Jerry Morales, who doubled and scored the Cubs' tying run in the ninth inning, smashed a homer in the 13th to defeat the Pirates, 2-1. Willie Stargell homered for the Bucs' tally in the second. Morales, after hitting his two-bagger in the ninth, scored on another double by George Mitterwald. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      24, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  7  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   2  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            6   0   1   0     0   2   .251      Kelleher 3b           5   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Stennett 2b           6   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Oliver cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .330        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stargell 1b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .277        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Parker rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .282        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Zisk lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .297        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .204        Summers ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Sanguillen c          5   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Trillo 2b             6   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Candelaria p          3   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Morales rf,cf,rf      6   2   3   1     0   0   .265
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Mitterwald 1b         4   0   2   1     0   1   .240
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monday pr,cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     2   1   .283
  Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500      Wallis cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
                                                            LaCock rf,1b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .227
                                                          Rosello ss            5   0   0   0     0   3   .244
                                                          Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Adams ph,lf         2   0   1   0     1   1   .167
                                                            Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46   1   7   1     1   6             Totals               45   2   9   2     4   7

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance:  3,824
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cubs 10
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Stargell
Doubles: Hebner (9), Morales 2 (10), Mitterwald (3), LaCock (5)
Home Runs: Stargell (10), Morales (8)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (15), Parker (3)
GIDP: Trillo (14), Summers (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              9     5   1   1   3   4   0  35   3.02
Tekulve                 2.1   3   0   0   1   3   0  11   3.00
Hernandez               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.23
Langford L(0-1)         0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   5.40
Totals                 12.1   9   2   2   4   7   1  49

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   8     6   1   1   0   1   1  30   4.88
Sutter                  2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   1.23
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.66
P. Reuschel             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.98
Zamora W(5-2)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.03
Totals                 13     7   1   1   1   6   1  47

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dick Stello


PIRATES 1ST: 2:12 rain delay before start of game;
Taveras flied out to center; Stennett flied out to center;
Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 1ST: Kelleher grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
singled to second; Trillo grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell homered; Parker popped to shortstop; Zisk
flied out to left; Hebner doubled to right; Sanguillen singled
to shortstop [Hebner to third]; Candelaria forced Sanguillen
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
struck out; Swisher walked; Wallis reached on an error by
Stargell [Swisher to third, Wallis to second]; Rosello struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

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

CUBS 3RD: Renko popped to catcher in foul territory; Kelleher
grounded out (third to first); Cardenal popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to left; Parker popped to
shortstop; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo popped to first; Morales flied out to center;
Mitterwald singled to center; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out to
left; Candelaria singled to right; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: On a bunt Wallis grounded out (third to first);
Rosello lined to third; Renko grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Stargell flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Kelleher flied out to center; Cardenal lined to left;
Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Morales doubled to right; Mitterwald grounded out
(second to first) [Morales to third]; Swisher grounded out
(third to first); MADLOCK BATTED FOR WALLIS; Madlock popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs
0.

PIRATES 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING RF); MORALES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Sanguillen grounded out (second
to first); Candelaria flied out to center; Taveras singled to
center; Taveras stole second; Stennett singled to shortstop
[Taveras to third]; Oliver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Rosello flied out to right; ADAMS BATTED FOR RENKO;
Adams walked; Kelleher popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); ADAMS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stargell flied out to left; Parker singled
to right; Parker stole second; Zisk struck out; Hebner was
walked intentionally; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Trillo popped to third in foul territory; Morales
doubled to left; Mitterwald doubled to left [Morales scored];
MONDAY RAN FOR MITTERWALD; Swisher was walked intentionally;
LaCock popped to second; Rosello struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 10TH: MONDAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LACOCK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Kirkpatrick struck out;
Taveras struck out; Stennett grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 10TH: TEKULVE REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Adams was
called out on strikes; Kelleher struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
SUTTER; Biittner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 11TH: KNOWLES REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Oliver was
called out on strikes; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted);
Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 11TH: Trillo flied out to center; Morales grounded out
(second to first); Monday singled to center; Swisher grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 12TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner flied out to center;
Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 12TH: LaCock doubled to center; Rosello struck out; Adams
singled to pitcher [LaCock to third]; Kelleher walked [Adams to
second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); SUMMERS BATTED
FOR P. REUSCHEL; Summers grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Kelleher out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 13TH: ZAMORA REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); SUMMERS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MORENO BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Moreno struck
out; Taveras popped to first; Stennett popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 13TH: LANGFORD REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Trillo flied out
to right; Morales homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cubs 2.