Don Sutton yielded only three hits before being ejected from the game in the eighth inning as the Dodgers defeated the Cubs, 4-2. Sutton drew the thumb in an argument after the umpires asked to examine the ball. Charlie Hough relieved with one out and Larry Biittner on base.

A double by Bill Buckner, infield out by Bobby Murcer and single by Jerry Morales then produced the Cubs' runs before Hough stopped the rally by striking out Manny Trillo. The Dodgers tagged Mike Krukow for three runs in the first, and capped their scoring with a homer by Reggie Smith in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      8, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  6  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .248      Biittner lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .305
Smith rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .315      Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Cey 3b                3   1   1   0     1   1   .309      Murcer rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .270
Garvey 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .307      Morales cf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .302
Baker lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .307      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .379
  Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Rosello 3b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .152
Burke cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Ontiveros ph,3b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Yeager c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .115      Krukow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .328

Totals               31   4   6   3     3   4             Totals               31   2   5   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 18,276
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Cubs 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 1
Errors: De Jesus, Rosello
Doubles: Russell (8), Cey (13), Buckner (6)
Home Runs: Smith (14)
Caught Stealing: Yeager (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (4), Krukow (4)
GIDP: Baker (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(7-2)           7.1   3   1   1   4   3   0  29   2.76
Hough                   1.2   2   1   1   0   2   0   7   2.18
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   5   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(5-4)           4     3   3   2   1   2   0  17   5.37
Moore                   3     1   0   0   2   2   0  11   3.97
P. Reuschel             2     2   1   1   0   0   1   7   1.41
Totals                  9     6   4   3   3   4   1  35

Wild Pitches: Sutton (1), Krukow (6)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Russell
doubled to center; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Russell to third]; Cey walked; Garvey singled to shortstop
[Russell scored, Cey to second]; Baker singled to left [Cey
scored, Garvey to second]; Krukow threw a wild pitch [Garvey to
third, Baker to second]; Burke reached on an error by Rosello
[Garvey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Baker to third, Burke to
first]; Yeager forced Burke (third to second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Biittner grounded
out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Sutton grounded out (third to first); Lopes
grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer popped to shortstop; Morales grounded out
(first unassisted); Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey was
called out on strikes; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rosello walked; Mitterwald struck out; Krukow out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Rosello to second]; Sutton
threw a wild pitch [Rosello to third]; De Jesus popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke
flied out to center; Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner was called out on strikes; 54 minute rain
delay; Buckner grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Murcer singled to third; Morales walked [Murcer to second];
Trillo singled to shortstop [Murcer to third, Morales to
second]; Rosello lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 5TH: MOORE REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Sutton was called
out on strikes; Lopes reached on an error by De Jesus [Lopes to
first]; Lopes was picked off first (pitcher to first); Russell
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald flied out to left; Moore flied out to
center; De Jesus popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Cey doubled to left;
Garvey was walked intentionally; Baker grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Buckner
popped to second in foul territory; Murcer walked; Morales
forced Murcer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Yeager to second]; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo walked; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Ontiveros
flied out to center; Mitterwald popped to third in foul
territory; GROSS BATTED FOR MOORE; Gross forced Trillo (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); ONTIVEROS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Smith homered; Cey lined to right; Garvey grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Biittner
singled to left; Don Sutton ejected by 3B umpire Dick Stello
for throwing the ball at the umpire when he wanted to look at
it; HOUGH REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Buckner doubled to
right [Biittner to third]; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted) [Biittner scored, Buckner stayed at second]; Morales
singled to center [Buckner scored]; Trillo struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker popped to second; Burke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yeager singled to left; Yeager was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: HALE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Ontiveros grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald flied out to left; CLINES
BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Clines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.