A grand-slam homer by John Milner climaxed a five-run fifth inning that carried the Pirates to a 9-5 victory over the Cubs. A double by Frank Taveras opened the big frame. After a single by Willie Stargell scored Taveras, a double by Dave Parker moved Stargell to third and sent Cub starter Rick Reuschel to the showers. Willie Hernandez came on to walk Bill Robinson intentionally and yield a gopher ball to Milner. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Tuesday, August    8, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  3    0  5  1    0  0  0  -   9 14  0
Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   5 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   2   1   0     0   0   .276      De Jesus ss           3   1   1   0     1   1   .277
Sanguillen c          5   1   1   0     0   1   .280        Kelleher ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Stargell 1b           4   2   2   2     0   1   .283        Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Parker rf             5   2   5   3     0   0   .301      Gross cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .264
B. Robinson cf        3   1   0   0     1   1   .239      Buckner 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .314
  Moreno cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Murcer rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Milner lf             4   1   1   4     1   0   .298      Johnson 3b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .219
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .229
xBerra 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .000      Trillo 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .266
D. Robinson p         4   0   2   0     0   0   .170        Scott ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .202
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
                                                          R. Reuschel p         2   1   1   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGlothen p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            White ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250

Totals               39   9  14   9     2   5             Totals               36   5  11   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 26,037
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cubs 5
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Rader
Doubles: D. Robinson (2), Taveras (23), Parker (17), Stennett (7), Murcer (15)
Triples: Stargell (2)
Home Runs: Parker (17), Milner (4), Johnson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (7)
GIDP: Rader (11), Vail (4)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (4,by R. Reuschel), Taveras (4,by Hernandez)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson W(7-5)      7.2   9   5   5   1   4   1  32   3.56
Tekulve                 1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.11
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   4   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(10-10)    4.1   8   6   6   1   3   1  22   3.09
Hernandez               1.1   3   3   3   1   1   1   9   4.15
McGlothen               3.1   3   0   0   0   1   0  14   3.71
Totals                  9    14   9   9   2   5   2  45

Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (4), Hernandez (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stargell was hit by a pitch; Parker
singled to center [Stargell to third]; B. Robinson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied to right in foul territory; Gross
grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Stennett
flied out to center; Berra was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Johnson singled to right;
Kingman struck out; Trillo singled to right [Johnson to third];
Rader popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson doubled to left; Taveras out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [D. Robinson to third];
Sanguillen reached on a fielder's choice [D. Robinson out at
home (second to catcher)]; Stargell tripled to left [Sanguillen
scored]; Parker homered [Stargell scored]; B. Robinson lined to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel singled to center; De Jesus singled to
center [R. Reuschel to third]; Gross forced De Jesus (second
unassisted) [R. Reuschel scored]; Buckner singled to right
[Gross to third]; Murcer doubled to right [Gross scored, Buckner
to third]; Johnson popped to shortstop; Kingman flied out to
left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Milner walked; Stennett popped to second; Berra
singled to left [Milner to second]; D. Robinson flied out to
center [Milner to third]; Milner was out trying to advance to
home (catcher to pitcher); Pirates Manager Chuck Tanner
ejected by HP umpire Joe West; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
grounded out (second to first); R. Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras doubled to left; Sanguillen struck out;
Stargell singled to left [Taveras scored]; Parker doubled to
left [Stargell to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED R. REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Milner homered
[Stargell scored, Parker scored, B. Robinson scored]; Stennett
flied out to left; Berra grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 4
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus struck out (catcher to first); Gross grounded
out (shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 6TH: D. Robinson flied out to left; Taveras was hit by a
pitch; Sanguillen singled to left [Taveras to third]; Stargell
struck out; Parker singled to right [Taveras scored, Sanguillen
to third]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); B. Robinson
forced Parker (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
9, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to left; Johnson flied out to center;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Stennett
flied out to center; Berra reached on catcher's interference by
Rader; D. Robinson singled to left [Berra to second]; Taveras
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: MORENO REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING CF); Trillo
singled to right; Rader grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; McGlothen grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Stargell grounded out (second to first); Parker singled to
center; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus walked; Gross singled to center [De Jesus to
third]; Buckner forced Gross (second to shortstop) [De Jesus
scored]; Murcer popped to second; Johnson homered [Buckner
scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Kingman
singled to center; SCOTT BATTED FOR TRILLO; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KELLEHER
REPLACED DE JESUS (PLAYING SS); Milner lined to left; Stennett
doubled to center; Berra was called out on strikes; Tekulve
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
9, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR RADER; Biittner flied out to
center; WHITE BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; White singled to center;
VAIL BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Vail grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [White out at second]; Jerry White
called for interference at 2B; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 9, Cubs 5.