Handing Rich Gossage his first loss of the season, the Cubs rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to gain a 3-2 victory and pull 1½ games ahead of the Pirates in the N. L. East. The Pirates had a homer by Al Oliver and were leading, 2-1, when Gossage replaced Jerry Reuss in the seventh.

Bobby Murcer opened the Cubs' eighth with a double and when Gossage slipped fielding a bunt by Jerry Morales, both runners were safe. Manny Trillo followed with a single, scoring Murcer. After Steve Ontiveros walked to load the bases, Jose Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to deep right field and Morales scored easily after the catch. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       29, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   3 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .225      De Jesus ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Clines lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .353
Parker rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .363        Buckner ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .357
Oliver lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .313        Kelleher pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .301        G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .226      Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .310
Dyer c                3   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Murcer rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .285
Reuss p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Morales cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .300
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .372
                                                          Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     1   2   .318
                                                          Mitterwald c          2   1   2   0     1   0   .283
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
                                                            Swisher c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                          Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .120
                                                            Cardenal ph,lf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .182

Totals               33   2   8   2     0   5             Totals               33   3  10   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 39,517
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cubs 10
DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Taveras
Doubles: Parker 2 (12), Reuss (1), Mitterwald 2 (7), Murcer (6)
Triples: Garner (3)
Home Runs: Oliver (6)
Stolen Bases: Ontiveros (1)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   6.1   6   1   1   2   4   0  27   4.77
Gossage L(4-1)          1.2   4   2   2   1   3   0  10   1.30
Totals                  8    10   3   3   3   7   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  7     8   2   2   0   2   1  27   3.93
G. Hernandez W(1-1)     1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   1.78
Sutter SV(14)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.87
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   5   1  33

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (3)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Paul Pryor


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parker doubled to center; Oliver flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Clines flied out to
right; Biittner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Stennett grounded out (third
to first); Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer lined to right; Morales singled to right;
Morales was picked off first but was safe on an error by Taveras
[Morales to second]; Trillo lined to left; Ontiveros struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer lined to first; Reuss doubled to left; Moreno
popped to second; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Reuss to
third]; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald doubled to left; Burris grounded out
(pitcher to second); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Mitterwald to third]; Clines walked; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker popped to second; Oliver homered; Stargell
singled to right; Stennett forced Stargell (shortstop to
second); Stennett was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer flied out to right; Morales flied out to right;
Trillo singled to right; Ontiveros singled to center [Trillo to
second]; Mitterwald walked [Trillo to third, Ontiveros to
second]; Burris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Dyer grounded
out (shortstop to first); Reuss grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
grounded out (third to first); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno struck out; Taveras popped to second; Parker
doubled to center; Oliver singled to left [Parker out at home
(left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to center; Morales grounded out
(pitcher to first); Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Stennett
flied out to center; Garner tripled to right; Dyer singled to
center [Garner scored]; Reuss grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros struck out; Mitterwald doubled to right;
CARDENAL BATTED FOR BURRIS; Cardenal singled to center
[Mitterwald to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); De
Jesus was called out on strikes; BUCKNER BATTED FOR CLINES;
Buckner singled to left [Mitterwald scored, Cardenal to third];
KELLEHER RAN FOR BUCKNER; Biittner struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 8TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); G. HERNANDEZ
REPLACED KELLEHER (PITCHING); Moreno struck out; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Murcer doubled to center; On a bunt Morales singled to
catcher [Murcer to third]; Trillo singled to left [Murcer
scored, Morales to second]; Ontiveros walked [Morales to third,
Trillo to second]; GROSS BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Gross was called
out on strikes; Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morales
scored, Trillo to third]; Ontiveros stole second; De Jesus
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 9TH: SWISHER REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING C ); Oliver
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stargell struck out; SUTTER
REPLACED G. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Stennett grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 3.