The Cubs and Reds combined for a record-tying 11 home runs, but it was singles after two were out in the bottom of the 13th by Rick Reuschel, Steve Ontiveros and Dave Rosello which gave Chicago the final nod, 16-15. The Cubs' leading winner as a starter, Reuschel was the seventh Chicago pitcher to appear in the game and got his 15th victory. The Cubs hit six homers, two by Bill Buckner and George Mitterwald and one each by Bobby Murcer and Jose Morales. The five Reds' round-trippers were by Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Mike Lum, Ken Griffey and Cesar Geronimo.

The teams tied the major league record for most homers in a single inning when they combined for five in the first, which ended with Reds up, 6-4. The game was deadlocked, 14-14, after nine when Ontiveros singled home Murcer with two out to keep the Cubs alive. The Reds went up, 15-14, in the 12th when George Foster doubled and scored on Rosello's error. But Mitterwald hit his second homer in the bottom of the frame to knot it again. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 16, Cincinnati Reds 15
Game Played on Thursday, July      28, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         6  0  4    0  0  1    2  1  0    0  0  1    0  -  15 19  1
Cubs         4  3  1    2  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  1    1  -  16 24  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               6   1   2   1     1   1   .307      De Jesus ss           5   2   1   0     0   2   .249
Griffey rf            8   2   5   4     0   2   .329        Cardenal ph,2b,ss,2b2   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Morgan 2b             8   1   2   0     0   1   .293      Biittner lf           7   3   3   1     1   2   .299
Foster lf             6   2   3   0     2   2   .318      Buckner 1b            8   2   2   5     0   0   .283
Bench c               5   2   1   3     3   1   .269      Murcer rf,ss,2b,ss,2b,,2b,ss                    .276
Geronimo cf           8   2   2   2     0   0   .275                            8   3   3   2     0   3   .000
Concepcion ss         6   2   2   2     1   1   .282      Morales cf            6   1   2   1     1   2   .333
Lum 1b                5   3   2   2     2   1   .183        Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murray p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        R. Reuschel p       1   1   1   0     0   0   .216
  Borbon p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Ontiveros 3b          6   0   3   2     2   2   .290
  Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Trillo 2b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .297
  Sarmiento p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .106        Rosello ss,2b,ss,2b,,2b,ss,2b,ss,             .180
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .186                               0   1   1     0   0    .000
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Mitterwald c          7   2   3   2     0   1   .255
                                                          Burris p              1   1   1   0     0   0   .178
                                                            Moore p             1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                            P. Reuschel p       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Kelleher 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
                                                            Gross ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .281
                                                            Sutter p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Clines cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .311

Totals               58  15  19  14    10  12             Totals               63  16  24  16     7  13

Time of Game: 4:50   Attendance: 32,155
Left on Base: Reds 15, Cubs 16
DP: Reds 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Lum, Cardenal, Buckner, Rosello
Doubles: Geronimo (11), Morgan (14), Griffey 2 (28), Foster (20), De Jesus (14), Burris (2), Mitterwald (15), Clines (8)
Triples: Moore (1)
Home Runs: Rose (7), Bench (23), Lum (2), Griffey (9), Geronimo (7), Buckner 2 (4), Murcer (15), Mitterwald 2 (8), Morales (8)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion 3 (24), Lum (2), Rose (10), Morgan (31)
Sacrifice Hits: Rose (1)
GIDP: Geronimo (10), Borbon (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murray                  1     5   6   6   1   1   3   9   5.43
Borbon                  5     7   4   3   2   6   0  25   3.17
Sarmiento               2     4   3   3   2   2   2  12   4.76
Hoerner                 0.2   1   1   1   0   1   0   3  15.43
Norman                  2.1   2   0   0   2   3   0  11   3.20
Billingham L(8-8)       1.2   5   2   2   0   0   1  10   5.07
Totals                 12.2  24  16  15   7  13   6  70

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  2     7   8   8   1   2   3  14   5.40
Moore                   1     5   2   2   1   0   0   9   3.92
P. Reuschel             3.1   3   3   3   2   1   1  13   3.00
G. Hernandez            1.2   2   1   1   2   1   1   9   2.19
Sutter                  3     0   0   0   1   6   0  12   1.07
Broberg                 1.1   2   1   0   3   2   0  10   5.06
R. Reuschel W(15-3)     0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.14
Totals                 13    19  15  14  10  12   5  69

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


REDS 1ST: Rose homered; Griffey singled to right; Morgan singled
to second [Griffey to second]; Foster struck out; Bench homered
[Griffey scored, Morgan scored]; Geronimo lined to left;
Concepcion singled to shortstop; Lum homered [Concepcion
scored]; Murray struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs
0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to left; Biittner walked; Buckner
homered [De Jesus scored, Biittner scored]; Murcer homered;
Morales popped to first; Ontiveros struck out; Trillo grounded
out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs 4.

REDS 2ND: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey lined to
right; Morgan lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald homered; Burris doubled to left; BORBON
REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); De Jesus reached on an error by Lum
[Burris to third, De Jesus to first]; Biittner singled to center
[Burris scored, De Jesus to second]; Buckner flied out to right
[De Jesus to third]; Murcer forced Biittner (second to
shortstop) [De Jesus scored (unearned)]; Morales struck out; 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs 7.

REDS 3RD: Foster singled to right; Bench walked [Foster to
second]; MOORE REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Geronimo doubled to
right [Foster scored, Bench to third]; Concepcion singled to
right [Bench scored, Geronimo scored]; Lum forced Concepcion
(second to shortstop); On a bunt Borbon made an out to catcher
[Lum stayed at first]; Pedro Borbon called for
interference; Rose singled to center [Lum to third]; Griffey
singled to center [Lum scored, Rose to second]; Morgan popped to
second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 7.

CUBS 3RD: Ontiveros struck out; Trillo walked; Mitterwald lined
to third; Moore tripled to center [Trillo scored]; De Jesus
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 8.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Bench walked [Foster to
second]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Geronimo
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Foster to third, Bench out at second]; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 8.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner singled to right; Buckner flied out to
center; Murcer singled to center [Biittner to second]; Morales
lined to right [Biittner to third]; Ontiveros singled to left
[Biittner scored, Murcer to third]; Trillo singled to left
[Murcer scored, Ontiveros to third]; Mitterwald flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 10.

REDS 5TH: Lum singled to center; On a bunt Borbon grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Lum out at
second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 10.

CUBS 5TH: P. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus flied out to center;
Biittner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
10, Cubs 10.

REDS 6TH: Griffey homered; Morgan doubled to right; Foster
grounded out (third to first); Bench lined to left; Geronimo
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 11, Cubs 10.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner flied out to right; Murcer struck out; Morales
singled to right; Ontiveros walked [Morales to second]; Trillo
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 11, Cubs 10.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Lum
walked; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Armbrister was called out
on strikes; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED TRILLO (PITCHING); KELLEHER
REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PLAYING 2B); Concepcion stole third and
Lum stole second; Rose was walked intentionally; Griffey doubled
to right [Concepcion scored, Lum scored, Rose to third]; Morgan
struck out; Foster was walked intentionally; Bench flied out to
right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 13, Cubs 10.

CUBS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Mitterwald
lined to right; Kelleher popped to catcher in foul territory; De
Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 13,
Cubs 10.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo homered; Concepcion flied out to center; Lum
popped to catcher in foul territory; Sarmiento grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 10.

CUBS 8TH: Biittner singled to right; Buckner homered [Biittner
scored]; Murcer struck out; Morales homered; Ontiveros walked;
WALLIS BATTED FOR G. HERNANDEZ; Wallis popped to third in foul
territory; Mitterwald doubled to left [Ontiveros to third];
GROSS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Gross was walked intentionally;
CARDENAL BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Cardenal flied out to center; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 13.

REDS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); ROSELLO REPLACED
WALLIS (PLAYING SS); CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rose
reached on an error by Cardenal [Rose to first]; Dave Rosello
and Jose Cardenal switch 2B and SS based on batter's hand;
CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ROSELLO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Griffey struck out; Morgan reached on an
error by Buckner [Rose to second, Morgan to first]; Cubs
Manager Herman Franks ejected by 1B umpire Jerry Crawford;
CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROSELLO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Rose stole third and Morgan stole
second; Foster struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 13.

CUBS 9TH: HOERNER REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); Biittner struck
out; Buckner flied out to center; Murcer singled to right;
NORMAN REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Morales walked [Murcer to
second]; Ontiveros singled to left [Murcer scored, Morales to
second]; Rosello lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 14,
Cubs 14.

REDS 10TH: CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ROSELLO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Geronimo flied to left in foul territory; MURCER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROSELLO CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Concepcion was called out on strikes; MURCER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ROSELLO CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 14,
Cubs 14.

CUBS 10TH: Mitterwald struck out; Sutter singled to center;
Cardenal walked [Sutter to second]; Biittner forced Cardenal
(pitcher to second) [Sutter to third]; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 14.

REDS 11TH: Norman walked; Rose out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Norman to second]; Griffey struck out; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14,
Cubs 14.

CUBS 11TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; Morales was called
out on strikes; Ontiveros popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 14.

REDS 12TH: BROBERG REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); CLINES REPLACED
SUTTER (PLAYING CF); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
ROSELLO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Foster doubled to right;
Bench walked; MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ROSELLO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Geronimo flied out to left;
MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROSELLO CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice [Bench to
second (error by Rosello; assist by Broberg), Foster scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Bench advanced to third; MURCER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ROSELLO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Concepcion stole second; Lum was walked intentionally; SUMMERS
BATTED FOR NORMAN; Summers struck out; Rose struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 15, Cubs 14.

CUBS 12TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Rosello
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald homered; Clines
doubled to left; Cardenal grounded out (third to first);
Biittner lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 15, Cubs
15.

REDS 13TH: Griffey doubled to left; Morgan popped to catcher in
foul territory; MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROSELLO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Foster was walked intentionally;
R. REUSCHEL REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Bench forced Foster
(third to second) [Griffey to third]; MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); ROSELLO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 15,
Cubs 15.

CUBS 13TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
flied out to center; R. Reuschel singled to center; Ontiveros
singled to right [R. Reuschel to third]; Rosello singled to left
[R. Reuschel scored, Ontiveros to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 15, Cubs 16.