John Candelaria pitched 7 1/3 innings before giving way to Rich Gossage, who completed the Pirates' 4-0 victory over the Cubs. Dave Parker homered and Al Oliver batted in two runs with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 25, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   4  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   2   0     0   2   .255      De Jesus ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .278
Parker rf             3   2   2   1     1   0   .342      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Robinson 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .304      Clines lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Oliver lf             3   0   2   2     1   0   .306      Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Ott c                 4   0   1   1     0   2   .260      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   3   0     0   0   .294
Macha 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mendoza 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Wallis cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .274
Candelaria p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .205      R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .217        G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
                                                            Rosello ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               34   4   8   4     3  10             Totals               33   0   8   0     0   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 17,815
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cubs 7
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Ott
Doubles: Taveras (20), Ontiveros (29), De Jesus 2 (28)
Triples: Taveras (10)
Home Runs: Parker (21)
Stolen Bases: Robinson (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (7), Clines (1)
GIDP: Oliver (11)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(19-5)      7.1   7   0   0   0   5   0  28   2.40
Gossage                 1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.67
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   6   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(20-9)     7.1   8   4   4   2   8   1  32   2.76
G. Hernandez            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.03
Lamp                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.71
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3  10   1  38

Passed Balls: Hundley (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Bill Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Pirates Manager Chuck Tanner ejected by unknown
umpire sometime in game; Taveras lined to third; Garner
grounded out (third to first); Parker popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Trillo singled to third;
Buckner singled to right [Trillo to second]; Clines lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
walked; Ott flied out to center; Macha grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer was called out on strikes; Ontiveros doubled to
center; Hundley flied out to left; Wallis was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first);
Candelaria grounded out (second to first); Taveras tripled to
center; Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus doubled to left;
Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to right; Robinson reached on a
fielder's choice [Parker to second]; Oliver grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Parker to third,
Robinson out at second]; Ott struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Clines grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer popped
to second; Ontiveros singled to center; Hundley popped to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Macha struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to
first); Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Wallis flied out to left; R. Reuschel lined to left;
De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras doubled to center; Garner out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to third]; Parker
walked; Robinson struck out; Oliver singled to center [Taveras
scored, Parker to third]; Ott singled to left [Parker scored,
Oliver to second]; Macha struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); Trillo singled to
center; Buckner reached on an error by Ott [Trillo to second,
Buckner to first]; Clines hit into a double play (catcher to
first) [Trillo out at home (first to catcher), Buckner to
second]; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno struck out; Candelaria struck out; Taveras
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros popped to second; Hundley popped to second;
Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
homered; Robinson singled to left; Robinson stole second; Oliver
singled to left [Robinson scored]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED R.
REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Ott struck out; Hundley allowed a passed
ball [Oliver to second]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: ROSELLO BATTED FOR G. HERNANDEZ; Rosello popped to
second; De Jesus doubled to center; GOSSAGE REPLACED CANDELARIA
(PITCHING); Trillo struck out; Buckner popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 9TH: LAMP REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); Moreno grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gossage walked; Taveras was called out
on strikes; Garner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); Murcer popped
to shortstop; Ontiveros singled to left; GROSS BATTED FOR
HUNDLEY; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.