The Pirates moved within one-half game of first place in the Eastern Division by defeating the front-running Cubs, 5-4, in a game that was halted three times by rain for a total delay of three hours, 51 minutes. A Jacket Day crowd of 51,580 was on hand for the start of the contest but only a few thousand fans still were in the stands when the contest finally ended.

The Pirates broke a 1-1 tie in the third inning when Dave Parker walked and Bill Robinson homered. The Cubs came back with a run in the fifth, but Parker and Al Oliver singled and Willie Stargell doubled to produce a pair for a 5-2 lead in the Pirates' half. The Cubs then fell short with two runs in the eighth on a single by Larry Biittner, pass to Bobby Murcer, single by Jerry Morales and sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo. Odell Jones, making his first major league start for the Pirates, was the winner with help from Kent Tekulve and Rich Gossage. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      5, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  1  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  1
Pirates      0  1  2    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 12  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Taveras ss            5   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Gross lf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .246      Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Biittner 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .302      Parker rf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .363
Murcer rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .261      Oliver cf,lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .311
Morales cf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .302      Robinson lf,1b        4   1   1   2     0   1   .298
Trillo 2b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .370      Stargell 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .311
Rosello 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .125        Moreno cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .316
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Dyer c                2   0   0   0     2   0   .298
Mitterwald c          2   1   1   1     0   0   .266      O. Jones p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .333
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Gossage p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Swisher c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .206

Totals               32   4   7   4     4   8             Totals               34   5  12   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 51,580
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Pirates 8
DP: Cubs 2, Pirates 0
Errors: De Jesus, Stargell
Doubles: Trillo (12), Stargell 2 (5), Stennett (9)
Home Runs: Robinson (4)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (10), Taveras 2 (22)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Mitterwald (2), Trillo (2)
GIDP: Taveras (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(6-5)           5     9   5   5   2   6   1  25   4.12
P. Reuschel             2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.91
G. Hernandez            1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.80
Totals                  8    12   5   5   3   6   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones W(2-1)         5.2   5   2   2   3   5   0  25   4.82
Tekulve                 1.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   7   2.87
Gossage SV(9)           2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.13
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   8   0  38

Balks: P. Reuschel (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert


CUBS 1ST: 32 minute rain delay before start of game; De
Jesus singled to left; De Jesus stole second; Gross struck out;
Biittner struck out; 1:31 rain delay with 1-2 count on Larry
Biittner; Murcer walked; Morales struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Garner grounded out
(first unassisted) [Taveras to second]; Parker struck out while
Taveras stole third; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo doubled to center; Rosello grounded out (second
to first) [Trillo to third]; Mitterwald hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Trillo scored]; Bonham grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson struck out; Stargell doubled to left;
Stennett doubled to center [Stargell to third]; Dyer was walked
intentionally; O. Jones struck out; Taveras singled to center
[Stargell scored, Stennett to third, Dyer to second]; Garner
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus flied out to center; Gross lined to center;
Biittner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker walked; Oliver struck out; Robinson homered
[Parker scored]; Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer singled to right; Morales struck out; Trillo
popped to first in foul territory; Rosello flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); O. Jones
singled to left; Taveras grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [O. Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald singled to left; On a bunt Bonham struck
out; De Jesus grounded out (third to first) [Mitterwald to
second]; Gross singled to center [Mitterwald scored]; Biittner
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Parker
singled to right; Oliver singled to center [Parker to second];
Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Stargell doubled
to center [Parker scored, Oliver scored]; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer popped to second; Morales grounded out (third
to first); Trillo walked; Rosello walked [Trillo to second];
TEKULVE REPLACED O. JONES (PITCHING); Mitterwald flied out to
center; 43 minute rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); SWISHER
REPLACED BONHAM (PLAYING C ); Dyer reached on an error by De
Jesus [Dyer to first]; On a bunt Tekulve forced Dyer (pitcher to
shortstop); Taveras forced Tekulve (shortstop to second); P.
Reuschel balked [Taveras to second]; Taveras stole third; Garner
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 7TH: Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
lined to second; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker lined to third; Oliver singled to right;
Robinson lined into a double play (right to first) [Oliver out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 8TH: Biittner singled to center; Murcer walked [Biittner to
second]; Morales singled to right [Biittner scored, Murcer to
third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Morales was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Stargell [Morales to
second]; Trillo lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Murcer
scored]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Buckner flied out to right;
WALLIS BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Wallis struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 3B); G.
HERNANDEZ REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stennett singled to center; Stennett was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Dyer walked; Gossage singled to right [Dyer to
second]; Taveras popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 5.

CUBS 9TH: MORENO REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING CF); OLIVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Swisher struck out; De Jesus grounded out (first unassisted);
Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 5.