Paced by three hits by Bill Buckner, the Cubs shaded the Expos, 5-4. The Cubs took the lead in the first inning on a double by Buckner and single by Larry Biittner. Buckner doubled home a third-inning tally and Jim Tracy cracked a leadoff homer in the fourth.

A two-run single by Steve Dillard in the sixth inning followed singles by Buckner and Biittner and an intentional walk to Jerry Martin. The Expos kayoed Cubs ace Bruce Sutter in the ninth, but Dick Tidrow came on to get the final out with the tying run on base. The defeat knocked the Expos out of first place in the East Division, one-half game behind the Phillies. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 25, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   4 10  1
Cubs         1  0  1    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              5   0   2   3     0   2   .260      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Scott 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .225      Tyson 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .236
Office rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Buckner 1b            4   2   3   1     0   0   .322
Dawson cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .301      Biittner rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .248
Carter c              3   0   1   0     1   2   .264        Thompson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Cromartie 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Tracy lf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .247
Parrish 3b            4   1   0   1     0   3   .257      Martin cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .232
Speier ss             3   2   2   0     1   0   .253      Dillard 3b            4   0   2   2     0   2   .242
Gullickson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      O'Berry c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Montanez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .271      McGlothen p           3   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  LeFlore pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .050        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dues p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Hutton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Tamargo ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .245
  Raines pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .059

Totals               33   4  10   4     4   9             Totals               34   5  10   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  2,660
Left on Base: Expos 7, Cubs 6
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 2
Errors: White
Doubles: Buckner 2 (39), De Jesus (26)
Triples: White (3)
Home Runs: Tracy (2)
Caught Stealing: Scott (11), LeFlore (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullickson (10)
GIDP: Cromartie (23)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullickson L(9-5)       5     5   3   3   0   4   1  20   3.16
Norman                  0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.13
Dues                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   7.84
Lee                     0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.15
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.09
Totals                  8    10   5   5   1   5   1  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(11-13)      7.2   6   1   1   3   9   0  29   4.84
Sutter                  1     4   3   3   1   0   0   8   2.71
Tidrow SV(5)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.87
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   9   0  38

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale


EXPOS 1ST: White flied out to left; Scott grounded out (second
to first); Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner doubled to right; Biittner singled
to right [Buckner scored]; Tracy grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Dawson lined to third; Carter walked; Cromartie
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Carter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard was
called out on strikes; O'Berry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish struck out; Speier walked; Gullickson out on
a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Speier to second]; White
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: McGlothen lined to third; De Jesus flied out to
center; Tyson singled to center; Buckner doubled to left [Tyson
scored]; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott singled to right; Office grounded out (first
unassisted) [Scott to second]; Dawson struck out while Scott was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Tracy homered; Martin was called out on strikes;
Dillard struck out; O'Berry flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter struck out; Cromartie struck out; Parrish
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: McGlothen grounded out (catcher to first); De Jesus
flied out to left; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier singled to center; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR
GULLICKSON; Montanez singled to right [Speier to third]; LEFLORE
RAN FOR MONTANEZ; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); White tripled to center [Speier scored]; Scott
popped to catcher in foul territory; Office flied out to right;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: NORMAN REPLACED LEFLORE (PITCHING); Buckner singled to
left; Biittner singled to right [Buckner to second]; Tracy flied
out to center; Martin was walked intentionally [Buckner to
third, Biittner to second]; Dillard singled to left [Buckner
scored, Biittner scored, Martin to second]; DUES REPLACED NORMAN
(PITCHING); O'Berry popped to second; McGlothen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson walked; Carter struck out; Cromartie flied out
to center; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus doubled to left [De Jesus to third (error by
White)]; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); LEE REPLACED
DUES (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out (second to first);
Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 5.

EXPOS 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING RF); Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); HUTTON BATTED FOR LEE; Hutton
singled to center; White struck out; Scott singled to right
[Hutton to third]; SUTTER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Office
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Tracy struck out;
Martin flied out to right; Dillard singled to left; O'Berry
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 9TH: Dawson singled to left; Carter singled to left
[Dawson to second]; Cromartie forced Carter (second to
shortstop) [Dawson to third]; Parrish forced Cromartie (pitcher
to second) [Dawson scored]; Speier singled to right [Parrish to
second]; TAMARGO BATTED FOR SOSA; Tamargo walked [Parrish to
third, Speier to second]; RAINES RAN FOR TAMARGO; White singled
to center [Parrish scored, Speier scored, Raines to second];
TIDROW REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); Scott flied out to right; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 5.