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Sunday April 16, 1978
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Greg Gross had two run-scoring singles and Rick Reuschel went the distance for the first time this season as the Cubs decisioned the Pirates, 5-1. Gross' first hit came in the third inning and put the Cubs ahead, 1-0.

After the Pirates tied the game on Ed Ott's RBI single in the top of the fifth, Gross' second hit in the bottom of inning scored Ivan DeJesus who had doubled. DeJesus' second double made it 3-1 in the seventh and Dave Rader singled home two more markers in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Cubs         0  0  1    0  1  0    1  2  x  -   5  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      De Jesus ss           4   1   3   1     0   0   .385
Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .192      Gross lf              3   0   2   2     1   0   .316
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Clines lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
B. Robinson lf        3   1   0   0     1   0   .320      Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .350
Stargell 1b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .316      Murcer rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .242
Ott c                 3   0   1   1     0   0   .160      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .071
Gonzalez 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Trillo 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .355
Garner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Rader c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .235
D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wallis cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      R. Reuschel p         3   2   0   0     0   1   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     2   2             Totals               32   5   8   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 20,921
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Cubs 6
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Taveras, Gonzalez
Doubles: De Jesus 2 (4), Trillo (2)
Caught Stealing: Parker (1), Moreno (2)
GIDP: Trillo (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(0-1)      7     6   3   1   2   2   0  30   3.97
McEnaney                1     2   2   2   1   2   0   5  13.50
Totals                  8     8   5   3   3   4   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(2-1)      9     5   1   1   2   2   0  31   0.78
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   2   0  31

Passed Balls: Ott (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno
grounded out (first unassisted); Parker singled to center;
Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross
walked; Biittner flied out to left; Murcer flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros walked; Trillo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; Rader grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Garner
grounded out (third to first); D. Robinson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Wallis reached on an error by Taveras [Wallis to
first]; On a bunt R. Reuschel forced Wallis (pitcher to
shortstop); De Jesus singled to center [R. Reuschel to second];
Gross singled to left [R. Reuschel scored (unearned), De Jesus
to third]; Biittner struck out; Murcer popped to shortstop; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras flied out to left; Moreno walked; Moreno
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Parker lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Trillo
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson walked; Stargell singled to right [B.
Robinson to third]; Ott singled to left [B. Robinson scored,
Stargell to second]; Gonzalez singled to third [Stargell to
third, Ott to second]; Garner hit into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first to catcher) [Gonzalez to second, Garner to
first, Stargell out at home, Ott out at third]; D. Robinson
forced Garner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Wallis flied out to left; R. Reuschel struck out; De
Jesus doubled to left; Gross singled to right [De Jesus scored];
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras popped to second; Moreno flied out to left;
Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to left; Ontiveros grounded out
(second to first); Trillo doubled to second; Rader lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell
singled to right; Ott flied out to center; Gonzalez lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Wallis reached on an error by Gonzalez [Wallis to
first]; On a bunt R. Reuschel forced Wallis (catcher to
shortstop); De Jesus doubled to center [R. Reuschel scored
(unearned)]; Gross flied out to right; Biittner lined to center;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); MILNER
BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Milner flied out to center; Taveras
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Murcer walked;
Ontiveros struck out; Trillo singled to left [Murcer to second];
Ott allowed a passed ball [Murcer to third, Trillo to second];
Rader singled to right [Murcer scored, Trillo scored, Rader out
at second (right to first to second)]; Wallis struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 9TH: CLINES REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING LF); Moreno struck
out; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); B. Robinson flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 5.



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