Monday, 17 May 1976

Murcer Welcome in Wrigley After His Home Debut


National League
Los Angeles 5 at Chicago 9 (11)
-The Dodgers  visit Wrigley for just one day as a makeup to a rain out and it looked they’d end their 5 game losing streak. The Cubs though would rally for three runs off Elias Sosa – who hadn’t allowed a run this season previously – to tie it and then won it in the bottom of the 11th on Bobby Murcer’s (.227 2HR) walk-off grand slam off Stan Wall. Murcer was released earlier this season by the Giants and signed last week by the Cubs and was making his Wrigley Field debut as a member of the home side.


American League
Boston 4 at Chicago 7
-The Sox combine for six home runs, four by the Pale Hose – Bobby Bonds (6), Ralph Farr (3), Rusty Torres (4) and Bran Downing (3) – as Jerry Koosman improves to 6-2, 2.14 and Fergie Jenkins falls to 3-3, 4.80.
New York 4 at Minnesota 1
-The Yankees have won 5 of 6 as Don Gullett (4-2, 3.00) wins and Dick Tidrow (8Sv, 1.65) closed out the Twins at The Met
Cleveland 3 at Kansas City 7
-Steve Busby (4-2, 3.50) struggled early but goes the distance as the 1st place Royals hand the Tribe their 6th straight defeat
Baltimore 3 at Texas 2
-Tommy Harper (.311 10SB) had three hits, two steals and scored all three runs as the Orioles get back to their winning ways in Arlington
Milwaukee 3 at California 4
-Rookie Jason Thompson (.276  5HR) hit a pinch-hit three run home run in the bottom of the 9th to give the Angels a thrilling 5th straight victory and move the Halos above .500
Detroit 7 at Oakland 4
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The Tigers are on a season long three game winning streak thanks to 7 walks in 2.2 innings by recent F/A signing John D’Acquisto (0-1, 7.20) of the A’s and a complete game win by Milt Wilcox (3-3, 3.02)




Chicago C 9, Los Angeles 5
5/17/1976, LAD76-CHC76, Wrigley Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Los Angeles       0  0  1  0  4  0  0  0  0  0  0     5 11  0     9  2
1976 Chicago C         0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  3  0  4     9 18  1    10  1
 
Los Angeles          AB  R  H BI   AVG    Chicago C            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Garner            2b  6  1  1  1  .264    Sizemore          2b  6  0  0  0  .275
Powell            1b  5  0  1  1  .240    Tyrone            lf  5  0  2  0  .364
 Buckner          1b  1  0  0  0  .270     Burris           pr  0  1  0  0  .154
Baker             lf  5  1  2  1  .243     Frailing         p   0  0  0  0  .000
Monday            cf  4  1  2  2  .234     Clines           lf  1  0  1  0  .269
Cey               3b  5  0  0  0  .252    Ontiveros         3b  4  1  1  2  .363
Lyttle            rf  3  0  1  0  .255    Garrett           1b  5  2  2  1  .250
 Lacy             ph  1  0  0  0  .222    Dawson            cf  6  1  3  0  .281
Yeager            c   5  0  1  0  .246    Murcer            rf  6  2  4  4  .227
Russell           ss  5  2  2  0  .227    Foote             c   5  0  2  1  .248
Hooton            p   1  0  0  0  .056    Sperring          ss  2  0  0  0  .235
 Downing          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Gura             p   0  0  0  0  .143
 Sosa             p   1  0  1  0 1.000     Hernandez        p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Wynn             ph  0  0  0  0  .103     Sutter           p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Hough            p   0  0  0  0  .500     Meoli            ph  1  1  1  0  .321
 Wall             p   0  0  0  0  .000     Harris           lf  0  0  0  0  .275
                     42  5 11  5           Locker           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                          Zahn              p   2  0  1  1  .263
                                           Gossage          p   0  0  0  0  .500
                                           Rosello          ss  3  1  1  0  .247
                                                               46  9 18  9
 
Los Angeles                      INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hooton                           7.0  9  2  2  2  5 108  69  2.83
Downing          H 1             0.1  1  0  0  0  1   7   4  2.16
Sosa             BS 1            2.2  6  3  3  1  3  45  29  1.72
Hough            L 0-3           0.1  1  2  2  1  0  14   8  6.60
Wall                             0.1  1  2  2  1  0   9   4  6.75
                                10.2 18  9  9  5  9 183 114 
 
Chicago C                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Zahn                             4.2  7  5  5  1  1  69  46  5.40
Gossage                          1.1  0  0  0  0  2  16  10  5.63
Gura                             1.0  0  0  0  0  0  10   8  6.39
Hernandez                        1.0  1  0  0  1  0  15   9  4.30
Sutter                           1.0  1  0  0  0  1  17  12  1.69
Frailing                         1.2  2  0  0  1  1  29  16  2.79
Locker           W 1-0           0.1  0  0  0  0  0   7   5  0.00
                                11.0 11  5  5  3  5 163 106 
 
LAD: Buckner inserted at 1b in the 9th
     Lacy batted for Lyttle in the 11th
     Wynn batted for Sosa in the 11th
     Lacy moved to rf in the 11th
CHC: Rosello inserted at ss in the 7th
     Meoli batted for Sutter in the 9th
     Burris ran for Tyrone in the 9th
     Harris inserted at lf in the 10th
     Clines inserted at lf in the 11th
 
E-Ontiveros. 2B-Baker 2, Tyrone, Clines. HR-Monday(4), Murcer(2). CS-Dawson, 
Murcer. K-Garner, Powell, Baker, Cey, Lyttle, Sizemore, Tyrone 2, Garrett, 
Dawson, Foote 3, Sperring. BB-Monday, Lyttle, Wynn, Ontiveros 2, Garrett, 
Sperring, Harris. SH-Hooton 2. 
GWRBI: Murcer
 
 
 

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