After making a shaky arrival, Bruce Sutter bore down and gained his 18th save as the Cubs defeated the Giants, 4-2, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. Bill Bonham, who started, yielded only three hits going into the seventh inning when the Giants loaded the bases with two out singles by Bill Madlock and Jack Clark and a walk.

Sutter relieved and passed both Willie McCovey and Derrel Thomas, forcing in the Giants' runs, before getting Rob Andrews to line to center field for the third out. The Cubs had homers by Larry Biittner in the first inning and Jerry Morales in the fourth, with their other runs coming on a double by Steve Swisher and single by Bonham in the second and a double by Biittner and single by Bobby Murcer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      22, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         1  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelleher ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Andrews 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Biittner lf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .302      Whitfield cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .305
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Madlock 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Murcer rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .286      Thomasson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Morales cf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .309      Evans lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .356      Clark rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .275
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Hill c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Swisher c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .212        Sadek pr,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Bonham p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .212      LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .087
  Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCovey ph          0   0   0   1     1   0   .296
                                                            Barr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Halicki p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Thomas ph,ss        0   0   0   1     1   0   .268

Totals               35   4   8   4     1   4             Totals               30   2   5   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  7,000
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Giants 5
DP: Cubs 2, Giants 0
Doubles: Swisher (4), Biittner (11)
Home Runs: Biittner (3), Morales (5)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (2), Murcer (6)
GIDP: Madlock (15), Hill (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(7-6)           6.2   5   2   2   2   4   0  25   3.63
Sutter SV(18)           2.1   0   0   0   2   2   0   9   0.72
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   6   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(6-6)          6     6   3   3   0   3   2  24   3.06
Williams                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.06
Moffitt                 2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.63
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   4   2  36

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


CUBS 1ST: Kelleher flied out to left; Biittner homered; Buckner
lined to center; Murcer singled to center; Morales struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Andrews walked; Whitfield singled to left [Andrews
to second]; Madlock grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Andrews to third, Whitfield out at second];
Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to right; Ontiveros grounded out
(first unassisted); Swisher doubled to center; Bonham singled to
right [Swisher scored]; Kelleher flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to right; Clark flied out to left;
Hill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Biittner flied out to left; Buckner flied out to
right; Murcer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Halicki was
called out on strikes; Andrews singled to right; Whitfield
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Morales homered; Trillo flied out to center; Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Swisher flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Thomasson was
called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 0.

CUBS 5TH: Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
grounded out (second to first); Biittner flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Clark struck out; Hill grounded out (shortstop to
first); LeMaster popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Giants 0.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner singled to left; Buckner stole second; Murcer
struck out; Morales struck out; Trillo popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: ALEXANDER BATTED FOR HALICKI; Alexander struck out;
Andrews grounded out (second to first); Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 0.

CUBS 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Ontiveros
flied out to center; Swisher grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bonham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Madlock singled to shortstop; Thomasson popped to
shortstop; Evans flied out to center; Clark singled to left
[Madlock to second]; Hill walked [Madlock to third, Clark to
second]; SADEK RAN FOR HILL; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR LEMASTER; SUTTER
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); McCovey walked [Madlock scored,
Clark to third, Sadek to second]; BARR RAN FOR MCCOVEY; THOMAS
BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Thomas walked [Clark scored, Sadek to
third, Barr to second]; Andrews lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 2.

CUBS 8TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SADEK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); MOFFITT REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Kelleher
flied out to center; Biittner doubled to right; Buckner grounded
out (first unassisted) [Biittner to third]; Murcer singled to
center [Biittner scored]; Murcer stole second; Morales popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants
2.

GIANTS 8TH: Whitfield struck out; Madlock lined to third;
Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 2.

CUBS 9TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros
walked; Swisher lined to left; Sutter grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark lined
to left; Sadek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 2.