Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
October 3, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1976 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 8

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Unser lf 3 0 0 1
Garrett 2b 4 0 2 0
Dawson cf 4 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 2 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0
Williams c 4 1 1 1
Frias ss 4 1 1 0
Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Lang p 0 0 0 0
  Atkinson p 0 0 0 0
  Cromartie ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 1 0
  Carrithers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday 1b 5 0 1 0
Wallis cf 4 2 3 0
Madlock 3b 4 2 4 1
  Sperring ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Morales rf 5 2 2 0
Trillo 2b 5 1 3 1
Mitterwald c 4 0 2 3
Biittner lf 4 1 1 0
Kelleher ss 3 0 1 1
Reuschel p 3 0 1 2
Totals 38 8 19 8
Montreal 001 010 000280
Chicago 005 102 00x8191
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (13-13) 2.2 9 5 5 2 1
  Lang   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Atkinson   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Murray   1.1 4 2 2 0 0
  Taylor   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Carrithers   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
19
8
8
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (14-12) 9.0 8 2 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
0
6

  E–R Reuschel (4).  DP–Montreal 3, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago R Reuschel (4,off Fryman).  3B–Chicago Wallis (5,off Lang).  HR–Montreal Williams (17,3rd inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Unser (6,off R Reuschel); Mitterwald (6,off Fryman); Kelleher (2,off Fryman).  SB–Monday (5,2nd base off Fryman/Williams).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–1:57.  A–9,486.
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