Willie McCovey raised his career RBI total to 1,400 by driving in two runs with a double to help the Giants defeat the Cubs, 4-1. The Cubs counted their run off Ed Halicki in the second on doubles by Larry Biittner and Manny Trillo. Gary Alexander led off the Giants' third with a single, reached third on a one-out single by Derrel Thomas and scored the tying run on an infield out by Tim Foli. The Cubs then passed Bill Madlock intentionally to get at McCovey, who wrecked the strategy with a double. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    28, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0
Giants       0  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .262      Thomas cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .259
Gross rf,cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Foli ss               4   0   0   1     0   0   .221
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Madlock 3b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .302
Morales cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .301      McCovey 1b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .278
  Cardenal rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Evans pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Biittner lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .290      Thomasson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Trillo 2b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .290      Harris 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Alexander c           3   1   1   0     1   1   .323
Roberts p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Halicki p             1   0   1   1     0   0   .164
  Broberg p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .301
  Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               35   1  10   1     0   3             Totals               31   4  10   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 21,622
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Giants 7
DP: Cubs 1, Giants 2
Doubles: Biittner (19), Trillo (17), De Jesus (22), Madlock (24), McCovey 2 (17), Harris (11), Thomas (9)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Halicki 2 (4)
GIDP: Broberg (1), Cardenal (6), Thomasson (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(0-1)          3.2   7   4   4   1   3   0  19   4.73
Broberg                 2.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.50
Lamp                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.59
Totals                  8    10   4   4   2   4   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(12-10)        9    10   1   1   0   3   0  35   3.36
Totals                  9    10   1   1   0   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (6)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Gross popped to center; De
Jesus stole second; Buckner popped to shortstop; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomas struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Madlock doubled to left; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros popped to third in foul territory; Biittner
doubled to center; Trillo doubled to center [Biittner scored];
Mitterwald grounded out (third to first) [Trillo to third];
Roberts popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark grounded out (third to first); Thomasson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harris flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus popped to left; Gross lined to left; Buckner
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Alexander singled to third; Halicki out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Alexander to second]; Thomas
singled to center [Alexander to third]; Foli grounded out
(second to first) [Alexander scored, Thomas to second]; Madlock
was walked intentionally; McCovey doubled to center [Thomas
scored, Madlock scored]; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball
[McCovey to third]; Clark struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Giants 3.

CUBS 4TH: Morales popped to third in foul territory; Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Biittner singled to center;
Trillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: CARDENAL REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING RF); GROSS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Thomasson flied out to left;
Harris doubled to left; Alexander grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Harris to third]; Halicki singled to left [Harris
scored]; Thomas doubled to right [Halicki to third]; BROBERG
REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.

CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald singled to left; On a bunt Broberg grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Mitterwald
out at second]; De Jesus singled to left; Gross singled to
center [De Jesus to third]; Buckner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock singled to center; McCovey popped to catcher
in foul territory; Clark singled to left [Madlock to third];
Thomasson grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Giants 4.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out
(second to first); Biittner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Alexander
walked; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Alexander to second]; Thomas grounded out (second to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo singled to left; Mitterwald forced Trillo
(third to second); CLINES BATTED FOR BROBERG; Clines struck out;
De Jesus doubled to left [Mitterwald to third]; Gross grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: LAMP REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first);
McCovey doubled to left; EVANS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Clark grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.

CUBS 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Buckner singled to
center; Cardenal grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Buckner out at second]; Ontiveros grounded out (second
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomasson flied out to left; Harris grounded out
(second to first); Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Giants 4.

CUBS 9TH: Biittner lined to center; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.