The Cubs put eight straight men on base in the second inning and scored five runs before the first out was made en route to an 8-2 victory over the Giants. Manny Trillo singled, Steve Ontiveros doubled and Steve Swisher sent them home with a double to open the inning.

After Mike Krukow beat out an infield hit, Ivan DeJesus knocked in a run with a single to kayo John Curtis. Lynn McGlothen, in relief, put on a wild-man performance, walking three batters on 12 pitches. including two wild pitches, each allowing a run to score, before Dave Heaverlo came in to retire the side. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Tuesday, June 21, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs         1  5  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   8 10  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   2   1   1     1   0   .290      Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  Kelleher ss,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Thomas ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Clines lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .323        Cornutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Buckner 1b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .257        Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .298        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Evans lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .254
Morales cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Thomasson cf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Trillo 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .362      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .296
  Rosello pr,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Whitfield rf          4   0   2   2     0   0   .306
Ontiveros 3b          4   2   2   1     1   1   .281      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Swisher c             5   1   2   2     0   1   .208      Alexander c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Krukow p              4   1   2   0     0   0   .217      Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
                                                            Heaverlo p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Clark ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .276
                                                            LeMaster ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .095

Totals               38   8  10   6     5   2             Totals               31   2   6   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 17,610
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Giants 4
DP: Cubs 2, Giants 0
Errors: Madlock, Evans
Doubles: Ontiveros (6), Swisher (3), Whitfield (9)
Home Runs: Buckner (1), Ontiveros (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (2)
GIDP: Alexander (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(6-4)           6     6   2   2   2   4   0  24   5.02
Renko SV(1)             3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   6   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(2-2)           1     6   6   5   0   0   0  10   5.07
McGlothen               0     0   0   0   3   0   0   3   6.04
Heaverlo                5     3   2   2   1   0   2  19   2.31
Cornutt                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.86
Williams                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.15
Totals                  9    10   8   7   5   2   2  44

Wild Pitches: McGlothen 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Frank Pulli


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus reached on an error by Evans [De Jesus to
first]; Clines singled to right [De Jesus to third]; Buckner hit
a sacrifice fly to right [De Jesus scored (unearned)]; Murcer
popped to shortstop; Morales lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Thomas lined to second;
Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo singled to left; Ontiveros doubled to right
[Trillo to third]; Swisher doubled to right [Trillo scored,
Ontiveros scored]; On a bunt Krukow singled to pitcher [Swisher
to third]; De Jesus singled to center [Swisher scored, Krukow to
second]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Clines walked
[Krukow to third, De Jesus to second]; McGlothen threw a wild
pitch [Krukow scored, De Jesus to third, Clines to second];
Buckner walked; McGlothen threw a wild pitch [De Jesus scored,
Clines to third, Buckner to second]; Murcer walked; HEAVERLO
REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Morales popped to second; Trillo
popped to second; Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher); 5
R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
struck out; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); Krukow
grounded out (second to first); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander
walked; Heaverlo was called out on strikes; Madlock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Clines grounded out (third to first); Buckner homered;
Murcer flied out to left; Morales popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomas was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thomasson singled to center; McCovey lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Giants 0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo lined to right; Ontiveros homered; Swisher
singled to left; Krukow lined to shortstop; De Jesus walked
[Swisher to second]; Clines forced De Jesus (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield singled to shortstop; Andrews forced
Whitfield (third to second); Alexander grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Giants 0.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Morales lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: KELLEHER REPLACED DE JESUS (PLAYING SS); CLARK
BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Clark singled to pitcher; Madlock lined
into a double play (right to first) [Clark out at first]; Thomas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
8, Giants 0.

CUBS 7TH: LEMASTER REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING SS); CORNUTT REPLACED
THOMAS (PITCHING); Trillo reached on an error by Madlock [Trillo
to first]; ROSELLO RAN FOR TRILLO; Ontiveros struck out; Swisher
struck out; Krukow singled to center [Rosello to second];
Kelleher forced Rosello (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: ROSELLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KELLEHER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Evans walked; Thomasson singled
to right [Evans to second]; McCovey singled to left [Evans to
third, Thomasson to second]; Whitfield doubled to left [Evans
scored, Thomasson scored, McCovey to third]; RENKO REPLACED
KRUKOW (PITCHING); Andrews flied out to center; Alexander lined
to right; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 8, Giants 2.

CUBS 8TH: Clines lined to left; Buckner grounded out (second to
first); Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
8, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: BIITTNER REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 1B); Madlock
flied out to right; HARRIS BATTED FOR CORNUTT; Harris struck
out; Evans popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Giants 2.

CUBS 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Morales grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rosello lined to shortstop; Ontiveros
walked; Swisher forced Ontiveros (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson popped to first; McCovey struck out;
Whitfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Giants 2.

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