Wrecking the strategy of Phillies' manager Danny Ozark, pinch-hitter Greg Gross tripled with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to enable the Cubs to gain a 9-8 victory. Heat radiating off the artificial turf at Veterans Stadium sent the temperature up to 130 degrees on the field. Plate umpire Doug Harvey was overcome in the bottom of the sixth and was forced to leave the game. The Cubs built up a 6-0 lead but were unable to hold it. Greg Luzinski accounted for three RBIs with an infield out and a double as the Phillies tied the score with three runs in the fourth and three in the fifth.

In the Cubs' seventh, Larry Biittner singled and Bobby Murcer was hit by a pitch. After the runners moved up on an infield out by Jerry Morales, Dave Rosello was passed intentionally. Bill Buckner went out on a short fly. When Gross came up as the pinch-hitter for Pete Broberg, the Phillies overshifted their outfield against the lefthanded batter, who often hits to the opposite field. Gross upset the move by slashing his triple into the right-field corner. Bruce Sutter, in relief of Broberg, who gained his first N. L. victory, earned his 24th save, although giving up two unearned runs in the Phillies' half of the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Game Played on Saturday, July 16, 1977 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs         2  0  3    1  0  0    3  0  0  -   9 11  1
Phillies     0  0  0    3  3  0    2  0  0  -   8  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     1   1   .264      McBride rf            4   3   1   0     1   0   .280
Cardenal lf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .208      Bowa ss               4   2   2   0     1   0   .281
Biittner 1b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .288      Johnstone 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Murcer rf             4   2   1   0     0   1   .273        Johnson ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .322
Morales cf            4   1   1   1     1   0   .333        Hutton 1b           1   0   0   1     0   0   .231
Ontiveros 3b          2   1   1   1     0   1   .297      Luzinski lf           3   2   1   3     0   0   .328
  Rosello 3b          1   1   0   0     2   0   .182      Hebner 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .299
Mitterwald c          3   0   2   1     0   1   .252      Maddox cf             3   0   1   2     0   1   .277
  Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Boone c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .286
  Swisher c           0   0   0   0     1   0   .176      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Kelleher 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Lerch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brusstar p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Gross ph            1   0   1   3     0   0   .281        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .059        Reed p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
R. Reuschel p         1   1   1   0     0   0   .182        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
  G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Trillo 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .306

Totals               36   9  11   6     6   7             Totals               33   8   7   8     3   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 35,095
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Phillies 3
DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Trillo, Sizemore
Doubles: Mitterwald (13), R. Reuschel (1), Luzinski (23), Bowa (10)
Triples: Gross (2)
Stolen Bases: Mitterwald (3), McBride (18)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (3)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Luzinski (6)
GIDP: Murcer (6)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (2,by Reed), Maddox (4,by R. Reuschel)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel             4.1   4   5   5   2   3   0  20   2.43
G. Hernandez            0.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   3   1.96
Broberg W(1-0)          1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.08
Sutter SV(24)           3     1   2   0   0   1   0  11   1.11
Totals                  9     7   8   6   3   6   0  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   2.2   6   5   5   3   3   0  16   5.06
Brusstar                2.1   3   1   1   0   1   0  10   2.75
Reed L(6-4)             4     2   3   3   3   3   0  18   2.81
Totals                  9    11   9   9   6   7   0  44

Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (4), Reed (1)
Wild Pitches: Brusstar 2 (3), Reed (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey (left in the 6th inning), 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Andy Olsen,


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Cardenal singled to left [De Jesus to
second]; Biittner walked [De Jesus to third, Cardenal to
second]; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [De Jesus scored (no RBI), Cardenal to third, Biittner
out at second]; Morales singled to right [Cardenal scored];
Ontiveros struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa
flied out to right; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald struck out; Kelleher singled to first; R.
Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kelleher to
second]; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
popped to third in foul territory; Murcer singled to center;
Morales walked [Murcer to second]; Ontiveros singled to right
[Murcer scored, Morales to third]; Mitterwald doubled to left
[Morales scored, Ontiveros to third]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED LERCH
(PITCHING); Brusstar threw a wild pitch [Ontiveros scored,
Mitterwald to third]; Kelleher grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: ROSELLO REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 3B); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore flied out to left;
Brusstar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 0.

CUBS 4TH: R. Reuschel doubled to center; De Jesus singled to
shortstop [R. Reuschel stayed at second]; Cardenal forced De
Jesus (second unassisted) [R. Reuschel scored (error by
Sizemore) (no RBI), Cardenal to first]; Biittner grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cardenal to second]; Brusstar threw a wild
pitch [Cardenal to third]; Murcer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride singled to second; McBride stole second;
Bowa walked; Johnstone forced Bowa (first to shortstop) [McBride
to third]; Luzinski forced Johnstone (shortstop to second)
[McBride scored]; Hebner singled to first [Luzinski to third];
Maddox was hit by a pitch [Hebner to second]; Boone singled to
second [Luzinski scored, Hebner scored, Maddox to third];
Sizemore forced Boone (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 6, Phillies 3.

CUBS 5TH: Morales lined to center; Rosello grounded out (third
to first); Mitterwald singled to third; Mitterwald stole second;
Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 6, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: BROWN BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Brown struck out;
McBride walked; Bowa singled to right [McBride to third]; G.
HERNANDEZ REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR
JOHNSTONE; Johnson struck out; Luzinski doubled to left [McBride
scored, Bowa to third]; Hebner walked; BROBERG REPLACED KELLEHER
(PITCHING); TRILLO REPLACED G. HERNANDEZ (PLAYING 2B); Maddox
singled to center [Bowa scored, Luzinski scored, Hebner to
third]; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Phillies 6.

CUBS 6TH: REED REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 1B); Trillo grounded out (second to first); De Jesus
grounded out (third to first); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
struck out; Reed lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Phillies 6.

CUBS 7TH: HUTTON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Biittner singled
to right; Murcer was hit by a pitch [Biittner to second];
Morales grounded out (shortstop to first) [Biittner to third,
Murcer to second]; Rosello was walked intentionally; BUCKNER
BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Buckner popped to right; GROSS BATTED FOR
BROBERG; Gross tripled to right [Biittner scored, Murcer scored,
Rosello scored]; Trillo was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 9, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: SWISHER REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING C ); SUTTER
REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); McBride reached on an error by Trillo
[McBride to first]; Bowa doubled to center [McBride to third];
Hutton grounded out (second to first) [McBride scored
(unearned), Bowa to third]; Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Bowa scored (unearned)]; Hebner lined to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Phillies 8.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus popped to center; Cardenal struck out;
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 9, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Boone struck
out; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 9, Phillies 8.

CUBS 9TH: Murcer flied out to center; Morales popped to
shortstop; Rosello walked; Reed threw a wild pitch [Rosello to
second]; Swisher was walked intentionally; Sutter struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 9, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 9TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR REED; McCarver flied out to
right; McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Bowa grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Phillies
8.

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