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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 20, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 20, 1977 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Rau |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 27,095 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Ed Vargo |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Steve Yeager | Catcher |
Doug Rau | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Jose Cardenal | Left Fielder |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 20, 1977
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bonham
Lopes hits a popup into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bonham
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bonham
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Bonham
Cey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Rau
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Rau
Cardenal hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Rau
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Yeager and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Rau
Buckner bunts towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Rau
Morales hits a popup into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Bonham
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Bonham
Monday 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Bonham
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Bonham
Yeager hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Yeager reaches second base with a double. Baker goes all the way around to score. Yeager moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Rau vs. Bonham
Rau 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 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Rau
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Rau
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Rau
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bonham
Lopes 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bonham
Russell hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bonham
Smith hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Rau
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Rau
Bonham hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Rau
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Rau
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Bonham
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Bonham
Garvey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Bonham
Monday hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Monday reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Bonham
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Rau
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Rau
Morales hits a popup into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Rau
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Rau
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Rau
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Bonham
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rau vs. Bonham
Rau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Bonham
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Bonham
There goes Lopes. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Lopes steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Bonham
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Bonham
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Rau
Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Rau
Bonham strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Rau
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats De Jesus for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Rau
Cardenal strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Bonham
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Bonham
Garvey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Garvey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Bonham
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Bonham
Baker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Bonham
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garvey scores. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Rau vs. Bonham
Rau hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Rau
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Rau
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Rau
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Garvey. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ontiveros vs. Rau
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Buckner moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Trillo vs. Rau
Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bonham
Lopes is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Bonham
Ted Martinez pinch runs for Davey Lopes.
The umpire calls a balk on Bonham Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Bonham
Russell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bonham
There goes Russell. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Trillo applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bonham
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Bonham
Cey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Rau
Ted Martinez now playing second base.
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rosello vs. Rau
Dave Rosello pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Rosello hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Rau
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rosello moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cardenal vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Garman
Buckner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Garman
Morales hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Reuschel
Paul Reuschel now pitching.
Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Reuschel
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo. Garvey moves to third. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Reuschel
Baker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Yeager vs. Reuschel
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mota vs. Hernandez
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Mike Garman. Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Manny Mota pinch hits for Vic Davalillo.
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out. Garvey scores. Monday moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Lacy vs. Hernandez
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Ted Martinez.
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hough
Lee Lacy now playing second base. Charlie Hough now pitching.
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Hough
Ontiveros bunts towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ontiveros for the out. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Hough
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Mitterwald vs. Hough
Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Hough
Greg Gross pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez.
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Hough
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Giusti
Dave Giusti now pitching.
Russell 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 -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Giusti
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Giusti
Cey hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Giusti
Garvey hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1977 -- Los Angeles at Chicago (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Lopes D, 2b 3 0 0 0 De Jesus I, ss 5 1 3 0 Martinez T, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Cardenal J, lf 4 0 0 0 Lacy L, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 1 3 3 Russell B, ss 4 0 1 1 Morales J, cf 4 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 5 0 2 0 Murcer B, rf 3 1 0 0 Cey R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 5 2 2 0 Trillo M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 4 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 1 2 2 Baker D, lf 1 1 0 0 Bonham B, p 2 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 4 0 2 2 Rosello D, ph 1 1 1 0 Rau D, p 3 0 1 0 Reuschel P, p 0 0 0 0 Garman M, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0 Davalillo V, ph 0 0 0 0 Gross G, ph 1 0 1 0 Mota M, ph 1 0 0 1 Giusti D, p 0 0 0 0 Hough C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 9 4 35 5 11 5 Los Angeles 010 001 110 -- 4 Chicago 000 010 31x -- 5 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Rau D 6.1 8 3 3 0 3 Garman M 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 Hough C (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Bonham B 7.0 7 3 3 3 7 Reuschel P 0.1 1 1 0 1 1 Hernandez G (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Giusti D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Yeager S, De Jesus I, Garvey S, Trillo M LOB -- Los Angeles 10, Chicago 8 2B -- Yeager S, Monday R, Garvey S HR -- Mitterwald G, Buckner B SB -- De Jesus I, Lopes D CS -- Russell B SH -- Ontiveros S HBP -- by Bonham B (Lopes D) Balk -- Bonham B T -- 2:44 A -- 27095
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