Bill Buckner, with a two-run homer in the third inning and sacrifice fly in the fifth, powered the Cubs to a 4-2 triumph over the Cardinals. The Cubs jumped ahead in the first on a solo homer by Larry Biittner. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Monday, September 5, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Cubs         1  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .257
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Biittner lf           4   2   3   1     0   1   .294
Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .294      Buckner 1b            3   1   1   3     0   1   .302
Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .330      Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Reitz 3b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .272      Murcer rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Cruz rf               2   0   0   1     0   1   .240      Ontiveros 3b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .300
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .239      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Phillips ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .185
  Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Templeton ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .141
  Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     0   3             Totals               28   4   7   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 33,982
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Cubs 3
DP: Cardinals 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Phillips, Buckner
Doubles: Ontiveros (27)
Home Runs: Biittner (9), Buckner (11)
Stolen Bases: Bosetti (2)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Reitz (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (3), Buckner (6)
GIDP: Swisher (3), Morales (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(10-14)      7     7   4   4   2   5   2  28   3.66
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.17
Totals                  8     7   4   4   2   6   2  31

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(1-1)          9     6   2   2   0   3   0  32   4.58
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


CARDINALS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
popped to first; Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Biittner homered;
Buckner was called out on strikes; Morales struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Reitz forced Simmons
(shortstop to second); Cruz grounded out (third to first) [Reitz
to second]; Tyson singled to left [Reitz scored]; Phillips flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer walked; Murcer was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Ontiveros walked; Trillo singled to
pitcher [Ontiveros to second]; Swisher grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Rasmussen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bosetti singled to center; On a bunt Mumphrey hit into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Bosetti out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (third to first); De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner singled to right;
Buckner homered [Biittner scored]; Morales reached on an error
by Phillips [Morales to first]; Murcer forced Morales (first to
shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to right; Simmons singled to
left [Hernandez to second]; Reitz out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Hernandez to third, Simmons to second]; Cruz
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez scored]; Tyson lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros doubled to center; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Swisher flied out to right; Roberts
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: On a bunt Phillips singled to third; On a bunt
Rasmussen forced Phillips (pitcher to shortstop); Bosetti forced
Rasmussen (shortstop to second); Bosetti stole second [Bosetti
to third (error by Buckner)]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus singled to shortstop; Biittner singled to
right [De Jesus to third]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to center
[De Jesus scored]; Morales grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer lined to center; Ontiveros grounded out (first
unassisted); Trillo popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Tyson lined to
left; ANDERSON BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Anderson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: TEMPLETON REPLACED ANDERSON (PLAYING SS); Swisher
struck out; Roberts struck out; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: BROCK BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Brock grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Bosetti struck out; Mumphrey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Biittner struck
out; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Morales lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Simmons grounded out (third to first); Reitz lined to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.