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Cubs
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 21, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 21, 1977 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Burris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 31,512 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Bill Williams |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Gene Clines | Right Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Mike Adams | Left Fielder |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Mick Kelleher | Second Baseman |
| Ray Burris | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | First Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 21, 1977
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Lerch
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Lerch
Buckner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Lerch
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Ontiveros vs. Lerch
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to third. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Adams vs. Lerch
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Burris
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Burris
Burris fires to first and picks off McBride. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Burris
Bowa is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Burris
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Burris
Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Lerch
Swisher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Lerch
Kelleher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Burris vs. Lerch
Burris bunts towards first. Johnstone scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out. Kelleher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Lerch
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kelleher scores. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Lerch
Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Burris
Johnstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Burris
Maddox hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Burris
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Burris
There goes Johnstone. The throw from Swisher and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Lerch
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Buckner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Clines vs. Lerch
Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ontiveros vs. Lerch
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Brusstar
Warren Brusstar now pitching. Greg Gross pinch hits for Mike Adams.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Swisher vs. Brusstar
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Burris
Greg Gross now playing center field. Jose Cardenal now playing left field.
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Burris
Richie Hebner pinch hits for Warren Brusstar.
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Burris
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Burris
Bowa hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Burris
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Kelleher 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Reed
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Reed
De Jesus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Burris
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Burris
Johnstone hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, 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
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Reed
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Reed
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Buckner reaches second base with a double. There goes Cardenal trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Clines vs. Reed
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. Reed
Ontiveros hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Burris
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Burris
Sizemore strikes out. There goes Boone. The throw from Swisher to De Jesus, and back to Buckner, who tags Boone out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Burris
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Reed
Gross 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Reed
Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Reed
Kelleher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Burris
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Burris
Bowa hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Burris
Schmidt bunts towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Reed
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Reed
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Reed
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Burris
Joe Wallis now playing center field. Greg Gross now playing left field.
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Burris
Johnstone hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Burris
Maddox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Burris
Boone takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching. Tim McCarver pinch hits for Ted Sizemore. Terry Harmon pinch runs for Bob Boone.
McCarver hits a popup into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Reed
Tim McCarver now catching. Terry Harmon now playing second base.
Buckner hits a popup into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Reed
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Gene Clines.
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Reed
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Reed
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Sutter
Larry Biittner now playing left field. Greg Gross now playing right field. Tom Hutton pinch hits for Ron Reed.
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sutter
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Sutter
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Sutter
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. McGraw
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sutter vs. McGraw
Sutter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Sutter
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Sutter
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutter
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Sutter
Davey Johnson pinch hits for Terry Harmon.
Johnson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1977 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 4 0 1 1 McBride B, rf 3 0 1 0
Cardenal J, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 2 0
Wallis J, cf 0 0 0 0 Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 3 1 2 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 0 0 0
Clines G, rf 3 0 2 0 Johnstone J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Murcer B, ph 1 0 1 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 2 0
Biittner L, lf 0 0 0 0 Boone B, c 2 0 1 0
Ontiveros S, 3b 3 0 1 1 Harmon T, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Adams M, lf 1 0 0 0 Johnson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Gross G, ph,... 3 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Swisher S, c 4 0 0 0 McCarver T, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Kelleher M, 2b 3 1 0 0 Lerch R, p 0 0 0 0
Burris R, p 2 0 0 0 Brusstar W, p 0 0 0 0
Sutter B, p 1 0 0 0 Hebner R, ph 1 0 0 0
Reed R, p 1 0 0 0
Hutton T, ph 1 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 7 2 31 0 7 0
Chicago 011 000 000 -- 2
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Burris R (W) 6.2 5 0 0 3 4
Sutter B (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R (L)* 2.0 5 2 2 3 3
Brusstar W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Reed R 5.0 2 0 0 0 2
McGraw T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Schmidt M
DP -- Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Buckner B 2
CS -- Johnstone J
SH -- Burris R
T -- 2:29
A -- 31512
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