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San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs

1977-08-07 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 30099 · 77°F, overcast · Wind 17 mph · 2:46

Chicago Cubs defeated San Diego Padres 9–4. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 1st. Steve Renko earned the win. Jose Cardenal went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SDN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	7
CHN	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	1		9	13

W: Steve Renko L: Bob Shirley SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John McSherry · 1B: Art Williams · 2B: Paul Runge · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Richards	3	1	1	1	1	0
Bill Almon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Turner	4	1	1	2	0	0
Dave Kingman	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Hendrick	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tucker Ashford	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Champion	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dave Roberts	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Scanlon	4	0	1	1	0	2
Mike Ivie	3	0	0	0	0	1
Merv Rettenmund	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Sutherland	1	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivan de Jesus	3	1	0	0	2	0
Larry Biittner	3	2	2	0	1	0
Jose Cardenal	2	1	2	4	0	0
Bill Buckner	4	0	1	1	0	2
Bobby Murcer	3	0	1	1	2	2
Steve Ontiveros	4	0	1	1	0	1
Steve Swisher	4	1	1	1	0	2
Manny Trillo	3	1	1	0	1	0
Steve Renko	3	0	1	0	1	1
Greg Gross	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Morales	2	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Clines	1	1	1	0	0	0
Dave Rosello	1	1	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Shirley	2.0	5	1	4
Tom Griffin	3.0	2	3	3
Dave Tomlin	2.0	4	2	1
Rick Sawyer	1.0	2	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Renko	7.1	7	1	3
Dave Giusti	1.2	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Richards: W
Bill Almon: CS2(26)#
Bill Almon: 4/P
Jerry Turner: 43

Bot 1

Ivan de Jesus: W
Larry Biittner: HP.1-2
Jose Cardenal: HR/7/L.2-H;1-H
Bill Buckner: K
Bobby Murcer: K/C
Steve Ontiveros: K/C

Top 2

Dave Kingman: HP
George Hendrick: 64(1)/FO
Tucker Ashford: 64(1)/FO
Mike Champion: S8/L.1-2
Dave Roberts: 9

Bot 2

Steve Swisher: HR/8
Manny Trillo: S8/G
Steve Renko: 9
Ivan de Jesus: 7/L
Larry Biittner: S8/L.1-3
Jose Cardenal: S9.3-H;1-3
Bill Buckner: K

Top 3

Pat Scanlon: K
Gene Richards: 13
Bill Almon: 9

Bot 3

Bobby Murcer: W
Steve Ontiveros: SB2#
Steve Ontiveros: 7/P
Steve Swisher: K
Manny Trillo: IW
Steve Renko: K

Top 4

Jerry Turner: 43
Mike Ivie: 8
George Hendrick: 5/FL

Bot 4

Ivan de Jesus: 8/L
Larry Biittner: S9
Greg Gross: S9/G.1-3
Bill Buckner: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Tucker Ashford: S8/L
Mike Champion: 36(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH1)
Dave Roberts: 9
Pat Scanlon: S8/L.2-H(UR)
Gene Richards: 53

Bot 5

Bobby Murcer: W
Steve Ontiveros: 3/G.1-2
Steve Swisher: PO2(156)#
Steve Swisher: K

Top 6

Merv Rettenmund: K/C
Jerry Turner: 8
Mike Ivie: K

Bot 6

Manny Trillo: 53
Steve Renko: S8/G
Ivan de Jesus: W.1-2
Larry Biittner: 8
Jerry Morales: PO2(16)

Top 7

George Hendrick: 43
Tucker Ashford: 8
Mike Champion: S8/L
Dave Roberts: 4

Bot 7

Jerry Morales: T8/L
Bill Buckner: S7/L.3-H
Bobby Murcer: K
Steve Ontiveros: D8/L.1-H
Steve Swisher: 53
Manny Trillo: E6.2-H(NR)(UR);B-1
Steve Renko: W.1-2
Ivan de Jesus: 8/L

Top 8

Pat Scanlon: 53
Gene Richards: HR/9/L
Gary Sutherland: S5/G
Jerry Turner: HR/9.1-H
Mike Ivie: 63
George Hendrick: W
Tucker Ashford: 7/L

Bot 8

Larry Biittner: W
Jerry Morales: 7/L
Gene Clines: S1/L.1-2
Bobby Murcer: S9.2-H;1X3(9252);B-2(TH3)
Dave Rosello: 5/L

Top 9

Mike Champion: 8/L
Dave Roberts: K
Pat Scanlon: K

Notes & reviews

Dave Kingman took out Mick Kelleher with a slide and the two fought; both benches cleared; it took more than 5 minutes to restore order; Kingman and Kelleher ejected by 2B umpire Paul Runge

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