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Tuesday September 21, 1976
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Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  7  1
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    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   2   0     0   1   .264      Monday 1b             6   0   0   0     0   3   .273
Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Kelleher ss           6   0   1   1     0   0   .227
Zisk lf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .288      Madlock 3b            5   0   0   0     1   0   .337
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .328      Morales rf            6   1   2   0     0   1   .271
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .311      Trillo 2b             6   0   3   1     0   0   .238
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .241      Swisher c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Stennett 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Sperring lf           3   0   2   0     0   1   .280
Dyer c                5   0   1   0     0   2   .234        Biittner ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Wallis cf             3   1   0   0     2   2   .248
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .228        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rosello ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .243
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Summers ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .215
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               40   1   7   1     4   8             Totals               44   2   9   2     5   8

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance:  5,017
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 10
DP: Pirates 3, Cubs 2
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Zisk (33), Swisher (12), Sperring (3), Morales (16)
Stolen Bases: Parker (18), Moreno (15)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (11), Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (3), Sperring (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (4)
GIDP: Parker (16), Stennett (14), Madlock (21)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                  10     6   1   0   4   7   0  38   3.74
Giusti                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.64
Moose L(3-9)            0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.84
Totals                 12.2   9   2   1   5   8   0  50

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   5     4   1   1   1   0   0  19   4.08
Knowles                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.84
Sutter                  3     2   0   0   0   4   0  10   2.84
Coleman                 1.1   1   0   0   3   3   0   7   4.49
Garman                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.00
P. Reuschel W(4-2)      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.55
Totals                 13     7   1   1   4   8   0  46

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Sudol


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Taveras was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno grounded out
(second to first); Zisk doubled to right; Oliver popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to left; Kelleher grounded out (third
to first); Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (second to pitcher); Hebner
flied out to left; Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales popped to first in foul territory; Trillo
flied out to right; Swisher lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer singled to left; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Dyer to second]; Taveras flied out to center;
Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 3RD: Sperring singled to center; Wallis walked [Sperring to
second]; On a bunt Stone forced Sperring (pitcher to third)
[Wallis to second]; Monday reached on an error by Stennett
[Wallis to third, Stone to second, Monday to first]; Kelleher
forced Monday (shortstop to second) [Wallis scored (unearned),
Stone to third]; Madlock walked [Kelleher to second]; Morales
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk walked; Oliver flied out to left; Parker
singled to center [Zisk to third]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Zisk scored]; Parker stole second; Stennett flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo singled to third; Swisher lined into a double
play (second to first) [Trillo out at first]; Sperring struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer lined to right; Reuss flied out to left;
Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Wallis struck out; TYRONE BATTED FOR STONE; Tyrone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 6TH: KNOWLES REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Moreno grounded
out (second to first); Zisk grounded out (third to first);
Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kelleher flied out to left; Madlock grounded out
(pitcher to first); Morales singled to shortstop; Trillo flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Hebner
grounded out (second to first); Stennett lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Swisher doubled to left; Sperring out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Swisher to third]; Wallis was walked
intentionally; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Mitterwald lined
into a double play (third to first) [Wallis out at first]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Dyer struck
out; On a bunt Reuss struck out; Taveras singled to center;
Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Monday was called out on strikes; Kelleher singled to
shortstop; Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Kelleher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Zisk lined to left; Oliver singled to right; Parker
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 10TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Stennett
flied out to right; Dyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 10TH: Sperring doubled to left; Wallis was called out on
strikes (catcher to first); ROSELLO BATTED FOR SUTTER; Rosello
walked; Monday lined to left; Kelleher grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 11TH: COLEMAN REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); STARGELL
BATTED FOR REUSS; Stargell struck out; Taveras struck out; On a
bunt Moreno singled to pitcher; Moreno stole second; Zisk struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 11TH: GIUSTI REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Madlock flied
out to left; Morales flied out to left; Trillo singled to
shortstop; Swisher forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 12TH: Oliver walked; Oliver was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Parker walked; Hebner walked [Parker to
second]; GARMAN REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Stennett grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 12TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR SPERRING; Biittner flied out to
center; Wallis popped to third; SUMMERS BATTED FOR GARMAN;
Summers walked; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 13TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); P. REUSCHEL
REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Dyer flied out to right;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Kirkpatrick struck out; Taveras
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 13TH: MOOSE REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Kelleher
grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock grounded out (second to
first); Morales doubled to left; Trillo singled to right
[Morales scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.



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