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Message #: 10469
august 13 Rick Reuschel(12-15) and Dick Ruthven(8-13) locked horns in a pitcher's duel with Reuschel and the Chicago NL Cubs coming out on top of the Los Angeles Dodgers 3 to 1. Reuschel delivered a fine performance for Reuschel. He went 7 innings allowing 10 hits and 3 walks. The game was a scoreless duel until the 6th inning. Reuschel got help from Tippy Martinez who earned his 37th save. 'I was a little good, a little bad and a little ugly.' said Reuschel, 'I was just giving us a chance to win.' Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG G.Matthews LF 3 0 1 0 .247 B.Madlock 3B 4 1 2 0 .317 A.Downing P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Monday CF 4 1 2 3 .281 G-L.Lacy PH 1 0 0 0 .272 J.Morales RF 4 0 0 0 .273 W.Garrett 2B 3 0 1 1 .264 L.Biittner 1B 3 0 0 0 .255 S.Garvey 1B 3 0 0 0 .305 C-B.Tolan 1B 0 0 0 0 .262 J.Lahoud RF 4 0 1 0 .180 J.Wallis LF 3 0 1 0 .269 C.Lemon CF,LF 4 0 3 0 .246 T.Foli SS 3 0 0 0 .241 R.Cey 3B 3 0 2 0 .228 S.Swisher C 3 0 0 0 .162 A.Etchebarren C 3 0 0 0 .227 D.Doyle 2B 3 0 1 0 .254 D-D.Baker PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .249 R.Reuschel P 1 1 1 0 .240 R.Metzger SS 2 0 0 0 .194 B-G.Clines PH 1 0 0 0 .263 F-I.Dejesus PH 1 0 0 0 .333 B.Sutter P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Ruthven P 2 0 1 0 .107 T.Martinez P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-H.Cruz PH,CF 1 1 1 0 .103 E-R.Fosse C 1 0 0 0 .225 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 1 10 1 Totals 29 3 7 3 A-Pinch Hit For Ruthven In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Reuschel In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Biittner In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Etchebarren In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Cruz In 8th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Metzger In 9th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Downing In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 10 0 Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 7 0 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Ruthven LOSS(8-13) 6 7 3 3 0 3 1 89 2.98 A1 C6 A.Downing 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.34 C7 Totals 8 7 3 3 0 4 1 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Reuschel WIN(12-15) 7 10 1 1 3 5 0 120 3.75 A1 D4 B.Sutter HOLD(13th) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.27 D5 D7 T.Martinez SAVE(37th) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.48 D8 Totals 9 10 1 1 4 7 0 ATTENDANCE- 41,251 DATE- Friday, August 13th 1976 TIME- Night T- 2:07 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9 Cubs: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Cubs: 2 DOUBLES- G.Matthews(21st) TRIPLES- W.Garrett(1st), H.Cruz(2nd) HOME RUNS- R.Monday(35th) STOLEN BASES- C.Lemon(17th) SACRIFICE HITS- R.Reuschel SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Garrett WALKS- G.Matthews, S.Garvey, R.Cey, R.Metzger STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews-2, L.Lacy, J.Lahoud-2, D.Ruthven, R.Fosse, L.Biittner-2, S.Swisher-2 GIDP- D.Baker, J.Morales *************************************************************************************************** august 14 Left fielder Gary Matthews left the yard and had 3 RBI as the Los Angeles Dodgers outscored the Chicago NL Cubs in 10 innings 4 to 3. The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings. Finally, Los Angeles pulled the game out in the 10th inning. Lee Lacy led off and started the rally when he stroked a one-base hit. Matthews was next and he doubled plating a run. After an out was recorded, Steve Garvey stepped in and he would hit into a fielders choice scoring the final run of the inning. Despite losing, Chicago NL out-hit Los Angeles 11 to 8. Burt Hooton(13-7) got the win allowing 2 runs in 9 innings. Hooton was helped out by Marty Pattin who recorded his 9th save. Bruce Sutter(7-7) was the loser in relief. Los Angeles now has a record of 62-70. Chicago NL has a record of 69-63 after the loss. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG G.Matthews LF 4 2 3 3 .252 B.Madlock 3B 5 0 3 2 .320 R.Metzger SS 4 0 0 0 .192 R.Monday CF 5 1 1 1 .280 S.Garvey 1B 5 0 2 1 .305 J.Morales RF 4 0 0 0 .271 R.Cey 3B 4 0 1 0 .228 L.Biittner 1B 4 0 1 0 .254 C.Lemon CF 5 0 1 0 .245 J.Wallis LF 4 0 2 0 .272 D.Lopes 2B 4 0 0 0 .220 T.Foli SS 4 0 1 0 .242 A.Etchebarren C 4 0 0 0 .222 S.Swisher C 4 0 0 0 .160 C-G.Burke PH 1 0 0 0 .200 D.Doyle 2B 3 0 0 0 .252 T.Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Sutter P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Pattin P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Knowles P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Baker RF 4 0 0 0 .246 E-G.Clines PH 1 1 1 0 .268 B.Hooton P 3 1 0 0 .078 A.Messersmith P 2 1 1 0 .170 B-L.Lacy PH 1 1 1 0 .276 A-D.Rosello 2B 1 0 0 0 .181 D-R.Fosse C 0 0 0 0 .225 F-B.Foote PH 0 0 0 0 .220 G-B.Tolan PH 1 0 1 0 .271 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 4 8 4 Totals 38 3 11 3 A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Messersmith In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Hooton In 10th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Etchebarren In 10th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lacy In 10th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Knowles In 10th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Rosello In 10th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Foote In 10th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 8 0 Cubs............ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 11 1 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Hooton WIN(13-7) 9 8 2 2 0 4 1 123 3.13 A1 D6 T.Burgmeier HOLD(7th) 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 4.13 D7 D8 M.Pattin SAVE(9th) 0 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.63 D9 Totals 10 11 3 3 0 5 1 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET A.Messersmit 7 4 2 1 1 8 1 91 2.87 A1 C9 B.Sutter LOSS(7-7) 2 1/3 4 2 2 1 4 0 52 2.43 D1 E4 D.Knowles 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.19 E5 Totals 10 8 4 3 3 13 1 ATTENDANCE- 49,689 DATE- Saturday, August 14th 1976 TIME- Night T- 2:50 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9 Cubs: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Cubs: 0 ERRORS- A.Messersmith DOUBLES- G.Matthews-2(23rd), S.Garvey(39th), B.Madlock(24th), J.Wallis(13th) HOME RUNS- G.Matthews(20th), R.Monday(36th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Wallis, T.Foli SACRIFICE HITS- R.Metzger WALKS- G.Matthews, R.Cey, D.Lopes STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews, S.Garvey, R.Cey-2, D.Lopes-2, A.Etchebarren-3, G.Burke, D.Baker-2, B.Hooton, R.Monday, L.Biittner, D.Doyle-2, A.Messersmith ######################################################################### august 15 40,632 fans watched an exciting game at Wrigley Field. The Chicago NL Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3. Bill Bonham(10-9) gave Chicago NL a solid outing. He allowed 5 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings. Los Angeles threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short. Tippy Martinez was credited with his 38th save. Rick Rhoden(8-10) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 7 and 1/3 innings giving up 7 hits and 1 walk. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG G.Matthews LF 5 0 0 0 .249 B.Madlock 3B 4 1 2 1 .321 W.Garrett 2B 3 1 1 0 .264 R.Monday CF 3 2 1 2 .280 I-G.Burke PH 1 1 1 0 .231 J.Morales RF 4 0 1 0 .270 S.Garvey 1B 4 0 2 0 .307 L.Biittner 1B 3 0 0 0 .242 C.Lemon CF 3 0 1 1 .246 B-C.Summers 1B 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Oates C 2 0 0 1 .317 J.Wallis LF 4 0 1 0 .272 C-L.Lacy PH 1 0 0 0 .274 T.Martinez P 0 0 0 0 ---- E-R.Fosse C 1 0 0 0 .224 T.Foli SS 4 0 2 1 .244 R.Cey 3B 4 1 1 1 .228 S.Swisher C 3 0 0 0 .158 R.Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 .190 D.Doyle 2B 3 1 2 0 .255 D-D.Baker PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .246 B.Bonham P 1 0 0 0 .254 H.Cruz RF 4 0 1 0 .116 O.Zamora P 0 0 0 0 .250 F-I.Dejesus SS 0 0 0 0 .333 A-B.Tolan PH 0 0 0 0 .271 R.Rhoden P 2 0 1 0 .255 D.Knowles P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Murphy P 0 0 0 0 .000 G-S.Brye LF 0 0 0 0 .268 H-D.Lopes PH 1 0 0 0 .219 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 3 8 3 Totals 30 4 9 4 A-Pinch Hit For Zamora In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Biittner In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Oates In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Metzger In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lacy In 8th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Cruz In 8th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (LF) For McLaughlin In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Murphy In 9th Inning I-Pinch Hit For Garrett In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 8 0 Cubs............ 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 9 3 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Rhoden LOSS(8-10) 7 1/3 7 4 4 1 1 1 107 3.47 A1 D3 T.Burgmeier 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.11 D4 D5 T.Murphy 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.27 D6 Totals 8 9 4 4 1 1 1 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Bonham WIN(10-9) 6 5 1 1 3 5 0 89 3.42 A1 C9 O.Zamora HOLD(2nd) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.62 D1 D4 D.Knowles HOLD(15th) 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 3.31 D5 D6 B.McLaughlin HOLD(5th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.18 D7 D8 T.Martinez SAVE(38th) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 3.58 D9 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 5 1 ATTENDANCE- 40,632 DATE- Sunday, August 15th 1976 TIME- Night T- 2:06 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:11 Cubs: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Cubs: 0 ERRORS- B.Madlock, T.Foli, B.Bonham DOUBLES- G.Burke(1st), B.Madlock(25th), T.Foli(32nd) HOME RUNS- R.Cey(19th), R.Monday(37th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Morales SACRIFICE HITS- C.Lemon, B.Bonham SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Oates WALKS- W.Garrett, S.Garvey, C.Lemon, R.Rhoden, R.Monday HIT BY PITCH- B.Tolan STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews, C.Lemon, R.Cey-2, R.Rhoden, S.Swisher WILD PITCHES- B.Bonham WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Ray Fosse blocked the plate, saving a run! ***************************************************************************************************** august 16 Joe Wallis had 2 base hits as the Chicago NL Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers in 13 innings by a score of 2 to 1 at Wrigley Field. The score was knotted at 1 after nine innings. Chicago NL came out the victor in the 13th inning. Barry Foote laced a base-knock. Bill Madlock stepped up next and he ripped a base-knock. Rick Monday then laid down a sacrifice bunt. Jerry Morales came up and he was walked intentionally to load the bases. Steve Brye came to the plate and banged out a single resulting in an exciting win for Chicago NL and a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans. Chicago NL totaled 11 on the afternoon. Bo McLaughlin(5-2) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Al Downing(1-4) suffered the loss in relief. With this win, Chicago NL has a 71-63 record. They have been 6-4 lately. With the loss, the Los Angeles ballclub's record is 62-72. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG D.Lopes 2B 6 0 0 0 .216 B.Madlock 3B 6 0 2 0 .321 R.Metzger SS 6 0 2 0 .192 R.Monday CF 3 0 1 0 .281 S.Garvey 1B 5 0 2 0 .308 J.Morales RF 5 0 1 0 .270 G.Matthews LF 5 0 0 0 .246 L.Biittner 1B 5 0 0 0 .224 C.Lemon CF 5 1 0 0 .243 B.McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Murphy P 0 0 0 0 .000 I-D.Rosello PH 0 0 0 0 .181 R.Cey 3B 5 0 2 0 .230 K-S.Brye PH 1 0 1 1 .272 L.Lacy RF,CF 5 0 2 0 .277 J.Wallis LF 5 1 2 0 .274 A.Etchebarren C 4 0 1 1 .222 T.Foli SS 5 0 1 0 .243 E-J.Oates PH 1 0 0 0 .313 S.Swisher C 3 0 1 1 .160 H-R.Fosse C 0 0 0 0 .224 B.Sutter P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Sutton P 3 0 0 0 .048 C-B.Tolan PH,2B 2 0 0 0 .264 B-D.Baker PH 1 0 1 0 .248 D.Doyle 2B 4 0 1 0 .255 M.Pattin P 0 0 0 0 .000 D-G.Clines PR 0 0 0 0 .268 G-W.Garrett PH 1 0 0 0 .264 O.Zamora P 0 0 0 0 .250 A.Downing P 0 0 0 0 .000 F-C.Summers 1B 1 0 0 0 .000 J-J.Lahoud RF 0 0 0 0 .180 R.Burris P 2 0 0 0 .094 A-B.Foote C 3 1 1 0 .222 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 47 1 10 1 Totals 45 2 11 2 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Burris In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Sutton In 10th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Sutter In 10th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Doyle In 10th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Etchebarren In 12th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Zamora In 12th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Pattin In 12th Inning H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Oates In 12th Inning I-Pinch Hit For McLaughlin In 13th Inning J-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Downing In 13th Inning K-Pinch Hit For Rosello In 13th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 1 Cubs............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 11 1 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Sutton 9 6 1 1 1 3 0 123 3.33 A1 D6 M.Pattin 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 36 1.60 D7 E5 A.Downing LOSS(1-4) 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 32 3.48 E6 F3 T.Murphy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.27 F4 Totals 12 1/3 11 2 2 2 4 0 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Burris 7 2/3 7 1 1 3 2 0 108 3.65 A1 D4 B.Sutter 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 2.36 D5 E3 O.Zamora 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.53 E4 E7 B.McLaughlin WIN(5-2) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 5.05 E8 Totals 13 10 1 1 3 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 48,239 DATE- Monday, August 16th 1976 TIME- Day T- 2:48 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10 Cubs: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Cubs: 2 ERRORS- C.Lemon, B.Madlock DOUBLES- R.Monday(18th), T.Foli(33rd) TRIPLES- R.Metzger(10th), S.Garvey(3rd) STOLEN BASES- G.Clines(5th) CAUGHT STEALING- D.Baker, R.Monday SACRIFICE HITS- R.Monday-2 WALKS- S.Garvey, G.Matthews, C.Lemon, R.Monday, J.Morales STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews-2, C.Lemon, D.Sutton, J.Morales-2, J.Wallis, S.Swisher GIDP- A.Etchebarren, L.Biittner ![]() |
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