The Cubs tied the game with an unearned run in the ninth inning and scored again on an error in the 15th to defeat the Pirates, 6-5. Bill Robinson hit two homers for the Pirates, his second blow coming with two men on base in the eighth. Jose Cardenal opened the Cubs' ninth with a single and was forced on an attempted sacrifice by Mick Kelleher. One out later, Greg Gross doubled and when Omar Moreno made a wild throw from the outfield, Kelleher scored to knot the count at 5-5.

Bobby Murcer singled for the Cubs with one out in the 15th. Steve Ontiveros grounded to Rennie Stennett, who missed the tag on Murcer in an attempted forceout and both runners were safe. Gene Clines then hit a slow roller to Stennett. With no play possible at first, Stennett tried to catch Murcer at third, but his throw went wild into the Cubs' dugout and Murcer was waved home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Tuesday, August    16, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  4
Cubs         3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 15  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             7   0   0   0     0   4   .239      Gross cf              7   0   3   0     0   0   .299
Garner 3b,ss,3b       5   1   1   0     2   0   .248      Biittner lf           6   1   0   0     0   0   .291
Parker rf             7   1   1   0     0   3   .345      Buckner 1b            7   1   2   0     0   0   .304
Robinson lf,1b        7   2   3   4     0   1   .309      Murcer rf             5   3   2   1     1   1   .275
Stennett 2b           7   1   1   0     0   1   .335      Ontiveros 3b          6   0   2   3     0   2   .294
Tolan 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Trillo 2b             7   0   0   0     0   3   .284
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Mendoza ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .219        Cardenal ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Dyer c                6   0   2   0     1   0   .263        Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .233        Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .150
  Gonzalez ph,3b,lf   4   0   2   1     1   0   .276        Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kison p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .208        G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Clines ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .312
  Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      De Jesus ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .253
  Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Kelleher ss         3   1   1   0     0   1   .234
  Reuss ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Bonham p              3   0   2   0     0   1   .241
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .320
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Swisher c           2   0   0   0     0   2   .196

Totals               57   5  12   5     5  12             Totals               56   6  15   4     2  13

Time of Game: 4:40   Attendance: 24,039
Left on Base: Pirates 13, Cubs 11
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Moreno, Stennett, Dyer, Taveras, Ontiveros
Doubles: Dyer (9), Parker (39), Ontiveros 2 (21), Gross (6)
Home Runs: Robinson 2 (20)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (26), Moreno (37), Murcer (11)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (1), De Jesus (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (2), Biittner (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ontiveros (3)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (3,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   6     9   4   2   1   3   0  27   4.82
Jackson                 2     1   1   0   0   2   0   7   3.76
Gossage                 5     3   0   0   1   7   0  19   1.74
Tekulve                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38
Demery L(5-4)           0.2   2   1   0   0   0   0   5   5.00
Totals                 14.2  15   6   2   2  13   0  61

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  7.1   6   4   4   3   5   2  31   4.16
Roberts                 1.2   3   1   0   0   2   0   9   4.77
Giusti                  4     0   0   0   0   2   0  12   3.04
Broberg                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.47
G. Hernandez W(6-4)     1.2   2   0   0   2   3   0   9   2.69
Totals                 15    12   5   4   5  12   2  63

Passed Balls: Swisher (1)
Hit by Pitch: Kison (6)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Gross popped to shortstop; Biittner reached on an
error by Taveras [Biittner to first]; Buckner singled to left
[Biittner to third]; Murcer singled to second [Biittner scored
(unearned), Buckner to second]; Ontiveros doubled to center
[Buckner scored, Murcer scored]; Trillo struck out; Mitterwald
lined to center; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson singled to left; Stennett forced Robinson
(second to shortstop); Stennett stole second; Tolan grounded out
(second to first) [Stennett to third]; Dyer walked; Taveras
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: De Jesus singled to shortstop; On a bunt Bonham
singled to pitcher [De Jesus to second]; On a bunt Gross popped
to third in foul territory; Biittner hit into a double play
(center to second to first) [Bonham out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison walked; Moreno forced Kison (second to
shortstop); Moreno stole second; Garner grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Moreno to third]; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Murcer was hit
by a pitch; Murcer stole second [Murcer to third (error by
Dyer)]; Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to right [Murcer scored
(unearned)]; Trillo struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson popped to second; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald lined to left; De Jesus grounded out (third
to first); Bonham singled to left; Gross singled to right
[Bonham to third]; Biittner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer doubled to left; Taveras struck out; Kison
flied out to left; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Buckner singled to center; Buckner was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Murcer
popped to third in foul territory; Ontiveros doubled to right;
Trillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
struck out; Robinson homered; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Mitterwald lined to shortstop; De Jesus walked; Bonham
struck out; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Tolan singled to center; Dyer flied out to center;
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Gonzalez flied out to right;
HAIRSTON BATTED FOR KISON; Hairston grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GONZALEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); JACKSON REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING);
Gross flied out to right; Biittner grounded out (second to
first); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED DE JESUS (PLAYING SS); Moreno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner walked; Parker doubled
to left [Garner to third]; Robinson homered [Garner scored,
Parker scored]; ROBERTS REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Stennett
singled to left; FREGOSI BATTED FOR TOLAN; Fregosi struck out;
Dyer reached on an error by Ontiveros [Dyer to first, Stennett
to third]; Gonzalez singled to left [Stennett scored (unearned),
Dyer to third]; Jackson forced Gonzalez (second unassisted); 4 R
(3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING SS); GARNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Murcer struck out;
Ontiveros was called out on strikes; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Garner
singled to shortstop; Parker popped to shortstop; Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: CARDENAL BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Cardenal singled to
left; GOSSAGE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); On a bunt Kelleher
forced Cardenal (pitcher to shortstop); MORALES BATTED FOR
ROBERTS; Morales struck out; Gross doubled to center [Kelleher
scored (error by Moreno) (unearned) (no RBI), Gross to third];
Biittner lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 10TH: GIUSTI REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); SWISHER
REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING C ); Stennett popped to first in foul
territory; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 10TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Murcer popped
to shortstop; Ontiveros popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 11TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Gossage
was called out on strikes; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 11TH: Trillo lined to center; Giusti struck out; Kelleher
singled to shortstop; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 12TH: Garner flied out to right; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 12TH: Gross singled to center; Biittner out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Gross to second]; Buckner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Murcer was walked intentionally; Ontiveros
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 13TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mendoza flied out to center; Dyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 13TH: Trillo struck out; DARWIN BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Darwin
struck out; Kelleher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 14TH: BROBERG REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Gonzalez
singled to first; REUSS BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; Reuss out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gonzalez to second]; G.
HERNANDEZ REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Moreno struck out; Garner
walked; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 14TH: TEKULVE REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Swisher struck
out; Gross grounded out (second to first); Biittner flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 15TH: Robinson popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Stennett was called out on strikes; Mendoza singled to left;
Dyer singled to left [Mendoza to second]; Swisher allowed a
passed ball [Mendoza to third, Dyer to second]; Gonzalez was
walked intentionally; MACHA BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Macha forced
Gonzalez (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 15TH: DEMERY REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Buckner lined to
left; Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros reached on a fielder's
choice [Murcer to second]; Trillo lined to right; CLINES BATTED
FOR G. HERNANDEZ; Clines singled to second [Murcer scored (error
by Stennett) (unearned) (no RBI), Ontiveros to second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 6.