An opening-day crowd of 39,028 at Three Rivers Stadium was treated to a pitching duel that ended with the Pirates defeating the Cubs, 1-0. John Candelaria gained the edge over Rick Reuschel when the Pirates scored in the sixth inning on a single by Frank Taveras, sacrifice by Omar Moreno, a wild pitch, pass to Bill Robinson and a forceout of Robinson by Willie Stargell. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Friday, April     7, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  3  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .750      Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Clines cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Parker rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .333
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      B. Robinson lf        2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Kingman lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Stargell 1b           2   0   0   1     1   0   .000
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Gonzalez 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Candelaria p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   7   0     1   4             Totals               26   1   3   1     3   3

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 39,028
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 5
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Stargell
Doubles: De Jesus (1), Rader (1), Cruz (1), Parker (1)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (1), Kingman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (1)
GIDP: Clines (1), Rader (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(0-1)      7     3   1   1   3   2   0  27   1.29
Hernandez               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     3   1   1   3   3   0  30

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(1-0)       9     7   0   0   1   4   0  32   0.00
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   4   0  32

Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe West


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to left; Clines flied out to right;
Buckner struck out; Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno
popped to first; Parker lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; Ontiveros
flied out to right; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stennett flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rader grounded out (first unassisted); R. Reuschel
flied out to right; De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott flied out to center; Gonzalez singled to
center; Candelaria lined to left; Taveras flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Clines popped to first in foul territory; Buckner
struck out; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Parker
doubled to right; B. Robinson popped to second; Stargell was
walked intentionally; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kingman walked; Kingman was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Ontiveros flied out to center; Trillo
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott popped to third in foul territory; Gonzalez
flied out to right; Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 6TH: Rader doubled to center; On a bunt R. Reuschel made an
out to catcher; De Jesus singled to left [Rader to third];
Clines grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to center; Moreno out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to second]; Parker
was walked intentionally; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch
[Taveras to third, Parker to second]; B. Robinson walked;
Stargell forced B. Robinson (first to shortstop) [Taveras
scored, Parker to third]; Stennett grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner flied out to center; Murcer popped to second;
Kingman singled to right; Ontiveros forced Kingman (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott popped to catcher in foul territory; Gonzalez
grounded out (third to first); Candelaria struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 8TH: Trillo singled to right; Rader grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; CRUZ
BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Cruz doubled to left; De Jesus popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno popped to center;
Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING 3B); Clines lined
to left; Buckner reached on an error by Stargell [Buckner to
first]; Murcer popped to first in foul territory; Kingman popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.