The Pirates ended a six-game losing skein by sweeping a doubleheader from the Cubs, 9-7 and 2-0. The first game was knotted at 6-6 when Phil Garner opened the Bucs' ninth with a single and went to third on a safe bunt by Manny Sanguillen past Cubs first baseman Larry Biittner. After a wild pitch moved Sanguillen to second, Omar Moreno was walked intentionally to load the bases. Tim Foli followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Garner. As Dave Parker struck out, Sanguillen and Moreno executed a double steal and both scored when catcher Tim Blackwell's throw to third sailed into left field.

Bert Blyleven and Grant Jackson combined on a seven-hit shutout in the nightcap. The only runs came in the fifth inning when Steve Nicosia doubled and Dale Berra followed with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, August    6, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  1  0    0  3  0    1  1  3  -   9 13  1
Cubs         2  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  1  -   7 12  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             2   2   1   1     2   0   .262      Figueroa cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Foli ss               4   1   1   3     0   0   .279      Randle 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Parker rf             5   0   3   1     0   1   .289      Buckner lf            5   2   3   0     0   0   .327
Stargell 1b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Johnson 1b            3   2   2   3     1   1   .266
Easler lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .358        Dillard 2b          0   0   0   1     0   0   .224
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Martin rf             4   2   1   2     1   1   .253
  Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Foote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .300        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Garner 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .259        Biittner ph,1b      0   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Bibby p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Macko ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .300
  Milner ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .229        Reuschel pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        De Jesus ss         0   0   0   0     1   0   .272
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Sanguillen ph       1   1   1   0     0   0   .324        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Lamp p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .128
                                                            Blackwell c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .249

Totals               35   9  13   7     3   3             Totals               36   7  12   7     4   4

Time of Game: 3:10
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cubs 7
DP: Pirates 3, Cubs 2
Errors: Madlock, Blackwell 2
Doubles: Foli (18), Macko (2), Buckner 2 (26)
Home Runs: Easler (14), Stargell (10), Johnson (7), Martin (20)
Stolen Bases: Garner (19), Alexander (4), Sanguillen (3), Moreno (62), Martin (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Moreno (5), Foli (4), Dillard (1)
GIDP: Garner (9), Ott (5), Randle (9), Buckner (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   6     8   5   5   2   3   2  26   2.97
Jackson                 1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.32
Tekulve W(7-5)          1     1   0   0   2   0   0   6   2.80
Romo SV(7)              1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.56
Totals                  9    12   7   7   4   4   2  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    6.1   9   5   4   2   0   1  27   4.75
Sutter                  1.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   7   2.53
Tidrow L(4-3)           1     2   3   1   1   2   0   6   2.51
Totals                  9    13   9   6   3   3   2  40

Wild Pitches: Tidrow (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Foli grounded out (third
to first); Parker singled to left; Stargell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Figueroa struck out; Randle flied out to right;
Buckner singled to left; Johnson homered [Buckner scored];
Martin flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler homered; Madlock singled to shortstop; Ott
flied out to left; Garner grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Madlock out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Foote singled to left; Macko flied out to left; Tyson
lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Foote out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Bibby grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Moreno singled to left; Foli flied out to left; Parker singled
to left [Moreno out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Lamp reached on an error by Madlock [Lamp to first];
Figueroa flied out to center; Randle grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Lamp out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Easler
grounded out (second to first); Madlock grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Johnson
walked; Martin homered [Johnson scored]; Foote flied out to
left; Macko singled to center; Tyson singled to right [Macko to
second]; Lamp struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs
4.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott flied out to left; Garner singled to right;
Garner stole second; Bibby grounded out (third to first); Moreno
walked; Foli doubled to left [Garner scored, Moreno scored];
Parker singled to center [Foli scored]; Stargell grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Figueroa singled to right; Randle made an out to
third; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Figueroa out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Easler grounded out (second to first); Madlock
singled to left; Ott grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Johnson struck out; Martin walked; Martin stole
second; Foote made an out to third; Macko doubled to center
[Martin scored]; REUSCHEL RAN FOR MACKO; Tyson grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 7TH: DE JESUS REPLACED REUSCHEL (PLAYING SS); Garner
grounded out (third to first); MILNER BATTED FOR BIBBY; Milner
walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR MILNER; BLACKWELL REPLACED LAMP
(PLAYING C ); SUTTER REPLACED FOOTE (PITCHING); Alexander stole
second [Alexander to third (error by Blackwell)]; Moreno hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Alexander scored (unearned)]; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Blackwell flied
out to left; Figueroa lined to left; Randle lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); Stargell
homered; Easler singled to right; Madlock popped to third; Ott
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: BERRA REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Buckner doubled
to right; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Johnson singled
to center [Buckner scored]; Martin flied out to right; BIITTNER
BATTED FOR SUTTER; Biittner was walked intentionally [Johnson to
second]; De Jesus was walked intentionally [Johnson to third,
Biittner to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR TYSON; Vail forced Johnson
(right to catcher) [Biittner to third, De Jesus to second];
Blackwell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Pirates 6, Cubs 6.

PIRATES 9TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TIDROW
REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); DILLARD REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B);
Garner singled to center; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; On a
bunt Sanguillen singled to first [Garner to third]; Tidrow threw
a wild pitch [Sanguillen to second]; Moreno was walked
intentionally; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garner
scored]; Parker struck out while Sanguillen stole third and
Moreno stole second [Sanguillen scored (error by Blackwell)
(unearned), Moreno scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Stargell struck
out; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 6.

CUBS 9TH: ROMO REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Figueroa grounded
out (second to first); Randle singled to right; Buckner doubled
to right [Randle to third]; Dillard hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Randle scored]; Martin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 9, Cubs 7.