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Providing a spark for his own victory, Doc Medich singled in the eighth inning to ignite a four-run outburst that brought the Pirates a 5-1 victory over the Cubs. After his hit, Medich scored on a triple by Richie Hebner to break a 1-1 tie. Other runs followed on singles by Richie Zisk and Al Oliver and a double by Dave Parker. [The Sporting News] Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumCubs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 0 Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 x - 5 10 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Monday cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Dilone cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Tabb 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Hebner 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .249 Biittner lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Zisk lf 3 1 2 2 0 0 .293 Morales rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .278 Oliver 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .323 Trillo 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .236 Parker rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .310 Sperring 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .258 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .213 Ott c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Rosello pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Kelleher ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .228 Stargell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 LaCock ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 Reynolds ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 R. Reuschel p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Medich p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .096 Summers ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Reuss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Putman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Totals 33 1 10 1 2 4 Totals 31 5 10 5 1 0 Time of Game: 1:46 Attendance: 2,880 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Pirates 4 DP: Cubs 2, Pirates 3 Errors: Medich Doubles: Parker (27) Triples: Hebner (2) Stolen Bases: Trillo (17), Dilone (2) Caught Stealing: Biittner (2) Sacrifice Flies: Kelleher (1), Zisk (8) GIDP: Monday (6), Putman (2), Oliver (13), Stennett (15) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel L(13-12) 8 10 5 5 1 0 0 33 3.55 Totals 8 10 5 5 1 0 0 33 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich W(8-11) 8.1 10 1 1 2 4 0 35 3.51 Reuss SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.68 Totals 9 10 1 1 2 4 0 36 Wild Pitches: Medich (4) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to center; Tabb singled to third; Tabb was picked off first but was safe on an error by Medich [Tabb to second]; Biittner flied out to left; Medich threw a wild pitch [Tabb to third]; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Dilone singled to third; Hebner singled to right [Dilone to third]; Zisk lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Dilone scored]; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hebner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 2ND: Trillo singled to shortstop; Trillo stole second; Sperring struck out; Mitterwald lined to center [Trillo to third]; Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett grounded out (second to first); Ott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday singled to right; Tabb lined to left; Biittner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Medich grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone singled to shortstop; Dilone stole second; Hebner walked; Zisk forced Dilone (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 4TH: Morales singled to left; Trillo grounded out (second to first) [Morales to second]; Sperring singled to second [Morales to third]; Mitterwald walked [Sperring to second]; Kelleher lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Morales scored, Sperring to third]; R. Reuschel grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to right; Parker singled to left; Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 5TH: Monday popped to left; Tabb flied out to left; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Medich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 6TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Trillo singled to right; Sperring popped to center; Mitterwald popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Dilone popped to third; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk singled to shortstop; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 7TH: Kelleher grounded out (catcher to first); R. Reuschel singled to right; Monday grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [R. Reuschel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Parker flied out to center; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 8TH: Tabb grounded out (second to first); Biittner singled to center; Morales struck out while Biittner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: STARGELL BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Stargell lined to left; Medich singled to right; Dilone flied out to right; Hebner tripled to left [Medich scored]; Zisk singled to right [Hebner scored]; Oliver singled to third [Zisk to second]; Parker doubled to left [Zisk scored, Oliver scored]; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 5. CUBS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING SS); Trillo was called out on strikes; Sperring singled to right; Mitterwald singled to left [Sperring to second]; ROSELLO RAN FOR MITTERWALD; LACOCK BATTED FOR KELLEHER; LaCock walked [Sperring to third, Rosello to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; REUSS REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); PUTMAN BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Putman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [LaCock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 5. |
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