Bobby Murcer's home run in the eighth inning, his 24th of the season, proved to be the deciding blow as the Cubs defeated the Giants, 3-2. Rick Reuschel, with help from Willie Hernandez in the ninth, pitched the Cubs to their eighth straight victory over the Giants this season. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Monday, August    22, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  9  0
Cubs         1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 3b            5   0   4   0     0   0   .300      De Jesus ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .259
Andrews 2b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .273      Gross lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Evans lf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .256        Clines ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .311
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .278      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .321
Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     1   3   .250      Morales cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .307
Whitfield cf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .287      Murcer rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Hill c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Rosello 2b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .208
  Sadek pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Sember 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Mitterwald c          3   0   2   1     0   0   .249
Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .148      R. Reuschel p         3   0   1   0     0   1   .197
  Clark ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .261        G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Williams p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas ph           1   1   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               34   2   9   2     5   9             Totals               31   3  10   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 19,085
Left on Base: Giants 10, Cubs 6
DP: Giants 2, Cubs 2
Doubles: Madlock (22), De Jesus (20), Buckner (18), Mitterwald (19), Ontiveros (24), R. Reuschel (2)
Triples: Rosello (1)
Home Runs: Murcer (24)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (9)
GIDP: Evans (7), Madlock (23), Buckner (10), Clines (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(11-11)           4     7   2   2   1   1   0  18   4.50
Williams                2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   4.23
Lavelle                 1.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   1.85
Totals                  8    10   3   3   2   2   1  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(17-5)     8.2   9   2   2   5   9   0  38   2.76
G. Hernandez SV(4)      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.66
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   9   0  39

Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (8)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Sudol


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to left; Andrews forced Madlock
(shortstop to second); Evans grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to pitcher) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to left; Gross grounded out (second
to first) [De Jesus to third]; Buckner doubled to center [De
Jesus scored]; Morales walked; Murcer flied out to center;
Ontiveros lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Thomasson struck out; Whitfield
forced McCovey (second to shortstop); Foli grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Rosello tripled to center; Mitterwald doubled to
center [Rosello scored, Mitterwald out at third (center to
second to third)]; R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 3RD: SEMBER REPLACED ROSELLO (PLAYING 2B); Hill grounded
out (third to first); Barr was called out on strikes; Madlock
singled to shortstop; Madlock was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Gross singled to left; Buckner grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second];
Morales popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
struck out; McCovey singled to right; Thomasson walked [McCovey
to second]; Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer lined to right; Ontiveros doubled to right;
Sember popped to first in foul territory; Mitterwald singled to
pitcher [Ontiveros to third]; R. Reuschel grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Foli singled to shortstop; Hill lined to right;
CLARK BATTED FOR BARR; Clark walked [Foli to second]; Madlock
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Clark out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); De Jesus grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (second
to first); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Andrews singled to right; Evans walked [Andrews to
second]; McCovey struck out; Thomasson struck out; Whitfield
singled to right [Andrews scored, Evans to third]; Foli grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Morales lined to shortstop; Murcer lined to right;
Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill singled to left; SADEK RAN FOR HILL; On a bunt
Williams struck out; Madlock singled to left [Sadek to second];
Andrews grounded out (third to first) [Sadek to third, Madlock
to second]; Evans walked; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Sember singled to
center; Mitterwald flied out to left; R. Reuschel doubled to
center [Sember to third]; De Jesus was walked intentionally;
LAVELLE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR GROSS;
Clines grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
1, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 8TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Thomasson struck
out; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Buckner lined to center; Morales popped to second;
Murcer homered; Ontiveros lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 9TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR SADEK; Harris flied out to center;
THOMAS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Thomas struck out but advanced to
first on a wild pitch; Madlock doubled to left [Thomas to
third]; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thomas
scored]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Cubs 3.