A sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer in the eighth inning gave the Cubs a 6-5 victory to complete a sweep of the four-game series with the Giants. Bruce Sutter pitched the last two innings and gained credit for the win. The Giants took a 5-2 lead with the aid of three unearned runs before the Cubs rallied to tie the score in the fifth on singles by Murcer, Jerry Morales and Manny Trillo, an infield out and single by George Mitterwald.

With one out in the eighth, Gene Clines singled and continued to second when Gary Thomasson fumbled the ball in center field. Gary Lavelle threw wildly on a pickoff play, allowing Clines to take third. After Bill Buckner walked, Murcer hit his sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Sunday, June      12, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Giants       0  0  1    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  2
Cubs         1  0  1    0  3  0    0  1  x  -   6 15  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .257      De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     1   1   .294
Thomas ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Clines lf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .333
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .302      Buckner 1b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .304
Evans lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .267        Kelleher pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .293        Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Thomasson cf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Murcer rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .275
Whitfield rf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .302      Morales cf            4   1   3   1     1   0   .321
Hill c                3   1   2   1     1   0   .224      Trillo 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .366
Curtis p              1   1   0   0     0   1   .300      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   1     1   1   .313
  Cornutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   2     1   0   .267
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Krukow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Clark ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Moore p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  10   3     3   5             Totals               34   6  15   6     6   3

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 27,038
Left on Base: Giants 8, Cubs 12
DP: Giants 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Thomasson, Lavelle, Buckner, Moore
Doubles: Thomasson (7), Buckner (7), De Jesus (11)
Stolen Bases: Whitfield (2)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (2), Cornutt (1), Thomas (4), Krukow (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Madlock (2), Murcer (5)
GIDP: Whitfield (2), Mitterwald (10)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis                  4.1   8   5   5   4   2   0  25   4.33
Cornutt                 1.2   4   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.93
Williams                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.47
Lavelle L(5-4)          0.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   5   1.13
Heaverlo                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.91
Totals                  8    15   6   6   6   3   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow                  3     6   4   2   2   3   0  17   5.40
Moore                   2     2   1   0   0   0   0   8   3.38
P. Reuschel             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.32
Sutter W(2-1)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.81
Totals                  9    10   5   2   3   5   0  40

Wild Pitches: Cornutt (2), Sutter (4)
Balks: P. Reuschel (2)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Andrews grounded out (second to first); Thomas
popped to center; Madlock singled to left; Evans grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Clines grounded out (pitcher to
first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner grounded out (second to
first) [De Jesus to third]; Murcer walked; Morales singled to
left [De Jesus scored, Murcer to second]; Trillo singled to
second [Murcer to third, Morales to second]; Ontiveros was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey popped to second; Thomasson doubled to
center; Whitfield struck out; Hill was walked intentionally;
Curtis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald walked; Krukow out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Mitterwald to second]; De Jesus flied out to
center [Mitterwald to third]; Clines lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews singled to right; Thomas popped to catcher
in foul territory; On a bunt Madlock singled to third [Andrews
to second]; Evans reached on an error by Buckner [Andrews scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Madlock to second, Evans to first]; McCovey
was called out on strikes while Madlock was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner doubled to center; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted) [Buckner to third]; Morales was walked
intentionally; Trillo popped to right; Ontiveros singled to left
[Buckner scored, Morales to second]; Mitterwald flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson walked; Whitfield singled to left
[Thomasson to second]; Hill singled to left [Thomasson scored,
Whitfield to second]; MOORE REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Curtis
reached on an error by Moore on a sacrifice bunt [Whitfield
scored (no RBI), Hill to third, Curtis to second]; Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas singled to right [Hill
scored (unearned), Curtis to third]; Madlock hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Curtis scored (unearned)]; Evans grounded out (second
to first); 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Moore struck out; De Jesus flied out to right; Clines
singled to left; Buckner lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey singled to left; Thomasson flied out to
right; Whitfield grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [McCovey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Murcer singled to right; Morales singled to left
[Murcer to second]; Trillo singled to center [Murcer scored,
Morales to second]; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first)
[Morales to third, Trillo to second]; CORNUTT REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); Mitterwald singled to third [Morales scored, Trillo
scored]; GROSS BATTED FOR MOORE; Cornutt threw a wild pitch
[Mitterwald to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first)
[Mitterwald to third]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 5.

GIANTS 6TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Hill singled
to center; P. Reuschel balked [Hill to second]; Cornutt out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hill to third]; Andrews
grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Clines singled to center; Buckner singled to right
[Clines to third]; Murcer popped to third; Morales reached on a
fielder's choice [Clines out at home (third to catcher), Buckner
to second]; Trillo singled to right [Buckner out at home (right
to catcher), Morales to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
5, Cubs 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
struck out; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros walked; WILLIAMS REPLACED CORNUTT
(PITCHING); Mitterwald grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; DARWIN BATTED FOR P.
REUSCHEL; Darwin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 5.

GIANTS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Thomasson
grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield singled to pitcher;
Whitfield stole second; Hill lined to left; CLARK BATTED FOR
WILLIAMS; Clark lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); De Jesus doubled to
left; De Jesus was picked off second (catcher to shortstop);
Clines singled to center [Clines to second (error by
Thomasson)]; Clines was picked off second but was safe on an
error by Lavelle [Clines to third]; Buckner walked; KELLEHER RAN
FOR BUCKNER; Murcer lined out on a sacrifice fly to right
[Clines scored]; Morales singled to center [Kelleher to second];
HEAVERLO REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Trillo popped to second; 1
R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 6.

GIANTS 9TH: BIITTNER REPLACED KELLEHER (PLAYING 1B); Andrews
walked; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Andrews to second]; Sutter threw a wild pitch [Andrews to
third]; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 6.