Rick Reuschel tossed the third shutout in his last five outings as the Cubs dealt the Reds their eighth consecutive setback, 3-0. The Cubs got enough to insure Reuschel's 14th victory in the first inning on a double by Jose Cardenal and Larry Biittner's triple. Cardenal homered in the fifth and the final Chicago run came in the sixth on a double by Jerry Morales, a sacrifice and single by George Mitterwald. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      26, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Cubs         1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   3  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Cardenal lf           4   2   2   1     0   1   .231
Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .322      Biittner 1b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .297
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .302      Clines rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .309        Murcer rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Morales cf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .331
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   1     0   1   .252
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .106      R. Reuschel p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308

Totals               32   0   5   0     0   6             Totals               31   3   9   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 38,113
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cubs 6
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 0
Errors: R. Reuschel
Doubles: Griffey (26), Cardenal (9), Morales (27)
Triples: Biittner (1)
Home Runs: Cardenal (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (30)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Ontiveros (1)
GIDP: Ontiveros (13)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(9-7)           7     8   3   3   1   7   1  29   3.26
Borbon                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.03
Totals                  8     9   3   3   1   7   1  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(14-3)     9     5   0   0   0   6   0  32   2.15
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   6   0  32

Wild Pitches: Norman 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Rose lined to third; Griffey singled to left; Griffey
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Morgan lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Cardenal doubled to left; Biittner tripled to right
[Cardenal scored]; Clines grounded out (third to first); Morales
walked; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Morales out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Foster
singled to center; Bench was called out on strikes; Geronimo
forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo singled to center; Mitterwald forced Trillo
(third to second); De Jesus struck out; R. Reuschel struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion struck out; Norman grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal lined to left; Biittner singled to center;
Clines forced Biittner (shortstop to second); Norman threw a
wild pitch [Clines to second]; Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 4TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driessen reached on an error by R.
Reuschel [Driessen to first]; Foster grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Trillo
singled to left; Norman threw a wild pitch [Trillo to second];
Mitterwald struck out; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 5TH: Bench struck out; Geronimo lined to center; Concepcion
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: R. Reuschel grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
homered; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); Clines struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 6TH: Norman was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to
left; Griffey doubled to left; Morgan singled to second [Griffey
to third]; Morgan stole second; Driessen flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Morales doubled to right; Ontiveros out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Morales to third]; Trillo popped to
center; Mitterwald singled to shortstop [Morales scored]; De
Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 3.

REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to left; Bench grounded out (first to
pitcher); Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cardenal struck out; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 3.

REDS 8TH: MURCER REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING RF); Concepcion lined
to center; SUMMERS BATTED FOR NORMAN; Summers was called out on
strikes; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Murcer popped to
third in foul territory; Morales singled to left; Ontiveros
flied out to right; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 3.

REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan struck
out; LUM BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Lum singled to center; Dan
Driessen left with left cornea abraision from foul ball;
Foster grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 3.