Larry Biittner had two singles, a double and homer in a 20-hit barrage that powered the Cubs to a 10-7 triumph over the Phillies. The Cubs broke a 7-7 tie in the sixth inning when Bobby Murcer clouted his 26th homer and Greg Gross belted his fifth. Biittner gave the Cubs an early lead with his 12th homer, a two-run blow in the first. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Game Played on Monday, September 26, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  1  2    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  0
Cubs         2  0  4    1  0  2    0  1  x  -  10 20  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .315      De Jesus ss           6   1   3   1     0   0   .262
Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Biittner lf           6   2   4   2     0   1   .304
Schmidt 3b            4   2   1   0     1   1   .275      Buckner 1b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .288
Luzinski lf           4   2   1   0     1   1   .310      Murcer rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .266
Hebner 1b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .287      Ontiveros 3b          4   1   2   2     1   0   .295
Maddox cf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .292      Gross cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .316
Boone c               3   1   2   2     1   0   .286        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .284        Wallis cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .280
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gordon c              4   0   1   1     1   1   .063
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Burris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Kaat p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .189        Moore p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .300
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .282        Sutter p            1   1   1   0     0   0   .150
  Lerch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .170

Totals               36   7  11   7     4   4             Totals               42  10  20  10     3   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  3,679
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Cubs 13
DP: Phillies 0, Cubs 2
Doubles: Schmidt (26), Hebner (17), Maddox (27), De Jesus 2 (30), Biittner 2 (28), Buckner (27)
Triples: De Jesus (7)
Home Runs: Maddox (13), Biittner (12), Murcer (26), Gross (5)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (8), Buckner (7)
Caught Stealing: Boone (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris 2 (9)
GIDP: Schmidt (10)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 2.1   7   6   6   1   0   1  15   4.15
Brusstar                0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.81
Kaat L(6-11)            4     9   3   3   2   2   2  23   5.40
Lerch                   1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   5.29
Totals                  8    20  10  10   3   3   3  47

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  4.1   9   7   7   3   1   1  25   4.75
Moore W(4-2)            2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.13
Sutter SV(31)           2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.28
Totals                  9    11   7   7   4   4   1  40

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to right; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to center; Biittner homered [De Jesus
scored]; Buckner singled to center; Murcer flied out to left;
Ontiveros flied out to center; Buckner stole second; Gross flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Hebner flied out to center;
Maddox homered; Boone walked; On a bunt Sizemore singled to
pitcher [Boone to second]; Lonborg grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo popped to right; Gordon walked; Burris out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gordon to second]; De Jesus
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride grounded out (third to first); Bowa popped
to first; Schmidt doubled to right; Luzinski walked; Hebner
doubled to center [Schmidt scored, Luzinski scored]; Maddox
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Biittner doubled to center; Buckner doubled to center
[Biittner scored]; Murcer flied out to right [Buckner to third];
Ontiveros singled to right [Buckner scored]; Gross singled to
left [Ontiveros to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED LONBORG
(PITCHING); Trillo singled to center [Ontiveros scored, Gross to
third]; Gordon singled to left [Gross scored, Trillo to second];
Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Trillo to
third, Gordon to second]; De Jesus grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 6.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone singled to right; Sizemore grounded out
(second to first) [Boone to second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
BRUSSTAR; McCarver flied out to left; McBride singled to right
[Boone scored]; Bowa flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 4, Cubs 6.

CUBS 4TH: KAAT REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Biittner singled to
right; Buckner forced Biittner (catcher to shortstop); Murcer
singled to right [Buckner to second]; Ontiveros singled to left
[Buckner scored, Murcer to second]; Gross grounded out (second
to first) [Murcer to third, Ontiveros to second]; Trillo was
walked intentionally; Gordon struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 4, Cubs 7.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski singled to center
[Schmidt to second]; Hebner popped to second; Maddox doubled to
left [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to third]; Boone singled to
center [Luzinski scored, Maddox scored]; MOORE REPLACED BURRIS
(PITCHING); Sizemore struck out while Boone was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7,
Cubs 7.

CUBS 5TH: Moore struck out; De Jesus doubled to center; Biittner
flied out to left; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 7.

PHILLIES 6TH: Kaat lined to right; McBride grounded out (first
to pitcher); Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer homered; Ontiveros flied out to center; Gross
homered; Trillo singled to center; Gordon lined to center; Moore
singled to right [Trillo to third]; De Jesus flied out to right;
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 9.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski popped to second;
Hebner walked; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Maddox grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs
9.

CUBS 7TH: Biittner doubled to right; Buckner popped to
shortstop; Murcer lined to center; Ontiveros was walked
intentionally; CLINES BATTED FOR GROSS; Clines forced Ontiveros
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 9.

PHILLIES 8TH: WALLIS REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING CF); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore singled to second;
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR KAAT; Sizemore stole second; Johnstone
flied out to center; McBride struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 7, Cubs 9.

CUBS 8TH: LERCH REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Trillo flied out
to right; Gordon lined to first; Sutter singled to right; De
Jesus tripled to center [Sutter scored]; Biittner struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 10.

PHILLIES 9TH: On a bunt Bowa singled to pitcher; Schmidt
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bowa
out at second]; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 10.