The East Division champion Phillies completed their road schedule with a winning record of 41-40 after defeating the Cubs, 5-2. The Phillies' runs were batted in by five different players. Tommy Hutton had three hits in five trips and scored once. Greg Gross went 3-for-3 and scored both of the Cubs' counters. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 28, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     2  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 13  2
Cubs         1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martin cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .266      De Jesus ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Hutton lf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .297      Gross lf              3   2   3   0     1   0   .326
Johnstone rf          4   0   1   1     1   2   .281      Biittner 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Murcer rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .266
  Morrison 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Johnson 1b            3   1   2   0     1   1   .320      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Foote c               5   1   2   1     0   1   .237      Wallis cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .260
Andrews 2b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .200      Gordon c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .043
Buskey ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Seoane p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Krukow p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Vukovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Cardenal ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  Lerch p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCarver ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .319        Rosello ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .225
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .297

Totals               36   5  13   5     2   7             Totals               31   2   8   1     5   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  5,116
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Cubs 8
DP: Phillies 3, Cubs 3
Errors: Buskey 2, Gross
Doubles: Schmidt (27), Gross (10)
Stolen Bases: Andrews (1), McCarver (3), De Jesus (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Gordon (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Andrews (1)
GIDP: Andrews (1), Foote (6), De Jesus 2 (8), Biittner (17)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2,by Krukow), Buskey (1,by Krukow), Martin (4,by Krukow)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seoane                  3     4   1   1   2   1   0  14   6.00
Lerch W(10-6)           4     4   1   0   3   2   0  17   5.16
Brusstar SV(3)          2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.73
Totals                  9     8   2   1   5   3   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(8-14)          4     8   3   3   0   5   0  21   4.40
Broberg                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.75
P. Reuschel             1.2   3   2   2   0   1   0   8   4.25
Roberts                 1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.62
Totals                  9    13   5   5   2   7   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Krukow 3 (3)
Wild Pitches: P. Reuschel (5)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Larry Bowa ejected by 2B umpire Nick Colosi
sometime in game; Martin singled to center; Hutton singled
to left [Martin to third]; Johnstone singled to right [Martin
scored, Hutton to third]; Schmidt struck out; Johnson was hit by
a pitch [Johnstone to second]; Foote singled to left [Hutton
scored, Johnstone to third, Johnson to second]; Andrews grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foote out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus made an out to shortstop; Gross doubled to
center; Biittner singled to center [Gross scored]; Murcer
singled to right [Biittner out at third (right to third)];
Ontiveros lined to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Buskey was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Seoane hit
into a double play (pitcher to second) [Buskey out at second];
Martin was hit by a pitch; Hutton forced Martin (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo walked; Wallis flied out to left; Gordon was
called out on strikes; Krukow popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Johnstone grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
doubled to center; Johnson was called out on strikes; Foote was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: On a bunt De Jesus singled to third; De Jesus stole
second; Gross walked; Biittner popped to shortstop; Murcer
grounded out (first to shortstop to first) [De Jesus to third,
Gross to second]; Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Andrews singled to shortstop; Andrews stole
second; Buskey flied out to right; VUKOVICH BATTED FOR SEOANE;
Vukovich struck out; Martin singled to right [Andrews scored];
Hutton singled to right [Martin to third]; Johnstone struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: LERCH REPLACED VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Trillo singled to
shortstop; Wallis walked [Trillo to second]; Gordon out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Trillo to third, Wallis to
second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Cardenal walked; De Jesus
grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to second to
first) [Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
3, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: BROBERG REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Schmidt
lined to left; Johnson walked; Foote grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Gross singled to left; Biittner lined to left; Murcer
walked [Gross to second]; Ontiveros reached on an error by
Buskey [Gross scored (error by Buskey) (unearned), Murcer to
third, Ontiveros to first]; Trillo reached on a fielder's choice
[Murcer out at home (third to catcher to third), Ontiveros to
second]; Wallis struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Andrews was called out on strikes; Buskey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lerch grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Gordon grounded out (pitcher to first); ROSELLO BATTED
FOR BROBERG; Rosello singled to left; De Jesus grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rosello out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); Martin
popped to first in foul territory; Hutton singled to right;
Johnstone was called out on strikes; Schmidt flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Gross singled to left; Biittner grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at second];
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnson singled to right; Foote singled to left
[Johnson to third]; Andrews hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Johnson scored, Foote to second]; P. Reuschel threw a wild
pitch [Foote to third]; Buskey grounded out (second to first);
MCCARVER BATTED FOR LERCH; ROBERTS REPLACED P. REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); McCarver singled to left [Foote scored]; McCarver
stole second; Martin lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); MORRISON
REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); Ontiveros grounded out (second to
first); Trillo grounded out (third to first); Wallis grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hutton grounded out (second to first); Johnstone
walked; Morrison forced Johnstone (second to shortstop); Johnson
singled to left [Morrison to third (error by Gross), Johnson to
second]; Foote lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: BUCKNER BATTED FOR GORDON; Buckner flied out to right;
CLINES BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Clines grounded out (shortstop to
first); De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cubs 2.