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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. Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4Game Played on Wednesday, August 9, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldPirates 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.
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