Top 1

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Burris
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Burris
  
  Bowa hits a line drive towards the mound. Burris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Burris
  
  Schmidt strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  De Jesus vs. Lerch
  
  De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Trillo vs. Lerch
  
  Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Lerch
  
  Biittner is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 2

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Burris
  
  Luzinski hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Burris
  
  Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Iorg vs. Burris
  
  Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnstone moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Sizemore vs. Burris
  
  Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Lerch
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Iorg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Lerch
  
  Morales strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Ontiveros vs. Lerch
  
  Ontiveros hits a popup, foul, towards first. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Burris
  
  Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Lerch vs. Burris
  
  Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Burris
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Wallis vs. Lerch
  
  Wallis is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Lerch
  
  Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Burris vs. Lerch
  
  Burris bunts towards first. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  De Jesus vs. Lerch
  
  De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Burris
  
  Bowa hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Bowa reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Schmidt vs. Burris
  
  There's a wild pitch. Bowa moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Schmidt vs. Burris
  
  Schmidt strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  Luzinski vs. Burris
  
  Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Johnstone vs. Burris
  
  Johnstone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Trillo vs. Lerch
  
  Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Lerch
  
  Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Lerch
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Iorg vs. Burris
  
  Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sizemore vs. Burris
  
  Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Burris
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Lerch
  
  Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Iorg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ontiveros vs. Lerch
  
  Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Wallis vs. Lerch
  
  Wallis hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Lerch vs. Burris
  
  Lerch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Lerch reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Maddox vs. Burris
  
  Maddox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Burris
  
  Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Burris
  
  Schmidt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Burris
  
  Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Burris
  
  Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Burris, and towards De Jesus, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Lerch
  
  Mitterwald hits a popup into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Lerch
  
  Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Ray Burris.
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  De Jesus vs. Lerch
  
  De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Hernandez
  
  Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Davey Johnson pinch hits for Dane Iorg.
  
  Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Sizemore vs. Hernandez
  
  Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Hernandez
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trillo vs. Lerch
  
  Davey Johnson now playing first base.
  
  Trillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnstone who is chasing the ball. Trillo reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Biittner vs. Lerch
  
  Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lerch covering, for the out. Trillo scores. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Lerch
  
  Murcer strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Lerch
  
  Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Ontiveros vs. Lerch
  
  Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Wallis vs. Lerch
  
  Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Hernandez
  
  Ollie Brown pinch hits for Randy Lerch.
  
  Brown is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Hernandez
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Hernandez
  
  Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Schmidt vs. Reuschel
  
  Paul Reuschel now pitching. Greg Gross now playing left field. Jerry Morales now playing center field.
  
  There goes Bowa. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Bowa steals second. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Schmidt vs. Reuschel
  
  Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Reed
  
  Ron Reed now pitching. Tom Hutton now playing first base.
  
  Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Gross vs. Reed
  
  Mick Kelleher pinch runs for George Mitterwald.
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  De Jesus vs. Reed
  
  De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Reuschel
  
  Steve Swisher now catching.
  
  Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Reuschel
  
  Johnstone strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hutton vs. Reuschel
  
  Hutton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Sizemore vs. Reuschel
  
  Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Trillo vs. Reed
  
  Jerry Martin now playing left field.
  
  Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Reed
  
  Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Reed
  
  Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Morales vs. Reed
  
  Morales hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/18/1977 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Maddox G, cf          4  1  1  2   De Jesus I, ss        4  0  0  0   
Bowa L, ss            4  0  2  0   Trillo M, 2b          4  1  1  0   
Schmidt M, 3b         4  1  1  1   Biittner L, 1b        4  0  0  1   
Luzinski G, lf        4  0  0  0   Murcer B, rf          4  0  1  0   
Martin J, lf          0  0  0  0   Morales J, lf-cf      4  0  1  0   
Johnstone J, rf       4  0  1  0   Ontiveros S, 3b       3  0  1  0   
Iorg D, 1b            2  0  0  0   Wallis J, cf          3  0  0  0   
Johnson D, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   Reuschel P, p         0  0  0  0   
Hutton T, 1b          1  0  1  0   Mitterwald G, c       2  0  1  0   
Sizemore T, 2b        4  0  0  0   Kelleher M, pr        0  0  0  0   
Boone B, c            3  0  1  0   Swisher S, c          0  0  0  0   
Lerch R, p            2  1  1  0   Burris R, p           0  0  0  0   
Brown O, ph           1  0  0  0   Cardenal J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Reed R, p             0  0  0  0   Hernandez G, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Gross G, lf           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3  8  3                        30  1  5  1

Philadelphia     000 003 000 --  3
Chicago          000 000 100 --  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lerch R (W)           7.0  3  1  1  1  4
Reed R (S)            2.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burris R (L)          6.0  6  3  3  0  4
Hernandez G           1.2  1  0  0  0  1
Reuschel P            1.1  1  0  0  0  1

DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Chicago 4
2B -- Bowa L, Lerch R
3B -- Trillo M
HR -- Maddox G, Schmidt M
SB -- Bowa L
SH -- Burris R
WP -- Burris R
T -- 1:54
A -- 3777

    

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