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.

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