; Wallis walked [Gross to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); VALENTINE REPLACED STROM (PLAYING SS); Kelleher singled to center [Biittner scored, Gross scored, Wallis to second]; Ontiveros singled to center [Wallis scored, Kelleher to third]; Mitterwald doubled to left [Kelleher scored, Ontiveros to third]; BURRIS BATTED FOR BONHAM; Burris reached on an error by Valentine [Ontiveros stayed at third, Mitterwald stayed at second, Burris to first]; SAWYER REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Rosello forced Burris (second to shortstop) [Ontiveros scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Mitterwald to third]; Sawyer threw a wild pitch [Mitterwald scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Rosello to second]; Clines walked; Biittner forced Clines (shortstop unassisted); 8 R (7 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 22. PADRES 7TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); ROSELLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Davis singled to center; Valentine homered [Davis scored]; Richards singled to left; Champion flied out to right; Turner walked [Richards to second]; Winfield flied out to center; IVIE BATTED FOR TENACE; Ivie doubled to center [Richards scored, Turner scored]; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR RADER; Sutherland lined to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Cubs 22. CUBS 7TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING RF); IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Wallis singled to center; Kelleher singled to center [Wallis to second]; Ontiveros popped to shortstop; Mitterwald lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Cubs 22. PADRES 8TH: Sawyer was called out on strikes; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Cubs 22. CUBS 8TH: R. Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosello homered; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Cubs 23. PADRES 9TH: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Champion grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Cubs 23. |
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