A five-hitter by Mike Krukow snapped the seven-game Pittsburgh winning streak as the Cubs prevailed, 5-1, dropping the Pirates two games behind the leading Phillies in the East division. The first Cub run came in the opening inning as Ivan DeJesus walked, advanced to third on a single by Manny Trillo and scored on a single by Bill Buckner. A single by Mick Kelleher, double by Krukow and single by DeJesus made it 2-0 in the second.

Pirate starter Jim Rooker was kayoed in the fourth. DeJesus drew a leadoff walk, moved to third on a single by Trillo and tallied on a sacrifice fly by Buckner. A double by Dave Kingman then plated Trillo. The final Cub run came in the eighth on a double by Mike Vail. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Cubs         1  1  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   5 13  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      De Jesus ss           2   2   1   1     3   0   .272
Moreno cf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .228      Trillo 2b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .259
Parker rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .325      Buckner 1b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .319
Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Kingman lf            4   0   2   1     1   0   .260
Ott c                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Vail rf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .321
  Sanguillen c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        White cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
B. Robinson lf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Murcer cf,rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Blackwell c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Berra 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .203      Kelleher 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Rooker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Krukow p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
  Reuss p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Boyland ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               27   1   4   1     2   3             Totals               34   5  13   5     6   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  5,269
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Cubs 12
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Buckner
Doubles: Krukow (4), Kingman (15), Vail (5)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (42), De Jesus (37), Kelleher (4), Buckner (7)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Moreno (4), Buckner (5)
GIDP: Ott (7), Buckner (14), Trillo (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(9-11)          3.1   8   4   4   4   1   0  22   4.24
Reuss                   3.2   3   0   0   0   2   0  14   5.13
Jackson                 1     2   1   1   2   0   0   5   3.07
Totals                  8    13   5   5   6   3   0  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(8-2)           9     4   1   1   2   3   0  31   3.68
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   3   0  31

Wild Pitches: Reuss (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno
reached on an error by Buckner [Moreno to first]; Moreno was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Parker walked;
Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Trillo singled to right [De Jesus to
third]; Buckner singled to right [De Jesus scored, Trillo to
second]; Kingman flied out to right; Vail grounded out (third to
first) [Trillo to third, Buckner to second]; Murcer was walked
intentionally; Blackwell was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (third to
first); Garner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Kelleher singled to center; Krukow doubled to center
[Kelleher to third]; De Jesus singled to left [Kelleher scored,
Krukow to third]; De Jesus stole second; Trillo grounded out
(pitcher to first); Buckner was walked intentionally; Kingman
forced Krukow (first to catcher) [De Jesus to third, Buckner to
second]; Vail lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Berra walked; Rooker out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Berra to second]; Taveras singled to center [Berra
to third]; Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Berra scored];
Taveras stole second; Parker grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Blackwell
singled to shortstop; Kelleher flied out to center; Krukow
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Milner singled to center; Ott grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Milner out at
second]; Ed Ott ejected by 1B umpire Satch Davidson; B.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: SANGUILLEN REPLACED OTT (PLAYING C ); De Jesus walked;
Trillo singled to left [De Jesus to third]; Buckner lined out on
a sacrifice fly to center [De Jesus scored]; Kingman doubled to
left [Trillo scored]; REUSS REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Vail
flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner singled to shortstop; Berra popped to first
in foul territory; Reuss lined into a double play (left to
first) [Garner out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Blackwell grounded out (catcher unassisted); Kelleher
singled to center; Krukow struck out; Kelleher stole second; De
Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno
flied out to center; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Buckner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Trillo out at second]; Kingman singled to left; Vail
singled to right [Kingman to second]; Murcer flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Milner flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); B. Robinson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
lined to left; Krukow popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner popped to shortstop; Berra grounded out
(shortstop to first); BOYLAND BATTED FOR REUSS; Boyland singled
to right; Taveras forced Boyland (pitcher to second); Frank
Taveras singled but Doe Boyland out on appeal for missing
2B; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED BOYLAND (PITCHING); De Jesus walked;
Trillo grounded into a double play (second to first) [De Jesus
out at second]; Buckner singled to center; Buckner stole second;
Kingman walked; Vail doubled to left [Buckner scored, Kingman
out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 9TH: WHITE REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING CF); MURCER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Moreno struck out; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 5.