Ray Burris and Bruce Sutter combined for a seven-hitter as the Cubs silenced the Phillies, 2-0. Ivan DeJesus and Steve Ontiveros delivered run-scoring singles and Sutter was credited with his 29th save. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 21, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .256      McBride rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .319
Cardenal cf,lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .276
  Wallis cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Buckner 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .291      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .304
Clines rf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .304      Johnstone 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
  Murcer ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .288
  Biittner lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Boone c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .288        Harmon pr,2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Adams lf              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .317
  Gross ph,cf,lf,rf   3   0   0   0     0   0   .319      Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .187        McCarver ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Kelleher 2b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .235      Lerch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .105        Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                            Reed p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   2   7   2     3   6             Totals               31   0   7   0     3   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 31,512
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Phillies 7
DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Buckner 2 (25)
Caught Stealing: Johnstone (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris (7)
GIDP: Gross (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(14-15)         6.2   5   0   0   3   4   0  25   4.55
Sutter SV(29)           2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   9   1.34
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   7   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(9-6)            2     5   2   2   3   3   0  14   5.27
Brusstar                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.78
Reed                    5     2   0   0   0   2   0  17   2.40
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.31
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Bill Williams


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
flied out to center; Buckner walked; Clines singled to shortstop
[Buckner to second]; Ontiveros walked [Buckner to third, Clines
to second]; Adams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride walked; McBride was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Bowa was called out on strikes; Schmidt
walked; Luzinski popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Swisher struck out; Kelleher walked; Burris out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kelleher to second]; De Jesus
singled to left [Kelleher scored, De Jesus to second (on throw
to home)]; Cardenal was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone singled to left; Maddox lined to
shortstop; Boone flied out to right; Johnstone was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner doubled to right; Clines singled to right
[Buckner to third]; Ontiveros singled to right [Buckner scored,
Clines to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); GROSS
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Clines to third, Ontiveros out at second];
Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CARDENAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Sizemore grounded out (pitcher
to first); HEBNER BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Hebner grounded out
(first to pitcher); McBride singled to center; Bowa singled to
right [McBride to second]; Schmidt popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

CUBS 4TH: REED REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Kelleher grounded out
(second to first); Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); De
Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Johnstone
flied out to left; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal reached on an error by Schmidt [Cardenal to
first]; Buckner doubled to right [Cardenal out at home (right to
shortstop to catcher)]; Clines grounded out (pitcher to first);
Ontiveros lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone singled to center; Sizemore struck out
[Boone out at second (catcher to shortstop to first)]; Ted
Sizemore called for interference to complete double play;
Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

CUBS 6TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Swisher flied
out to center; Kelleher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride flied out to center; Bowa lined to third;
On a bunt Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

CUBS 7TH: Burris grounded out (third to first); De Jesus flied
out to center; Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: WALLIS REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING CF); GROSS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Luzinski struck out; Johnstone
lined to center; Maddox singled to left; Boone walked [Maddox to
second]; SUTTER REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); MCCARVER BATTED FOR
SIZEMORE; HARMON RAN FOR BOONE; McCarver popped to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

CUBS 8TH: MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HARMON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Buckner popped to left; MURCER BATTED FOR
CLINES; Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros forced Murcer (third
to second); Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: BIITTNER REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING LF); GROSS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HUTTON BATTED FOR REED; Hutton
grounded out (second to first); McBride grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bowa singled to center; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

CUBS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Swisher flied out
to center; Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutter
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski struck out; Johnstone grounded out (first
to pitcher); Maddox singled to left; JOHNSON BATTED FOR HARMON;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.