Cubs 4, Expos 2
Steve Renko vs Woodie Fryman
1st game after the big trade ! What an easy move for the guys who switched uniforms. They literally walked out of one clubhouse and into the one across the hall. How strange it must have been for Steve Renko to walk into the visitor's clubhouse in Jarry Parc after spending 7 years, his whol major league life, as an Expo. Call it the revenge factor or call it the anemic Expo offense factor...call it what you want, but it was just the tonic for Renko who went 7 1/3 innings and gave up just 2 unearned runs. Renko's former teammates were very generous as their former mate shut them out for 7 innings until Tabb made a huge two out error that allowed Andy Thornton a chance to start cementing his legacy in Expo lore. Thornton, the young slugger the Expos acquired for Renko, lined a 2 out single to right center to score Jorgensen and Foote to make it a 3-2 ball game and give life to a team that was barely on life support. Renko was removed from the game having lost his shutout, but he was greeted with a rousing ovation from the remnants of the original 5,610 people who attended this game that was played in cold / rainy conditions. Pete LaCock's pinch hit RBI single off of reliever Joe Kerrigan in the top of the 9th, gave the
Cubs an insurance run that Paul Reuschel really didn't need. Fryman once again pitched his butt off (1 ER in 7 innings) only to get the loss. His season record is now 2-2 with a stingy 2.14 ERA. Larry Biittner, the third member of the big trade, did not see action in the contest even though the few remaining fans left in the ballpark began chanting for him in the top of the 9th when LaCock came up to pinch hit.
Record Tracker:Steve Renko vs Woodie Fryman
1st game after the big trade ! What an easy move for the guys who switched uniforms. They literally walked out of one clubhouse and into the one across the hall. How strange it must have been for Steve Renko to walk into the visitor's clubhouse in Jarry Parc after spending 7 years, his whol major league life, as an Expo. Call it the revenge factor or call it the anemic Expo offense factor...call it what you want, but it was just the tonic for Renko who went 7 1/3 innings and gave up just 2 unearned runs. Renko's former teammates were very generous as their former mate shut them out for 7 innings until Tabb made a huge two out error that allowed Andy Thornton a chance to start cementing his legacy in Expo lore. Thornton, the young slugger the Expos acquired for Renko, lined a 2 out single to right center to score Jorgensen and Foote to make it a 3-2 ball game and give life to a team that was barely on life support. Renko was removed from the game having lost his shutout, but he was greeted with a rousing ovation from the remnants of the original 5,610 people who attended this game that was played in cold / rainy conditions. Pete LaCock's pinch hit RBI single off of reliever Joe Kerrigan in the top of the 9th, gave the
Cubs an insurance run that Paul Reuschel really didn't need. Fryman once again pitched his butt off (1 ER in 7 innings) only to get the loss. His season record is now 2-2 with a stingy 2.14 ERA. Larry Biittner, the third member of the big trade, did not see action in the contest even though the few remaining fans left in the ballpark began chanting for him in the top of the 9th when LaCock came up to pinch hit. Real Life (13-17) & Replay (11-19)
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