A three-run homer by Willie Stargell propelled the Pirates to a 5-2 triumph over the Cubs, keeping the Bucs' title hopes alive in the East division race. Stargell's blast came in the third inning and followed a double by Omar Moreno and an intentional walk to Dave Parker. Ed Ott and Bill Robinson each had RBI singles for the Pirates in the sixth stanza. Rookie righthander Don Robinson pitched his ninth complete game of the season. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  1
Pirates      0  0  3    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Thompson cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .370      Moreno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .236
Buckner 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .319      Parker rf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .330
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Stargell 1b           3   2   2   3     1   1   .295
Vail rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Ott c                 4   0   1   1     0   2   .265
Trillo 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .264      B. Robinson 3b,lf     4   0   1   1     0   1   .247
Rader c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .195      Milner lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Kelleher 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .257      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Seoane p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Robinson p         3   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Lamp p                1   0   1   0     0   0   .211
  Gross ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .270
  Holtzman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Meoli ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   1             Totals               31   5  10   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,515
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 4
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Moreno (15)
Triples: Rader (3), Parker (12)
Home Runs: Stargell (26)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (21), B. Robinson (11)
GIDP: Kingman (3), Rader (12), Garner (18)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp L(7-15)            5     6   3   3   1   2   1  20   3.24
Holtzman                1     3   2   2   1   1   0   5   5.56
Seoane                  2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8   6.43
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   6   1  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson W(14-6)     9     6   2   2   3   1   0  34   3.41
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   1   0  34

Wild Pitches: Seoane (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Thompson flied out to
center; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno
singled to right; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Parker singled to right; Stargell singled to first
[Parker to second]; Dennis Lamp did not cover 1B; Ott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman flied out to center; Vail grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trillo lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milner lined to left; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rader popped to second; Kelleher popped to first in
foul territory; Lamp singled to center; De Jesus flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno doubled to
center; Parker was walked intentionally; Stargell homered
[Moreno scored, Parker scored]; Ott struck out (catcher to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
walked; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Milner
singled to right; Garner grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 5TH: Vail singled to left; Trillo singled to right [Vail to
second]; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Vail to third, Trillo out at second]; Kelleher
reached on a fielder's choice [Vail out at home (third to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: D. Robinson lined to center; Taveras popped to
second; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 6TH: GROSS BATTED FOR LAMP; Gross walked; De Jesus struck
out; Thompson singled to right [Gross to second]; Buckner flied
out to right; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Parker tripled
to right; Stargell walked; Ott singled to center [Parker scored,
Stargell to second]; B. Robinson singled to left [Stargell
scored, Ott out at third (left to third to shortstop to
second)]; B. Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Milner struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 5.

CUBS 7TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Vail flied out to center; Trillo
walked; Rader tripled to right [Trillo scored]; BIITTNER BATTED
FOR KELLEHER; Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Rader
scored]; MEOLI BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Meoli flied out to center; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: MEOLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SEOANE REPLACED
BIITTNER (PITCHING); Garner lined to left; D. Robinson singled
to third; Taveras flied out to right; Moreno flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus singled to center; Thompson flied out to
center; Buckner flied out to center; Kingman popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker flied out to right; Stargell struck out; Ott
struck out but advanced to second on a wild pitch; B. Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 9TH: Vail flied out to center; Trillo popped to first in
foul territory; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.