After getting a bases-loaded double by Bill Buckner in the fifth inning, the Cubs needed an unearned run in the sixth to edge the Pirates, 5-4. In the fifth, Dave Roberts and Ivan DeJesus both beat out bunts and Rodney Scott was hit by a pitch to fill the bases before Buckner's two-bagger put the Cubs ahead, 4-2.

The Pirates then tied the score, but the Cubs put over the winning run in the sixth when Tim Blackwell was safe on an error, advanced on an infield out and scored on a double by Scott. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      1  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  2
Cubs         1  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .275      De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .286      Scott cf              2   2   1   1     1   1   .300
Stargell 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .286        Clines lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Parker rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .303      Buckner 1b            2   0   1   3     2   0   .316
B. Robinson cf        4   0   1   2     0   1   .239        Biittner pr,1b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Vail rf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .314
Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Johnson 3b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .214
Berra 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .033        Kelleher pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .225
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        White cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Blackwell c           4   1   0   0     0   1   .095
                                                          Roberts p             4   1   2   0     0   0   .341

Totals               33   4   8   4     0   6             Totals               34   5   8   5     5   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 23,310
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Cubs 11
DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Taveras, Berra
Doubles: Sanguillen (1), Taveras (24), Parker (18), B. Robinson (25), Buckner (15), Scott (3)
Triples: Vail (2)
Caught Stealing: B. Robinson (8)
GIDP: Stargell (5)
Hit by Pitch: Scott (2,by Rooker)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  4.1   5   4   4   4   4   0  23   4.51
Whitson L(3-5)          1.2   1   1   0   1   1   0   8   2.02
Jackson                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.61
Totals                  8     8   5   4   5   6   0  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(5-7)          9     8   4   4   0   6   0  33   4.95
Totals                  9     8   4   4   0   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Rooker (2)
Balks: Jackson (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Sanguillen doubled to
left; Stargell singled to right [Sanguillen scored]; Parker
singled to left [Stargell to second]; B. Robinson flied out to
left; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to right; Scott walked; Buckner walked
[Scott to second]; Vail singled to center [Scott scored, Buckner
to second]; Johnson walked [Buckner to third, Vail to second];
Kingman struck out; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett flied out to left; Berra flied out to
left; Rooker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Blackwell grounded out (third to first); Roberts
grounded out (second to first); De Jesus popped to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras doubled to third; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first) [Taveras to third]; Stargell grounded out
(second to first) [Taveras scored]; Parker grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Scott was called out on strikes; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vail tripled to left; Johnson struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson popped to first; Milner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stennett lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman flied out to right; Trillo flied out to
center; Blackwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Berra was called out on strikes; Rooker grounded
out (second to first); Taveras popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: On a bunt Roberts singled to pitcher; On a bunt De
Jesus singled to pitcher [Roberts to second]; Scott was hit by a
pitch [Roberts to third, De Jesus to second]; Buckner doubled to
right [Roberts scored, De Jesus scored, Scott scored]; Vail
flied out to center [Buckner to third]; Johnson walked; WHITSON
REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Trillo grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen struck out; Stargell singled to right;
Parker doubled to right [Stargell to third]; B. Robinson doubled
to center [Stargell scored, Parker scored]; B. Robinson was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Milner lined to right;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Blackwell reached on an error by Taveras [Blackwell to
first]; Roberts grounded out (first unassisted) [Blackwell to
second]; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Scott doubled
to left [Blackwell scored (unearned)]; Buckner was walked
intentionally; BIITTNER RAN FOR BUCKNER; Vail grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cubs 5.

PIRATES 7TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Berra struck out; DYER BATTED
FOR WHITSON; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Johnson reached on
an error by Berra [Johnson to first]; KELLEHER RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Jackson balked [Kelleher to second]; Kingman lined to left;
Trillo popped to first in foul territory; Blackwell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 8TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WHITE
REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); CLINES REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING
LF); Taveras grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled
to center; Stargell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Roberts singled to right; On a bunt De Jesus forced
Roberts (catcher to shortstop); Clines popped to first; Biittner
singled to right [De Jesus to second]; Vail struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker was called out on strikes; B. Robinson
struck out; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 5.