The slugging of Bill Robinson, who hit a homer with a man on base and another with the bases loaded, powered the Pirates to a 13-10 victory over the Cubs. Robinson's first drive followed a pass to Dave Parker and started the Pirates' scoring in the first inning. His grand slam in the fourth wound up a nine-run outburst that saw the Pirates send 13 men to bat in the process of snapping their five-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Chicago Cubs 10
Game Played on Saturday, April     15, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      2  0  0    9  0  0    2  0  0  -  13 12  4
Cubs         1  0  2    0  3  0    1  2  1  -  10 12  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   1   1     0   0   .235      De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     1   1   .343
Moreno cf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .217      Clines cf             4   3   1   0     1   2   .227
Parker rf             3   3   2   1     2   0   .233        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
B. Robinson lf        5   2   2   6     0   1   .364        Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .435
  Brye lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Biittner 1b           4   1   3   2     2   0   .438
Stargell 1b           3   2   1   0     2   0   .250      Kingman lf            3   1   0   0     0   0   .172
Stennett 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .167        Wallis cf           2   1   1   0     0   1   .333
  Mendoza 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murcer rf             2   0   1   3     2   0   .267
Ott c                 3   1   1   2     2   0   .136      Trillo 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .333
Garner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .143      Cruz 3b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .263
  Gonzalez 3b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Rader c               5   0   2   2     0   0   .233
Rooker p              3   1   0   0     0   1   .000      Lamp p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Kison p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Krukow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        P. Reuschel p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ontiveros ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gross ph,lf         2   1   1   1     0   0   .250

Totals               39  13  12  11     6   5             Totals               40  10  12   8     7   5

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 20,684
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cubs 12
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Taveras, Moreno, Mendoza, Garner, De Jesus, Biittner
Doubles: Stargell (1), Moreno (1), Biittner (1)
Home Runs: B. Robinson 2 (3)
Stolen Bases: Parker (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (1)
GIDP: Garner (2)
Hit by Pitch: Kingman (1,by Rooker)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(1-1)           5     6   6   2   3   1   0  27  12.71
Kison                   2     3   3   3   4   2   0  13   7.20
Jackson                 2     3   1   1   0   2   0   9   4.91
Totals                  9    12  10   6   7   5   0  49

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp L(0-2)             3.1   4   6   6   2   3   1  16   6.97
Krukow                  0.1   3   4   4   1   0   0   5  36.00
P. Reuschel             1.1   1   1   1   2   0   1   6  27.00
Moore                   2     2   2   0   1   1   0  10   1.80
Hernandez               2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.35
Totals                  9    12  13  11   6   5   2  45

Hit by Pitch: Rooker (1)
Wild Pitches: Jackson (1), Moore (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Moreno was called out on
strikes; Parker walked; B. Robinson homered [Parker scored];
Stargell popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Clines singled
to center; Biittner singled to left [Clines to second]; Kingman
was hit by a pitch [Clines to third, Biittner to second]; Murcer
walked [Clines scored, Biittner to third, Kingman to second];
Trillo lined into a double play (left to catcher) [Biittner out
at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett lined to right; Ott grounded out (first
unassisted); Garner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lamp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker struck out; Taveras lined to left; Moreno
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to center; Clines reached on an error
by Taveras [De Jesus to third, Clines to first]; Biittner
singled to right [De Jesus scored, Clines to third]; Kingman
popped to center; Murcer singled to right [Clines scored
(unearned), Biittner to third]; Trillo popped to second; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to left; Parker was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Biittner [Parker to second]; B.
Robinson flied out to center; Stargell walked; Stennett singled
to pitcher [Parker to third, Stargell to second]; Ott singled to
center [Parker scored, Stargell scored, Stennett to second];
KRUKOW REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Garner singled to left
[Stennett scored, Ott to third]; On a bunt Rooker reached on a
fielder's choice [Ott out at home (first to catcher), Garner to
second]; Taveras singled to left [Garner scored, Rooker to
second]; Moreno singled to second [Rooker to third, Taveras to
second]; Parker walked [Rooker scored, Taveras to third, Moreno
to second]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); B. Robinson
homered [Taveras scored, Moreno scored, Parker scored]; Stargell
walked; Stennett forced Stargell (third to second); 9 R, 7 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Rader flied out to center; P. Reuschel grounded out
(third to first); De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott walked; Garner grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Ott out at second]; Rooker popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Clines walked;
Biittner popped to third in foul territory; Kingman reached on
an error by Garner [Clines to third, Kingman to first]; Murcer
popped to second; Trillo walked [Kingman to second]; Cruz
reached on an error by Mendoza [Clines scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Kingman to third, Trillo to second, Cruz to first]; Rader
singled to center [Kingman scored (unearned), Trillo scored
(unearned), Cruz to second]; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL;
Ontiveros flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 11, Cubs 6.

PIRATES 6TH: MOORE REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Taveras
grounded out (third to first); Moreno lined to center; Parker
singled to right; Parker stole second [Parker to third on a wild
pitch]; B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: KISON REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); De Jesus walked;
Clines was called out on strikes; Biittner walked [De Jesus to
second]; Kingman grounded out (third to first) [De Jesus to
third, Biittner to second]; Murcer walked; Trillo forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 11, Cubs 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell doubled to left; Mendoza grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ott was walked intentionally; Garner reached
on an error by De Jesus [Stargell scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Ott scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garner to third]; Kison was
called out on strikes; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 13, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: On a bunt Cruz singled to second; Rader singled to
right [Cruz to third]; GROSS BATTED FOR MOORE; Gross forced
Rader (first to shortstop) [Cruz scored]; De Jesus lined to
left; Clines struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 13, Cubs
7.

PIRATES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); WALLIS
REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Moreno doubled to center; Parker grounded out (third to
first) [Moreno to third]; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
13, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: BRYE REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ
REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING 3B); Biittner walked; Wallis singled to
right [Biittner to third]; JACKSON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING);
Murcer lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Biittner scored];
Trillo flied out to left; Cruz singled to center [Wallis to
third]; Jackson threw a wild pitch [Wallis scored, Cruz to
second]; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 13, Cubs 9.

PIRATES 9TH: Mendoza flied out to center; Ott flied out to
center; Gonzalez singled to right; Jackson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 13, Cubs 9.

CUBS 9TH: Gross singled to left; De Jesus was called out on
strikes; BUCKNER BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Buckner lined to right;
Biittner doubled to center [Gross scored, Biittner to third
(error by Moreno)]; Wallis was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 13, Cubs 10.