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August 5, 1975

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 5 7 0
Phillies 13 18 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 5 7 0
Phillies 13 18 1

Rob Sperring Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .204
OBP .000 .292
At Bats 0 93
Hits 0 19
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 6

Jim Lonborg Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 0
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Veterans Stadium - August 5, 1975
Out
Jim Lonborg
Bob Boone
Tom Hutton
Tony Taylor
Terry Harmon
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Mike Anderson
Ollie Brown
Rob Sperring
Andre Thornton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 7 0 5
Philadelphia Phillies 13 18 1 11
Winning Pitcher Dick Ruthven
Losing Pitcher Bill Bonham
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Garry Maddox
Attendance 19,611
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sperring hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Thornton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. LaCock scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Hosley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. LaCock moves to third.
Top 9 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor. LaCock moves to second.
Top 9 Bob Boone now catching. Jim Lonborg now pitching. LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frailing fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bowa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Bob Boone pinch hits for Dick Ruthven. Boone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of LaCock who is chasing the ball. Boone reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Oates hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morales is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tony Taylor now playing second base. Ollie Brown now playing right field. Terry Harmon now playing third base. Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tony Taylor pinch hits for Mike Schmidt. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hutton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rob Sperring now playing shortstop. Andre Thornton now playing first base. Ken Frailing now pitching. Jerry Morales now playing center field. PetBrown is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Monday is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mike Anderson now playing center field. Terry Harmon now playing second base. Andre Thornton pinch hits for Milt Wilcox. Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tim Hosley now catching. Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Swisher hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Trillo strikes out.
Top 6 LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Hutton hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cardenal is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Milt Wilcox now pitching. Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.
Top 4 Gene Hiser pinch hits for Ken Crosby. Hiser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Hiser reaches second base with a double. Swisher moves to third.
Top 4 Swisher takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Oates hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to third. Hutton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hutton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Johnstone hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Luzinski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday tags and scores.
Top 3 Monday hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski who is chasing the ball. Monday reaches third base with a triple. Swisher scores. Crosby scores. Kessinger goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Swisher moves to third. Crosby moves to second.
Top 3 Crosby takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Swisher hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Swisher reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bowa hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ruthven hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Vic Harris now playing third base. Oates hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Schmidt strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hutton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Crosby Luzinski moves to third. Johnstone moves to second.
Bottom 1 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. Maddox scores. Luzinski moves to second.
Bottom 1 Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to second.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oates scores. Cash moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Swisher for a passed ball. Oates moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ruthven bunts towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruthven for the out. Oates moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ken Crosby now pitching. Oates hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Hutton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Hutton reaches second base with a double. Luzinski scores. Johnstone scores.
Bottom 1 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Johnstone reaches second base with a double. Luzinski moves to third.
Bottom 1 Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Cash moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Monday. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Monday steals second.
Top 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.