Homers by Al Oliver, Dave Parker, Phil Garner and Bill Robinson helped the Pirates squeeze past the Cubs, 7-6. The Cubs counted twice in the first inning on singles by Dave Rosello, Gene Clines and Bill Buckner plus a sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer, but the Pirates came back to tie the score with Oliver's homer in the second and Parker's drive in the fourth.

Omar Moreno singled to open the fifth, stole second and reached third on an infield out. Frank Taveras struck out but reached first safely when George Mitterwald was charged with a passed ball as Moreno scored. Garner followed with a homer to put the Pirates ahead, 5-2. The Cubs narrowed the gap with two runs in their half of the fifth on a walk to Mitterwald, double by Bobby Darwin and single by Rosello. Robinson homered in the sixth and the Pirates then added what proved to be their winning run on errors by Buckner and Rosello. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 6

Game Played on Thursday, August 18, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      0  1  0    1  3  2    0  0  0  -   7  6  1
Cubs         2  0  0    0  2  0    0  2  0  -   6 10  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   0   0     0   2   .228      Rosello ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .186
Garner 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .245        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Parker rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .345      Clines lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .309
Robinson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .307      Buckner 1b            4   0   2   1     0   2   .307
Oliver lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .296      Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Murcer rf             2   1   1   1     1   0   .278
Moreno cf             4   2   1   0     0   0   .239      Ontiveros 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .292
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .258      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .288
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Mitterwald c          2   1   0   0     1   0   .242
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Swisher c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
                                                          Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .175
                                                            Darwin ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sember ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .297

Totals               35   7   6   5     2   6             Totals               34   6  10   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 24,027
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Cubs 5
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Taveras, Rosello, Buckner 2
Doubles: Darwin (1), Ontiveros (22)
Home Runs: Oliver (14), Parker (17), Garner (16), Robinson (21)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (38), Oliver (10)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (9)
GIDP: Mitterwald (17), Ontiveros (14)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(9-11)           7.2  10   6   6   3   4   0  34   3.86
Tekulve SV(5)           1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.35
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   4   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(12-12)         5     4   5   2   1   3   3  21   5.14
Broberg                 2     1   2   1   1   1   1   9   5.40
P. Reuschel             2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.87
Totals                  9     6   7   3   2   6   4  37

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (5)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Garner
lined to right; Parker walked; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Rosello singled to center; Clines singled to right
[Rosello to third]; Buckner singled to right [Rosello scored,
Clines to second]; Morales flied out to left [Clines to third];
Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Clines scored, Buckner to
second]; Ontiveros walked; Buckner was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver homered; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); Moreno grounded out (second to first); Dyer lined to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo singled to right; Mitterwald grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Trillo out at
second]; Burris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss grounded out (second to first); Taveras
reached on an error by Buckner [Taveras to first]; Taveras was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Rosello grounded out (third to first); Clines struck
out; Buckner singled to first; Morales flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker homered; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oliver grounded out (third to first); Stennett grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs
2.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer singled to left; Ontiveros grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murcer out at
second]; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Dyer
struck out; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first) [Moreno to
third]; Taveras struck out but Moreno advanced to home and
Taveras advanced to first on a passed ball; Garner homered
(unearned) [Taveras scored (unearned)]; Parker flied to left in
foul territory; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald walked; DARWIN BATTED FOR BURRIS; Darwin
doubled to right [Mitterwald to third]; Rosello singled to left
[Mitterwald scored, Darwin scored, Rosello to second (on throw
to home)]; Clines grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
struck out (catcher to first); Morales grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 6TH: BROBERG REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Robinson
homered; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno reached on an error by
Buckner [Moreno to second]; Dyer was walked intentionally; Reuss
reached on an error by Rosello [Moreno scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Dyer to third, Reuss out at second (shortstop to second)];
2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer popped to second; Ontiveros lined to left;
Trillo reached on an error by Taveras [Trillo to first];
Mitterwald grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Garner was
called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: SEMBER BATTED FOR BROBERG; Sember was called out on
strikes; Debut game for Mike Sember; Rosello flied out to
right; Clines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED SEMBER (PITCHING); Robinson
struck out; Oliver singled to center; Oliver stole second;
Stennett popped to second; Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Buckner was called out on strikes; Morales grounded
out (third to first); Murcer walked; Ontiveros doubled to left
[Murcer to third]; Trillo singled to right [Murcer scored,
Ontiveros scored]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; TEKULVE
REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Cardenal grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 6.

PIRATES 9TH: SWISHER REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING C ); Dyer lined
to first; Tekulve grounded out (third to first); Taveras struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 6.

CUBS 9TH: GROSS BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Gross grounded out
(pitcher to first); BIITTNER BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Clines grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 6.

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