Keeping their slim pennant hopes alive, the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 7-4, as Dave Parker, Omar Moreno and Frank Taveras drove in two runs apiece. Parker collected a single, double and triple, driving in one run with a first-inning double and another with a triple in the fifth frame. Moreno had a second-inning sacrifice fly and RBI single in fifth and Taveras singled across two runs in the third. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Monday, September 25, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   4 11  0
Pirates      2  1  2    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   7 13  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Taveras ss            4   1   2   2     1   0   .278
Thompson cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .391      Moreno cf             4   2   3   2     0   1   .234
Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Parker rf             4   1   3   2     1   0   .328
Kingman lf            4   2   3   1     0   1   .263      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .292
Vail rf               4   1   2   3     0   0   .320      Ott c                 5   1   2   1     0   1   .265
Trillo 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      B. Robinson 3b,lf     3   0   0   0     1   1   .247
Blackwell c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .230      Milner lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Rader c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Kelleher 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Candelaria p          2   1   1   0     1   0   .173
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Boyland ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Krukow p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .238        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Geisel p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Murcer ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .282

Totals               36   4  11   4     1   6             Totals               35   7  13   7     5   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  5,937
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Pirates 10
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 2
Doubles: Kingman (16), Parker (30), Stargell (17)
Triples: Parker (11)
Home Runs: Kingman (28), Vail (4)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (68), Parker (20), Taveras (44)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Moreno (5)
GIDP: Kelleher 2 (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(8-3)           2.2   8   5   5   3   1   0  19   3.94
Geisel                  3.1   3   2   2   2   2   0  15   4.03
Moore                   2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.11
Totals                  8    13   7   7   5   3   0  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(12-11)     7     7   1   1   1   4   1  27   3.24
Tekulve                 2     4   3   3   0   2   1  10   2.30
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   6   2  37

Wild Pitches: Krukow (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Thompson
singled to left; Buckner grounded out (second to first)
[Thompson to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras lined to left; Moreno singled to center;
Moreno stole second; Parker doubled to left [Moreno scored];
Stargell walked; Ott singled to center [Parker scored, Stargell
to second]; B. Robinson struck out; Milner grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 2ND: Vail singled to left; Trillo popped to second;
Blackwell forced Vail (first to shortstop); Kelleher lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Garner grounded out (second to first); Candelaria
singled to second; Taveras singled to center [Candelaria to
second]; Krukow threw a wild pitch [Candelaria to third, Taveras
to second]; Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Candelaria
scored]; Parker was walked intentionally; Stargell flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 3RD: Krukow struck out; De Jesus singled to left; Thompson
flied out to center; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott singled to right; B. Robinson grounded out
(third to first) [Ott to second]; Milner singled to right [Ott
to third]; Garner popped to third in foul territory; Candelaria
walked [Milner to second]; Taveras singled to left [Ott scored,
Milner scored, Candelaria to second]; GEISEL REPLACED KRUKOW
(PITCHING); Moreno was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 5.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman homered; Vail grounded out (third to first);
Trillo singled to third; Blackwell singled to right [Trillo to
second]; Kelleher grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Trillo out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to center; Parker stole second;
Stargell popped to left; Ott grounded out (second to first)
[Parker to third]; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Milner
forced B. Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 5.

CUBS 5TH: Geisel was called out on strikes; De Jesus flied out
to right; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Candelaria
lined to shortstop; Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Moreno
singled to center [Taveras scored]; Parker tripled to right
[Moreno scored]; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner flied out to left; Kingman doubled to left;
Vail grounded out (second to first) [Kingman to third]; Trillo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott struck out; B. Robinson lined to left; Milner
lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

CUBS 7TH: B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BERRA
REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); Blackwell walked; Kelleher
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Blackwell out at second]; CLINES BATTED FOR GEISEL; Clines
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Garner grounded
out (third to first); BOYLAND BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Boyland
flied out to right; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

CUBS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BOYLAND (PITCHING); De Jesus struck
out; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Buckner singled to center; Kingman singled to center [Buckner to
second]; Vail homered [Buckner scored, Kingman scored]; Trillo
singled to center; GROSS BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Gross forced
Trillo (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: RADER REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING C ); Moreno singled
to first; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell
doubled to right; Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

CUBS 9TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); MURCER BATTED FOR MOORE; Murcer struck out;
De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 7.