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A throwing error by Dave Giusti on a pickoff attempt at second base enabled the Cubs to score the deciding run in a 6-5 victory over the Pirates in the opening game of a doubleheader. Al Oliver and Bill Robinson hit two-run homers and winning pitcher Jerry Reuss delivered a two-run triple as the Pirates won the second game, 9-1. [The Sporting News] Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, May 23, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumCubs 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 - 6 12 0
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - 5 12 2
Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Monday cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .322 Stennett 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Cardenal lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .325 Hebner 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .217
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .304 Oliver cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .324
Morales rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .267 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296
Mitterwald 1b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .190 Zisk lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .324
Trillo 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .293 Robinson rf 4 2 2 1 0 1 .366
Swisher c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .304 Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256
Rosello ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Taveras ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .217
Summers ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205
Bonham p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .071 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Ott ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .500
Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kelleher pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Totals 37 6 12 4 3 2 Totals 38 5 12 5 0 7
Time of Game: 2:31
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Pirates 6
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Taveras, Giusti
Doubles: Mitterwald (1), Bonham (1), Oliver (5)
Home Runs: Zisk (4), Robinson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenal (1)
GIDP: Swisher (4), Zisk (6)
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Bonham 7 10 3 3 0 5 0 30 3.70
Knowles 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 4.58
Zamora W(3-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.62
Sutter SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.35
Totals 9 12 5 5 0 7 2 38
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Rooker 7 10 5 4 0 1 0 31 2.61
Tekulve L(0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.00
Hernandez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5.11
Giusti 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 5.06
Totals 9 12 6 5 3 2 0 41
Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer
CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
singled to right; Madlock lined to center [Cardenal to second];
Morales singled to center [Cardenal scored, Morales to second];
Mitterwald lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner
struck out; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
CUBS 2ND: Trillo singled to left; Swisher forced Trillo (third
to second); Rosello singled to right [Swisher to third]; Bonham
grounded out (third to first) [Rosello to second]; Monday
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Stargell popped to first in foul territory; Zisk
singled to left; Robinson struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
grounded out (second to first); Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Taveras was called out on strikes; Rooker struck
out; Stennett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald singled to shortstop; Trillo singled to
right [Mitterwald scored (error by Taveras), Trillo to third];
Swisher grounded out (second to first) [Trillo scored
(unearned)]; Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonham
popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates
0.
PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to right; Oliver flied out to
center; Stargell singled to center [Hebner to second]; Zisk
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates
0.
CUBS 5TH: Monday popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cardenal
lined to right; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); Taveras singled to
center; On a bunt Rooker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
CUBS 6TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald
doubled to center; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Swisher singled to right [Mitterwald scored]; Rosello forced
Swisher (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 6TH: Stennett flied out to right; Hebner struck out;
Oliver doubled to left; Stargell popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 0.
CUBS 7TH: Bonham doubled to center; Monday struck out; Cardenal
flied out to left; Madlock singled to left [Bonham scored];
Morales flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 7TH: Zisk singled to right; Robinson singled to center
[Zisk to second]; Sanguillen singled to center [Robinson to
second, Zisk to third]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TAVERAS;
Kirkpatrick popped to shortstop; OTT BATTED FOR ROOKER; Ott
singled to right [Sanguillen to second, Robinson scored, Zisk
scored]; Stennett flied out to left; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.
CUBS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED
KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING SS); Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to
first); Trillo singled to second; Swisher grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.
PIRATES 8TH: Oliver singled to center; KNOWLES REPLACED BONHAM
(PITCHING); Stargell popped to first in foul territory; Zisk
homered [Oliver scored]; Robinson homered; ZAMORA REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Sanguillen struck out; Mendoza struck out; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 5.
CUBS 9TH: SUMMERS BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Summers singled to center;
BIITTNER BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Biittner forced Summers (third to
second); KELLEHER RAN FOR BIITTNER; HERNANDEZ REPLACED TEKULVE
(PITCHING); Monday walked [Kelleher to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED
HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Cardenal out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Monday to second, Kelleher scored (error by Giusti)
(no RBI)]; Madlock was walked intentionally; Morales walked
[Monday to third, Madlock to second]; Mitterwald struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 5.
PIRATES 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); KELLEHER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROBERTSON BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Robertson
flied out to left; Stennett flied out to left; Hebner flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 5.
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