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Sunday October 2, 1977
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 2)

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

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   3  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Biittner lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Garner ss,2b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .260
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Berra 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Murcer rf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Easler rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .444
  Clines rf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Ott c                 4   2   3   1     0   0   .264
Ontiveros 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .299      Macha 1b              3   0   2   2     0   0   .274
Gross cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .322      Hairston lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Edwards 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Swisher c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .190        Parker ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .338
Bonham p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150        Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Rosello ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .375        Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217

Totals               33   2   8   2     2   3             Totals               30   3   8   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 20,418
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Pirates 5
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Ontiveros (32), Easler (2)
Stolen Bases: Ott (7)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (11)
GIDP: Buckner (16), Macha (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  6     4   1   1   0   2   0  20   4.36
Sutter                  2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10   1.34
Lamp L(0-2)             0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   6.30
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   4   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson                 6     2   0   0   1   2   0  20   3.45
Tekulve                 1     5   2   2   0   0   0   8   3.06
Gossage W(11-9)         2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.62
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   3   0  36

Wild Pitches: Sutter (7)

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


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

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to left; Moreno was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Garner popped to second; Berra
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

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

PIRATES 2ND: Easler singled to left; Ott lined to right; Macha
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Easler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Swisher singled
to pitcher; 19 minute rain delay with 0-1 count to Steve
Swisher; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Swisher to second]; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Hairston flied out to left; Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first); Whitson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner singled to pitcher; Buckner grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Biittner out at
second]; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno struck out; Garner struck out; Berra lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Gross walked; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Gross to second]; Swisher grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Easler flied out to center; Ott singled to right;
Ott stole second; Macha singled to left [Ott scored]; Hairston
grounded out (second to first) [Macha to second]; Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
popped to first; Biittner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: CLINES REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); FREGOSI BATTED
FOR WHITSON; Fregosi flied out to center; Moreno grounded out
(first unassisted); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Buckner grounded
out (first to pitcher); Clines singled to shortstop; Ontiveros
singled to left [Clines to third]; Gross singled to right
[Clines scored, Ontiveros to second]; Trillo singled to left
[Ontiveros to third, Gross to second]; Swisher singled to left
[Ontiveros scored, Gross to third, Trillo to second]; CARDENAL
BATTED FOR BONHAM; Cardenal popped to shortstop; De Jesus lined
to center; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: SUTTER REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Berra lined to
third; Easler struck out; Ott singled to right; Macha singled to
left [Ott scored, Macha to second (on throw to home)]; Hairston
walked; PARKER BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Sutter threw a wild pitch
[Macha to third, Hairston to second]; Parker was walked
intentionally; OLIVER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Oliver forced Parker
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

CUBS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED
PARKER (PLAYING SS); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Biittner popped to shortstop; Buckner flied out to center;
Clines flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: On a bunt Moreno made an out to pitcher; Garner
struck out; Berra flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros doubled to right; Gross lined to center;
Trillo was walked intentionally; Swisher struck out; ROSELLO
BATTED FOR SUTTER; Rosello forced Trillo (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: LAMP REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); Easler doubled to
center; Ott singled to center [Easler scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 3.



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