Jose Cardenal capped a four-run fourth-inning with a two-run double and Darold Knowles pitched three scoreless innings of relief as the Cubs nipped the Pirates, 5-4. The game was umpired by amateur umpires when the major league umps honored picket lines by striking vendors and concessionaires. Winning pitcher Rick Reuschel, Rick Monday and Mick Kelleher had run-scoring singles to account for the other Cub runs. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Friday, May       21, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  1  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .333      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Cardenal lf           5   0   1   2     0   1   .329      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Oliver cf             2   1   0   0     1   1   .320
Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Stargell 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .286
Biittner 1b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .162      Zisk lf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .312
Swisher c             3   1   2   0     1   1   .322      Robinson rf           4   0   1   3     0   2   .355
Rosello ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .255      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Kelleher 2b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .231      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .192
R. Reuschel p         3   1   2   1     0   1   .235        Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Knowles p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Demery p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Ott ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               35   5   9   5     3   7             Totals               32   4   7   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  9,342
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Pirates 5
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: Madlock (11), Cardenal (10), Stargell (7), Robinson (5), Hebner (4)
Triples: Sanguillen (2)
Stolen Bases: Swisher (1), Stennett (2)
Caught Stealing: Monday (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Oliver (1)
GIDP: Rosello (3), Hebner (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(3-3)      6     6   4   4   2   5   0  25   5.17
Knowles SV(3)           3     1   0   0   1   0   0  11   3.72
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   5   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery L(1-1)           6     8   5   4   3   3   0  29   2.61
Tekulve                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.63
Moose                   2     1   0   0   0   3   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   4   3   7   0  38

Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (2)

Umpires: HP - Al Cohen, 1B - Ralph Betcher, 2B - Joe Schratz, 3B - Elmer Guckert


CUBS 1ST: Debut for umpire Joe Schratz, Elmer Guckert, Al
Cohen and Ralph Betcher; the vendors at Three Rivers Stadium
were on strike and the umpires, ushers, electricians and grounds
keepers honored the picket line; the teams had no batting
practice due to problems removing the tarp from the field; the
game started 11 minutes late; four amateur umpires worked in
place of Nick Colosi, Paul Runge, Lee Weyer and Ed Montague;
Monday struck out; Cardenal lined to third; Madlock doubled to
center; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to right; Hebner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at
second]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner reached on an error by Hebner; Swisher
singled to left [Biittner to second]; Rosello grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Biittner to third,
Swisher out at second]; Kelleher singled to center [Biittner
scored (unearned)]; R. Reuschel singled to center [Kelleher to
third]; Monday flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell doubled to center; Zisk struck out;
Robinson struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Madlock
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Morales popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Demery
grounded out (third to first); Stennett grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Swisher
walked; Swisher stole second; Rosello was called out on strikes;
Kelleher was walked intentionally; R. Reuschel singled to center
[Swisher scored, Kelleher to third]; Monday singled to center
[Kelleher scored, R. Reuschel to third, Monday to second];
Cardenal doubled to left [R. Reuschel scored, Monday scored];
Madlock lined to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner lined to right; Oliver struck out; Stargell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Pirates 0.

CUBS 5TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Swisher singled to third;
Rosello walked [Swisher to second]; Kelleher forced Rosello
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk struck out; Robinson struck out; Sanguillen
tripled to right; Taveras lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 5, Pirates 0.

CUBS 6TH: R. Reuschel struck out; Monday grounded out (second to
first); Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: OTT BATTED FOR DEMERY; Ott singled to left;
Stennett forced Ott (pitcher to shortstop); Hebner flied out to
left; Stennett stole second; Oliver walked; R. Reuschel threw a
wild pitch [Oliver to second, Stennett to third]; Stargell
walked; Zisk singled to pitcher [Stargell to second, Oliver to
third, Stennett scored]; Robinson doubled to left [Zisk scored,
Stargell scored, Oliver scored]; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

CUBS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); On a bunt Madlock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales was called out on
strikes; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Taveras
flied out to left; HELMS BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Helms grounded out
(third to first); Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

CUBS 8TH: MOOSE REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Swisher struck out;
Rosello flied out to center; Kelleher was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner doubled to right; Oliver out on a sacrifice
bunt (second to first) [Hebner to third]; Stargell walked; Zisk
reached on a fielder's choice [Hebner out at home (third to
catcher), Stargell to second]; Robinson forced Stargell (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

CUBS 9TH: Knowles singled to right; Monday forced Knowles
(shortstop to second); Cardenal struck out while Monday was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; DYER BATTED FOR
TAVERAS; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); ROBERTSON
BATTED FOR MOOSE; Robertson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 5, Pirates 4.