Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, October 2, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  1
Pirates      0  1  1    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   5 12  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Biittner lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Garner ss             4   1   1   0     0   2   .262
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .338
Murcer rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .266      Easler lf             4   2   3   3     0   0   .429
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Gross cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .322      Macha 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .261
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Berra 3b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .194
Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .184      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .174      T. Jones p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Oliver ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .309
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   1   6   1     2   2             Totals               33   5  12   5     1   8

Time of Game: 2:03
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Pirates 6
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Swisher
Doubles: Ontiveros (31), Berra (1), Ott (14), Garner (35)
Home Runs: Murcer (27), Easler (1), Oliver (19)
Stolen Bases: Parker (17)
Caught Stealing: Ott (7)
GIDP: Gross (6)
Hit by Pitch: Edwards (1,by Burris)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(14-16)         7     8   3   3   1   6   2  28   4.72
P. Reuschel             1     4   2   2   0   2   0   7   4.37
Totals                  8    12   5   5   1   8   2  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
T. Jones W(1-0)         7     4   0   0   1   2   0  25   0.00
Jackson SV(4)           2     2   1   1   1   0   1   9   3.86
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   2   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Burris (3)
Balks: T. Jones (1), Jackson (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Terry Tata


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); Buckner singled to right; Murcer popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno was called out on strikes; Garner popped to
second in foul territory; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros doubled to left; Gross grounded out (second
to first); Trillo struck out; Swisher flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler homered; Ott grounded out (first
unassisted); Macha was called out on strikes; Berra singled to
left; Edwards was hit by a pitch [Berra to second]; T. Jones
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: Burris flied out to right; De Jesus singled to right;
T. Jones balked [De Jesus to second]; Biittner grounded out
(first to pitcher) [De Jesus to third]; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno singled to right; Moreno was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Garner struck out; Parker singled to
right; Parker stole second [Parker to third (error by Swisher)];
Easler singled to right [Parker scored]; Ott grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer popped to right; Ontiveros flied out to center;
Gross walked; Trillo forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Macha flied out to center; Berra doubled to left;
Berra was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Edwards
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

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

PIRATES 5TH: T. Jones struck out; Moreno flied out to left;
Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 6TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Buckner lined
to second; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Easler
grounded out (second to first); Ott doubled to right; Macha
walked; Ott was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros singled to center; Gross grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Ontiveros out at
second]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Berra grounded out (third to first); Edwards
grounded out (first unassisted); OLIVER BATTED FOR T. JONES;
Oliver homered; Moreno popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Swisher singled to
center; CLINES BATTED FOR BURRIS; Clines popped to second; De
Jesus lined to third; Jackson balked [Swisher to second];
Biittner walked; Buckner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Garner
doubled to right; Parker struck out; Easler singled to center
[Garner scored]; Ott flied out to center; Macha singled to left
[Easler to second]; Berra singled to left [Easler scored, Macha
to third]; Edwards struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 5.

CUBS 9TH: Murcer homered; Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to
first); Gross flied out to left; Trillo grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 5.