Mick Kelleher walked to start the seventh inning, advanced on winning pitcher Paul Reuschel's sacrifice bunt and scored what proved to be the winning run on Larry Biittner's single as the Cubs dealt the Phillies their second loss in three games, 5-3. Bruce Sutter worked two scoreless innings to gain his 30th save. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 22, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  1  -   5  8  1
Phillies     0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   3 12  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .256      McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Biittner lf           4   1   3   2     1   0   .300      Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Buckner 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Schmidt 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .271
Murcer rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .268      Luzinski lf           4   2   2   0     0   1   .305
Ontiveros 3b          3   1   1   1     1   1   .288      Johnstone 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .287
Gross cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .317      Maddox cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .290
  Clines ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Boone c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .284
  Wallis cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   3   .183        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Kelleher 2b           1   1   0   0     2   0   .233        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Lonborg p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .068
Lamp p                2   0   1   2     0   1   .375        Hutton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .269
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harmon pr,2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .315
  Trillo 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .277

Totals               32   5   8   5     6   7             Totals               35   3  12   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 20,709
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Phillies 6
DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Kelleher, Luzinski, Johnstone
Doubles: De Jesus (26), Hutton (2)
Triples: McBride (6), Schmidt (10)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (15), Ontiveros (3)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (5), Maddox (6)
Sacrifice Hits: P. Reuschel (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Boone (8)
GIDP: Buckner 2 (15), Sizemore (25)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    5.1  10   3   3   0   1   0  24   4.88
P. Reuschel W(5-6)      1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.93
Roberts                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.63
Sutter SV(30)           2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.31
Totals                  9    12   3   3   0   5   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg L(10-4)         7     5   4   3   5   3   0  30   3.86
McGraw                  2     3   1   1   1   4   0   9   2.38
Totals                  9     8   5   4   6   7   0  39

Wild Pitches: McGraw (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Biittner
walked; Buckner forced Biittner (shortstop to second); Buckner
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride popped to shortstop; Bowa singled to
pitcher [Bowa out at second (shortstop to second)]; Schmidt
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out
(third to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnstone singled to pitcher [Johnstone to second (error by
Kelleher)]; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Boone
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher was called out on strikes; Kelleher lined to
center; Lamp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lonborg flied out to center; McBride tripled to center; Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus made an out to second; Biittner singled to
left; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
singled to center; Johnstone singled to right [Luzinski to
third]; Maddox singled to right [Luzinski scored, Johnstone to
third]; Boone reached on a fielder's choice [Johnstone stayed at
third, Maddox to second]; Sizemore grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Boone out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 5TH: Murcer singled to center; Ontiveros walked [Murcer to
second]; Gross lined to third; Murcer stole third and Ontiveros
stole second; Swisher struck out; Kelleher was walked
intentionally; Lamp singled to left [Murcer scored, Ontiveros
scored, Kelleher to third (error by Luzinski)]; De Jesus forced
Lamp (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Lonborg struck out; McBride grounded out (second
to first); On a bunt Bowa singled to pitcher; Schmidt tripled to
right [Bowa scored, Schmidt out at home (third to catcher)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 2.

CUBS 6TH: Biittner reached on an error by Johnstone (assist by
Sizemore) [Biittner to third]; Buckner popped to third in foul
territory; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros
singled to left [Biittner scored (unearned)]; Gross walked
[Ontiveros to second]; Swisher popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski singled to left; Johnstone grounded out
(first unassisted) [Luzinski to second]; Maddox singled to left
[Luzinski to third]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Boone
out on a sacrifice fly to right in foul territory [Luzinski
scored]; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 3.

CUBS 7TH: Kelleher walked; P. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Kelleher to second]; De Jesus lined to
center [Kelleher to third]; Biittner singled to center [Kelleher
scored]; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; McCarver was called
out on strikes; HUTTON BATTED FOR LONBORG; Hutton doubled to
right; HARMON RAN FOR HUTTON; ROBERTS REPLACED P. REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); McBride flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

CUBS 8TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCGRAW REPLACED
MCCARVER (PITCHING); Murcer singled to second; McGraw threw a
wild pitch [Murcer to second]; Ontiveros struck out; CLINES
BATTED FOR GROSS; Clines was walked intentionally; Swisher
struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Cardenal struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: WALLIS REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING CF); SUTTER
REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); TRILLO REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING
2B); Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski struck out; Johnstone
struck out; Maddox popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

CUBS 9TH: Trillo was called out on strikes; De Jesus doubled to
left; Biittner singled to center [De Jesus scored]; Buckner
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Biittner out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone flied out to left; HEBNER BATTED FOR MCGRAW;
Hebner struck out (catcher to first); JOHNSON BATTED FOR HARMON;
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 5, Phillies 3.