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Helped by Bobby Murcer, who hit two homers, Rick Reuschel gained his first victory since July 28 when the Cubs defeated the Pirates, 4-2. Murcer broke a 1-1 tie with his first homer of the game in the fourth inning and iced the decision with his second smash in the seventh. [The Sporting News] Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2Game Played on Wednesday, August 17, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldPirates 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 3 Cubs 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 x - 4 9 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Rosello ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Ott ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Clines lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .313 Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .304 Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Morales cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .319 Garner 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 .245 Murcer rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .277 Parker rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .345 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Trillo 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Oliver lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244 Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .336 R. Reuschel p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Moreno cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .239 Dyer c 1 1 0 0 2 1 .262 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Hairston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Tolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195 Totals 34 2 8 1 3 11 Totals 35 4 9 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 29,786 Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cubs 9 DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Robinson 2, Rooker Doubles: Oliver (24), Mitterwald (18), Trillo (16) Home Runs: Murcer 2 (23) Caught Stealing: Robinson (3) Hit by Pitch: Dyer (2,by R. Reuschel) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker L(10-7) 6 8 3 2 2 3 1 30 3.53 Tekulve 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 3.40 Totals 8 9 4 3 2 4 2 37 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(16-5) 9 8 2 2 3 11 0 38 2.79 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 11 0 38 Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (5) Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel 2 (7) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Dutch Rennert PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Garner was called out on strikes; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Rosello struck out; Clines walked; Clines was picked off first but was safe on an error by Rooker [Clines to third]; Buckner singled to center [Clines scored]; Morales singled to left [Buckner to second]; Murcer lined to left; Ontiveros struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. PIRATES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled to left; Stennett singled to right [Oliver to third]; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Oliver scored, Stennett to second]; Dyer was walked intentionally; Rooker lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald doubled to left; R. Reuschel flied out to center [Mitterwald to third]; Rosello lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner struck out; Parker singled to center; Robinson forced Parker (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Clines popped to shortstop; Buckner flied out to right; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver lined to left; Stennett singled to right; Moreno singled to right [Stennett to third]; Dyer was hit by a pitch [Moreno to second]; Rooker struck out; Taveras forced Dyer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Murcer homered; Ontiveros flied out to center; Trillo singled to center; Mitterwald popped to first in foul territory; R. Reuschel singled to second [Trillo to second]; Rosello lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2. PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker walked; Robinson singled to center [Parker to third]; Oliver popped to first; Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Clines lined to right; Buckner reached on an error by Robinson [Buckner to first]; Morales lined to center; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); Dyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros reached on an error by Robinson [Ontiveros to first]; Trillo doubled to center [Ontiveros to third]; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; R. Reuschel forced Ontiveros (shortstop to catcher) [Trillo to third, Mitterwald to second]; Rosello lined to third; Clines singled to second [Trillo scored (unearned), Mitterwald to third, R. Reuschel to second]; Buckner popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3. PIRATES 7TH: HAIRSTON BATTED FOR ROOKER; Hairston was called out on strikes; OTT BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Ott was called out on strikes; Garner popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3. CUBS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED OTT (PLAYING SS); Morales was called out on strikes; Murcer homered; Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo popped to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4. PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Robinson was called out on strikes; Oliver doubled to left; Stennett lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4. CUBS 8TH: Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4. PIRATES 9TH: Moreno lined to shortstop; Dyer walked; TOLAN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Tolan was called out on strikes; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Gonzalez singled to right [Dyer to second]; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Dyer to third, Gonzalez to second]; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Dyer scored, Gonzalez to third]; Garner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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