After being outhit by the Padres while losing the first game of a doubleheader, 8-6, the Cubs followed the batting lead of Jose Cardenal, who drove in four runs, and won the second game, 9-4. Dave Kingman and Gene Tenace smashed two-run homers for the Padres in the opener. Tenace, Bill Almon and Mike Champion had three hits apiece. Bobby Murcer homered for the Cubs with two men on base in the first inning. After Kingman and Tenace hit their homers to help the Padres take a 5-4 lead, Champion and Almon delivered run-scoring singles in the sixth to decide the outcome. Bill Buckner homered for the Cubs in the ninth.

Cardenal started the Cubs' scoring in the nightcap with a three-run clout in the first inning. Steve Swisher rapped a round-tripper in the second and Cardenal drove in a run with a single for his fourth RBI. The Cubs made it 8-1 in the seventh before Gene Richards and Jerry Turner hit homers for the Padres in the eighth, Turner's blow coming with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 8, Chicago Cubs 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    7, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Padres       0  0  1    2  2  2    1  0  0  -   8 15  0
Cubs         3  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  1  -   6 11  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Almon ss              5   0   3   2     0   0   .260      De Jesus ss           5   2   3   1     0   2   .251
Ivie 1b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .285      Clines lf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .305
Kingman lf            5   1   2   2     0   1   .221      Buckner 1b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .299
  Richards pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Morales cf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .328
Winfield rf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Murcer rf             3   1   1   3     1   0   .273
Hendrick cf           5   2   2   0     0   0   .301      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Tenace c              5   2   3   2     0   1   .230      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   3   .256
Ashford 3b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .240      Kelleher 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Champion 2b           4   2   3   1     1   0   .230        Gross ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Owchinko p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .115        Trillo 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Krukow p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .179
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rosello ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
                                                            G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               40   8  15   8     2   6             Totals               37   6  11   6     3   8

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: Padres 9, Cubs 7
DP: Padres 1, Cubs 1
Errors: De Jesus, Murcer
Doubles: Tenace (17), De Jesus 3 (19)
Home Runs: Tenace (11), Kingman (18), Murcer (18), Buckner (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Owchinko 2 (10)
GIDP: Kingman (4), Morales (6)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko W(5-7)         6     8   5   5   3   6   1  29   4.79
Tomlin                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
Spillner SV(5)          3     2   1   1   0   2   1  10   3.35
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   8   2  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(7-9)           5     8   5   5   0   2   2  23   4.64
Broberg                 1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7   5.94
Giusti                  2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   3.03
G. Hernandez            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.59
Totals                  9    15   8   8   2   6   2  44

Passed Balls: Tenace (11)
Wild Pitches: Giusti (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


PADRES 1ST: Almon reached on an error by De Jesus [Almon to
second]; Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman grounded
out (third to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to right; Clines was called out on
strikes; Buckner grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus to
third]; Morales walked; Murcer homered [De Jesus scored, Morales
scored]; Ontiveros walked; Mitterwald struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 3.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Tenace
popped to second; Ashford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Kelleher lined to pitcher; Krukow lined to left; De
Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 3.

PADRES 3RD: Champion singled to left; Owchinko out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Champion to second]; Almon
singled to center [Champion scored]; Ivie singled to left [Almon
to third]; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Ivie out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Clines flied out to right; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morales singled to center; Tenace allowed
a passed ball [Morales to second]; Murcer walked; Ontiveros
lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 3.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; Hendrick singled to left;
Tenace homered [Hendrick scored]; Ashford struck out; Champion
singled to right; Owchinko forced Champion (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
grounded out (third to first); Krukow singled to left; De Jesus
doubled to center [Krukow scored]; Clines grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Cubs 4.

PADRES 5TH: Almon singled to left; Ivie forced Almon (pitcher to
shortstop); Kingman homered [Ivie scored]; Winfield grounded out
(second to first); Hendrick flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Buckner singled to right; Morales struck out; Murcer
flied out to center; Ontiveros lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 4.

PADRES 6TH: BROBERG REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Tenace doubled
to left; On a bunt Ashford made an out to third; Champion
singled to right [Tenace scored]; Owchinko out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Champion to second]; Almon singled to
right [Champion scored, Almon to second (error by Murcer)]; Ivie
walked; Kingman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Mitterwald struck out; Kelleher was called out on
strikes; ROSELLO BATTED FOR BROBERG; Rosello grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 4.

PADRES 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); Winfield
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick singled to center;
Giusti threw a wild pitch [Hendrick to second]; Tenace singled
to left [Hendrick to third]; Ashford grounded out (second to
first) [Hendrick scored, Tenace to second]; Champion was walked
intentionally; Owchinko was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 8, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus doubled to left; Clines singled to center [De
Jesus scored]; TOMLIN REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Buckner
singled to right [Clines to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED TOMLIN
(PITCHING); Morales grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Clines to third, Buckner out at second];
Murcer popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8,
Cubs 5.

PADRES 8TH: Almon flied out to center; Ivie struck out; Kingman
singled to left; RICHARDS RAN FOR KINGMAN; Winfield grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: RICHARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ontiveros popped
to third in foul territory; Mitterwald struck out; GROSS BATTED
FOR KELLEHER; Gross singled to left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR GIUSTI;
Biittner forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 8, Cubs 5.

PADRES 9TH: TRILLO REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 2B); G. HERNANDEZ
REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Hendrick lined to second; Tenace
struck out; Ashford singled to third; Champion flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Clines flied out
to right; Buckner homered; Morales popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 8, Cubs 6.