Increasing their lead in the N. L. East to three games, the Cubs took advantage of Pittsburgh errors to down the Pirates, 6-4, in 10 innings. The score was 3-3 when pinch-hitter Mike Vail opened the top of the 10th by reaching first safely when third baseman Mario Mendoza bobbled his grounder for an error. After Ivan DeJesus sacrificed, Gene Clines was safe at first when first baseman John Milner dropped a throw from pitcher Grant Jackson. Larry Biittner's double scored Rudy Meoli, who ran for Clines, and after Dave Kingman was walked intentionally, Manny Trillo's double plated two more tallies.

The Pirates scored a run and loaded the bases with two out in the bottom of the 10th but reliever Willie Hernandez came on to retire Dave Parker on an infield grounder. The Pirates had loaded the bases with one out in the ninth but Bruce Sutter fanned Bill Robinson and got Willie Stargell on a groundout. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Monday, June      19, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   6 10  1
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    1  -   4 11  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   3   1     0   0   .279      Taveras ss            6   1   3   1     0   0   .281
Clines rf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .267      Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     2   0   .229
Biittner 1b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .298      Parker rf             3   1   2   1     2   0   .308
Kingman lf            3   1   0   0     2   1   .223      B. Robinson lf        5   1   1   1     0   2   .255
Trillo 2b             5   0   2   2     0   1   .264      Sanguillen 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Ontiveros 3b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .202        Stargell ph,1b      2   0   0   1     0   0   .268
Gross cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .292        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Cox c                 3   1   2   1     1   0   .250      Brye cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .313        Moreno ph,cf        1   0   0   0     1   1   .203
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Macha 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Meoli pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .133        Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dyer c                5   1   2   0     0   0   .275
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rooker p              2   0   2   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Milner ph,1b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .269

Totals               37   6  10   6     3   4             Totals               40   4  11   4     7   3

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance:  8,878
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Pirates 14
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Kingman, Brye, Mendoza, Milner
Doubles: Ontiveros 2 (9), Biittner (6), Trillo (10), Rooker (2), Parker (9)
Triples: B. Robinson (2)
Stolen Bases: Rooker (2), Moreno (28), Taveras (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (2), Clines (1), De Jesus (6)
GIDP: Clines (3)
Hit by Pitch: Parker (1,by Roberts)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 7.1   8   3   3   1   1   0  31   3.00
Sutter W(5-2)           1.2   1   0   0   4   1   0  10   1.56
McGlothen               0.2   2   1   1   2   1   0   6   4.50
Hernandez SV(1)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.77
Totals                 10    11   4   4   7   3   0  48

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  7     8   3   3   2   3   0  29   5.23
Tekulve                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.64
Jackson L(2-3)          1     2   3   0   1   1   0   8   2.51
Totals                 10    10   6   3   3   4   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Roberts (3)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to left; Clines flied out to
center; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Garner singled to first
[Taveras to second]; Parker singled to right [Taveras scored,
Garner to third]; B. Robinson flied out to center; Sanguillen
hit into a double play (first to catcher) [Garner out at home];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Trillo singled to left;
Ontiveros popped to second; Gross grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Brye flied out to right; Macha lined to center;
Dyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
1.

CUBS 3RD: Cox walked; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Cox to second]; De Jesus singled to right [Cox
scored, De Jesus to second (on throw to home)]; Clines grounded
out (third to first) [De Jesus to third]; Biittner flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: On a bunt Rooker singled to third; Rooker stole
second; Taveras made an out to first; Garner popped to third in
foul territory; Parker walked; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman walked; Trillo was called out on strikes;
Ontiveros doubled to center [Kingman scored]; Gross grounded out
(second to first) [Ontiveros to third]; Cox singled to center
[Ontiveros scored]; Roberts popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen lined to left; Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); Macha flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus singled to center [De Jesus to second (error
by Brye)]; Clines out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[De Jesus to third]; Biittner reached on a fielder's choice that
turned into a double play [De Jesus out at home (pitcher to
catcher to third), Biittner out at second (third to second)]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Rooker
doubled to center; Taveras flied out to left; Garner flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman struck out; Trillo grounded out (second to
first); Ontiveros doubled to center; Gross grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker was hit by a pitch; B. Robinson flied out to
right; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first) [Parker to
second]; Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: Cox singled to shortstop; Roberts popped to catcher in
foul territory; De Jesus singled to left [Cox to second]; Clines
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [De Jesus out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
singled to left [Dyer to second (error by Kingman)]; STENNETT
BATTED FOR ROOKER; Stennett popped to first in foul territory;
Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Biittner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman popped to second;
Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner lined to pitcher; Parker doubled to left; B.
Robinson tripled to center [Parker scored]; SUTTER REPLACED
ROBERTS (PITCHING); STARGELL BATTED FOR SANGUILLEN; Stargell
grounded out (second to first) [B. Robinson scored]; MORENO
BATTED FOR BRYE; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Macha
walked; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

CUBS 9TH: STARGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MORENO STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B);
Ontiveros flied out to left; Gross lined to shortstop; Cox
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: MILNER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Milner grounded out
(second to first); Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole
second; Garner walked; Parker walked [Taveras to third, Garner
to second]; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

CUBS 10TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JACKSON REPLACED
STARGELL (PITCHING); VAIL BATTED FOR SUTTER; Vail reached on an
error by Mendoza [Vail to first]; MEOLI RAN FOR VAIL; De Jesus
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Meoli to second];
Clines reached on an error by Milner [Meoli to third, Clines to
first]; Biittner doubled to right [Meoli scored (unearned),
Clines to third]; Kingman was walked intentionally; Trillo
doubled to left [Clines scored (unearned), Biittner scored
(unearned), Kingman to third]; Ontiveros grounded out (third to
first); Gross struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 10TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Moreno struck
out; OTT BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Ott grounded out (second to first);
Dyer singled to right; Milner walked [Dyer to second]; Taveras
singled to center [Dyer scored, Milner to second]; Garner walked
[Milner to third, Taveras to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 4.