CUBS WIN 7TH STRAIGHT, COMPLETE SWEEP OF REDS
Burris Continues Stellar Start; Sutter Wins Debut on Monday's HR
CHICAGO, May 9 (AP) - Ray Burris held the Cincinnati Reds to one unearned run in
nine strong innings of work and the Chicago Cubs tallied the game-winner on Rick
Monday's home run in the bottom of the 10th to complete a series sweep with a
2-1 victory at Wrigley Field. Burris was lifted for a pinch hitter in the
bottom of the ninth and Bruce Sutter made his major league debut, striking out
two in a perfect 10th inning. Sutter was credited with the win when the
Cubs scored the tie-breaking run off Rawly Eastwick in the bottom half of the
frame. Burris and Cincinnati starter Pat Zachry both pitched effectively,
but neither was involved in the decision.
The Cubs scored first, with a run off Zachry in the bottom of the opening
inning. Monday drew a lead-off walk, stole second and scored on Jose
Cardenal's single to right.
The Reds evened the score in the fourth. Joe Morgan matched Monday's first
inning by drawing a lead-off free pass and stealing second base. Dan
Driessen then flied to right, advancing Morgan to third. Cubs manager Jim
Marshall, correctly anticipating a low-scoring affair, brought his infield in an
attempt to cut the tying run off at the plate, and appeared to have guessed
right when Tony Perez grounded to shortstop Mick Kelleher, who was at the edge
of the infield grass. But Kelleher misplayed the ball for an error,
allowing Morgan--who had frozen at third--to score and Perez to reach
first. The game was now tied at a run apiece.
Chicago had a chance to break the deadlock in the sixth when Bill Madlock
singled and Jerry Morales walked to open the inning, but Champ Summers grounded
into a double play and Zachry retired Manny Trillo to end the threat.
Cincinnati's best chance to take the lead came in the eighth when consecutive
singles off the bats of Pete Rose and Ken Griffey gave the Reds runners at first
and second and only one out, but Morgan rolled into an inning ending double
play.
The best chance that either team had to break the tie in regulation came in the
bottom of the eighth when Summers led off with a double. He was replaced
by pinch runner Joe Wallis and Trillo followed with a perfect sacrifice bunt,
giving the Cubs a runner at third with only one out. But Randy Hundley
struck out for the second out of the inning. Reds manager Sparky Anderson
then had Zachry intentionally walk pinch hitter Andre Thornton, forcing the Cubs
to either let the weak hitting Burris bat for himself or pull him from the
game. Marshall decided to do the latter, sending George Mitterwald to the
plate as a pinch hitter, but Zachry retired him on a fly to center, ending the
inning.
After Sutter set down the Reds--including Mike Lum, pinch hitting for Zachry--in
order in the top of the tenth, Eastwick took over on the mound. On the
very first pitch of the inning Monday launched the ball into the right field
bleachers for his seventh home run of the year, giving the Cubs a 2-1 victory,
completing the three-game sweep.
The contest represented the fourth time this year, in eight starts, that Burris
has worked nine innings.
5/9/1976, Cin76-ChN76, Wrigley Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1976 Reds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 5 1 1976 Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 8 1 Reds AB R H BI AVG Cubs AB R H BI AVG Rose 3b 3 0 2 0 .364 Monday cf 3 2 1 1 .262 Griffey rf 4 0 2 0 .346 Cardenal lf 4 0 1 1 .343 Morgan,J 2b 3 1 0 0 .420 Madlock 3b 4 0 2 0 .362 Driessen lf 4 0 0 0 .259 Morales,Je rf 2 0 1 0 .278 Perez,T 1b 4 0 0 1 .176 Summers 1b 4 0 1 0 .214 Foster,G cf 4 0 0 0 .333 Wallis pr 0 0 0 0 .250 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 .292 Rosello ss 0 0 0 0 .179 Plummer c 4 0 0 0 .250 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 .200 Zachry p 3 0 1 0 .167 Swisher c 3 0 0 0 .333 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 .179 Hundley ph 1 0 0 0 .167 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 .000 34 1 5 1 Kelleher ss 3 0 0 0 .083 Thornton ph 0 0 0 0 .179 Burris p 3 0 0 0 .125 Mitterwald ph 1 0 0 0 .143 31 2 6 2 Reds INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Zachry 9.0 5 1 1 5 5 131 75 0.90 Eastwick L 0-2 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 4.85 9.0 6 2 2 5 5 132 76 Cubs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Burris 9.0 5 1 0 2 4 111 66 1.56 Sutter W 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 14 8 0.00 10.0 5 1 0 2 6 125 74 Cin: Lum batted for Zachry in the 10th ChN: Wallis ran for Summers in the 9th Hundley batted for Swisher in the 9th Thornton batted for Kelleher in the 9th Mitterwald batted for Burris in the 9th Rosello inserted at ss in the 10th Thornton moved to 1b in the 10th Mitterwald moved to c in the 10th E-Driessen, Kelleher. 2B-Summers(2). HR-Monday(7). RBI-Perez,T(15), Monday(13), Cardenal(12). SB-Morgan,J(9), Monday(2). CS-Morgan,J. K-Driessen, Perez,T, Foster,G, Concepcion, Plummer, Lum, Monday, Summers, Swisher, Burris, Hundley. BB-Rose, Morgan,J, Monday 2, Morales,Je 2, Thornton. SH-Trillo. GWRBI: Monday Temperature: 68, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 15 MPH. Attendance: 26,787 Game Time: 2:29