Bruce Sutter, who took over in the eighth inning, fanned the first six batters he faced, tying the N. L. record for most consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher, and gained the victory when the Cubs scored an unearned run in the 10th to defeat the Expos, 3-2. Dave Rosello, batting for Sutter, led off the extra stanza with a single and reached third when Gary Carter overthrew second on an attempted sacrifice by Ivan DeJesus. Rosello was forced to hold third when Larry Biittner grounded out but then scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Buckner. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 8, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  7  2
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    1  -   3  6  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .286      De Jesus ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Cromartie lf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Biittner lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .279      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .299
Perez 1b              3   0   1   1     0   2   .291      Murcer rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .275
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .275      Gross cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .317
Parrish 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .247      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Frias ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .237      Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Rogers p              2   0   0   1     0   0   .095        Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Alcala p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .071        Swisher c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clines ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .296
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Rosello ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .216

Totals               33   2   7   2     4  11             Totals               35   3   6   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  2,841
Left on Base: Expos 7, Cubs 7
DP: Expos 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Carter, Parrish
Doubles: Cash (35)
Stolen Bases: Cromartie (7)
Caught Stealing: Rogers (1), Dawson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Kerrigan (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (7), Buckner (7)
GIDP: Trillo (17)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  5     2   0   0   1   2   0  17   2.97
Alcala                  1.1   3   2   1   1   2   0   9   4.96
Kerrigan L(2-5)         2.2   1   1   0   1   0   0  11   3.10
McEnaney                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.07
Totals                  9.2   6   3   1   3   4   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  6     6   2   2   3   4   0  25   4.71
P. Reuschel             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.93
Sutter W(6-1)           3     1   0   0   1   6   0  11   1.15
Totals                 10     7   2   2   4  11   0  39

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash popped to second; Cromartie flied out to center;
Dawson walked; Perez singled to left [Dawson to third];
Valentine forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Biittner
struck out; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter walked; Parrish grounded out (third to first)
[Carter to second]; Frias lined to left; Rogers flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer lined to second; Ontiveros grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash doubled to center; Cromartie singled to left
[Cash to third]; Dawson struck out; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Cash scored]; Valentine singled to center [Cromartie to
second]; Carter struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs
0.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
popped to left; Burris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish walked; Frias singled to second [Parrish to
third]; Rogers forced Frias (second to shortstop) [Parrish
scored]; Cash was called out on strikes while Rogers was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus singled to right; Biittner grounded out
(pitcher to catcher to first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner
lined to left; Murcer walked; Ontiveros lined to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson
singled to left; Dawson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Gross singled to center; Trillo grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Mitterwald
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
grounded out (third to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: ALCALA REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR
BURRIS; Clines singled to left; De Jesus struck out; Biittner
flied out to center; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 7TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Frias
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alcala struck out; Cash
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros was called out on
strikes; Gross walked [Murcer to second]; Trillo singled to left
[Murcer scored, Gross to second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR
MITTERWALD; Cardenal reached on an error by Parrish [Gross
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Trillo to second, Cardenal to
first]; MORALES BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; KERRIGAN REPLACED ALCALA
(PITCHING); Morales popped to first in foul territory; De Jesus
forced Cardenal (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 8TH: SWISHER REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING C ); SUTTER
REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Cromartie struck out; Dawson struck
out (catcher to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Biittner popped to shortstop; Buckner lined to right;
Murcer walked; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine struck out; Carter struck out; Parrish
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Gross flied out to left; Trillo lined to third;
Swisher popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 10TH: Frias singled to right; Kerrigan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Frias to second]; Cash walked;
Cromartie forced Cash (shortstop to second) [Frias to third];
Cromartie stole second; Dawson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 10TH: ROSELLO BATTED FOR SUTTER; Rosello singled to second;
On a bunt De Jesus reached on an error by Carter [Rosello to
third, De Jesus to first]; MCENANEY REPLACED KERRIGAN
(PITCHING); Biittner grounded out (first unassisted) [De Jesus
to second]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rosello scored
(unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 3.