Rick Reuschel was turned back in his bid to become the major leagues' first 20-game winner of the season when the Padres defeated the Cubs, 4-1. The Cubs tallied on a passed ball by Dave Roberts with the bases loaded in the seventh inning before the Padres broke loose for all their runs in the eighth.

Bill Almon was safe on an error and Mike Ivie singled, leading to the removal of Reuschel. Bruce Sutter relieved, but the Cubs' ace fireman was immediately tagged for a triple by George Hendrick, driving in two runs. Dave Winfield followed with a double, driving in Hendrick, and after one out Roberts also doubled to score Winfield. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 3, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   4 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Richards 1b,lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Biittner lf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Almon ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .305      Ivie 3b,1b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .284
Morales cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Hendrick cf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .313
Murcer rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .280      Winfield rf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .290
Ontiveros 3b          1   0   1   0     3   0   .297      Turner lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .236
Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     1   2   .282        Ashford 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .186      Roberts c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .195
R. Reuschel p         4   0   1   0     0   3   .197      Scanlon 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .169
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .152
                                                            Tenace ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
                                                            Spillner p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .125

Totals               32   1   7   0     7   6             Totals               34   4  10   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 10,970
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Padres 8
DP: Cubs 1, Padres 0
Errors: De Jesus
Doubles: Biittner 2 (21), Murcer (16), Buckner (20), Winfield (25), Roberts (10)
Triples: Hendrick (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (3)
GIDP: Roberts (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(19-6)     7     7   2   1   2   4   0  30   2.60
Sutter                  1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6   1.21
Totals                  8    10   4   3   2   5   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben              7     7   1   0   7   5   0  34   4.49
Spillner W(6-3)         2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.36
Totals                  9     7   1   0   7   6   0  40

Passed Balls: Roberts (6)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus popped to right; Biittner popped to
shortstop; Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (second to first); Murcer popped
to third in foul territory; Ontiveros walked; Trillo walked
[Ontiveros to second]; Swisher forced Trillo (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Winfield
singled to left; Turner singled to right [Winfield to third];
Roberts struck out; Scanlon popped to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel was called out on strikes; De Jesus flied
out to center; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Freisleben was called out on strikes; Richards
grounded out (pitcher to first); Almon singled to center; Ivie
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Padres 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
lined to center; Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros singled to
center [Murcer to second]; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hendrick singled to pitcher; Winfield singled to
left [Hendrick to second]; Turner grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Hendrick to third, Winfield to second]; Roberts reached
on a fielder's choice [Hendrick out at home (third to catcher),
Winfield to third]; Scanlon walked [Roberts to second];
Freisleben forced Winfield (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher grounded out (second to first); R. Reuschel
singled to right; De Jesus flied out to center; Biittner doubled
to right [R. Reuschel to third]; Buckner was walked
intentionally; Morales popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon
grounded out (third to first); Ivie singled to center; Hendrick
forced Ivie (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Padres 0.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer doubled to right; Ontiveros walked; Trillo out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Murcer to third,
Ontiveros to second]; Swisher was walked intentionally; R.
Reuschel struck out; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield lined to left; Turner walked; Roberts
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Turner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 7TH: Biittner doubled to center [Biittner out at third
(center to shortstop to third)]; Buckner doubled to center;
Morales lined to center; Murcer was walked intentionally;
Ontiveros walked [Buckner to third, Murcer to second]; Roberts
allowed a passed ball [Buckner scored (unearned), Murcer to
third, Ontiveros to second]; Trillo struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Scanlon grounded out (pitcher to first); TENACE
BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Tenace struck out; Richards grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 0.

CUBS 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Swisher grounded
out (shortstop to first); R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Almon reached on an error by De Jesus [Almon to
first]; Ivie singled to left [Almon to third]; SUTTER REPLACED
R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Hendrick tripled to right [Almon scored
(unearned), Ivie scored]; Winfield doubled to left [Hendrick
scored]; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Winfield to
third]; Roberts doubled to left [Winfield scored]; Scanlon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spillner struck out; 4 R (3
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 4.

CUBS 9TH: RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ASHFORD REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 3B);
Biittner grounded out (second to first); Buckner lined to
center; Morales popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Padres 4.