Two homers by Jay Johnstone, who also set up another run with a single, paced the Phillies to a 4-2 victory that trimmed the Cubs' lead in the Eastern Division race to just two games at the All-Star break. Johnstone homered for the Phils' initial run in the first inning. Singles by Larry Bowa, Johnstone and Greg Luzinski added a tally in the third before Johnstone hit for the circuit again in the sixth.

Doubles by Ted Sizemore and Bake McBride added a marker in the seventh. The Cubs broke through for their runs against Steve Carlton in the eighth on singles by George Mitterwald and Ivan DeJesus and a double by Jose Cardenal. Heat forced Carlton to quit the mound after the end of the inning and Tug McGraw set down the Cubs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      17, 1977 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  0
Phillies     1  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   4 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .267      McBride rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Cardenal lf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .210      Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Johnstone 1b          4   2   3   2     0   0   .307
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .273        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Morales cf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .331      Luzinski lf           3   0   2   1     1   1   .331
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Kelleher 2b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .310      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .274
Burris p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .159      McCarver c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Trillo ph           1   1   0   0     0   0   .305      Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .264
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .196
                                                            Boone c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               30   2   5   2     3   3             Totals               32   4  10   4     1   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 36,338
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Phillies 6
DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 1
Doubles: Cardenal (5), Sizemore (11), McBride (10), Hebner (10)
Home Runs: Johnstone 2 (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton (5)
GIDP: Mitterwald (13)
Hit by Pitch: Morales (1,by Carlton)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(10-9)          6.1   8   4   4   1   3   2  28   4.77
G. Hernandez            0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.94
Moore                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.48
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   4   2  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(13-4)         8     4   2   2   2   3   0  30   2.96
McGraw SV(5)            1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.27
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   3   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Carlton (2)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Biittner grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone homered; Luzinski
singled to third; Hebner flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ontiveros flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox struck out; McCarver was called out on
strikes; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald flied out to left; Kelleher walked;
Kelleher was picked off first (pitcher to first); Burris walked;
De Jesus singled to center [Burris to second]; Cardenal forced
De Jesus (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton popped to third in foul territory; McBride
grounded out (second to first); Bowa singled to center;
Johnstone singled to center [Bowa to third]; Luzinski singled to
right [Bowa scored, Johnstone to third]; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer was
called out on strikes; Morales grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox struck out; McCarver grounded out (first to
pitcher); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton grounded out (second to first); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 6TH: Burris was called out on strikes; De Jesus grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone homered; Luzinski walked; Hebner flied
out to left; Maddox forced Luzinski (second to shortstop);
McCarver flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 3.

CUBS 7TH: Biittner popped to third in foul territory; On a bunt
Murcer made an out to first; Morales was hit by a pitch;
Ontiveros popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Sizemore doubled to right; Carlton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sizemore to third]; McBride
doubled to right [Sizemore scored]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS
(PITCHING); Bowa singled to center [McBride out at home (center
to catcher), Bowa to second (on throw to home)]; Johnstone
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); Mitterwald
struck out; Kelleher singled to right; TRILLO BATTED FOR G.
HERNANDEZ; Trillo forced Kelleher (shortstop to second); De
Jesus singled to left [Trillo to third]; Cardenal doubled to
right [Trillo scored, De Jesus scored]; Biittner grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: MOORE REPLACED TRILLO (PITCHING); Luzinski struck
out; Hebner doubled to right; Maddox grounded out (second to
first) [Hebner to third]; McCarver lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

CUBS 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); MCGRAW REPLACED
MCCARVER (PITCHING); BOONE REPLACED CARLTON (PLAYING C ); Murcer
singled to right; Morales walked [Murcer to second]; Ontiveros
lined to shortstop; Mitterwald grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.