With the help of Dick Tidrow, who pitched the last three innings, Randy Martz gained his first major league victory when the Cubs defeated the Pirates, 2-0, virtually killing off the last chance for the defending champions to repeat in the East Division race. The Pirates, in third place, were 5½ games behind the Phillies and five behind the Expos.

The Cubs collected only three hits off Jim Bibby, but one was a homer by Jim Tracy in the fifth inning. The other run counted in the same stanza on a single by Mike O'Berry, error by Pirates center fielder Oamr Moreno on a hit, and a sacrifice fly by Mick Kelleher. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  3  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .251      De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Dillard 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Buckner 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .322
Easler lf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .333      Biittner rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Bevacqua 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Martin cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .229
Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Tracy lf              3   1   1   1     0   2   .250
Berra 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      O'Berry c             2   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Law 2b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Kelleher 2b           2   0   0   1     0   0   .148
Bibby p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .147      Martz p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Tidrow p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     2   3             Totals               25   2   3   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 15,565
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 4
DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Moreno
Home Runs: Tracy (3)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (93)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelleher (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(18-6)           8     3   2   1   4   4   1  30   3.28
Totals                  8     3   2   1   4   4   1  30

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martz W(1-2)            6     2   0   0   1   1   0  20   2.22
Tidrow SV(6)            3     3   0   0   1   2   0  13   2.80
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: Bibby (4)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Foli struck
out; Parker hit into a double play (right to shortstop) [Moreno
out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Dillard struck out; Buckner walked;
Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ott singled to left; Berra
forced Ott (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin was called out on strikes; Tracy was called out
on strikes; O'Berry walked; Kelleher flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Law grounded out (shortstop to first); Bibby
grounded out (second to first); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Martz grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus popped
to first in foul territory; Dillard flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
grounded out (second to first); Easler singled to center;
Bevacqua forced Easler (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Martin popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Berra flied
out to center; Law flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Tracy homered; O'Berry singled to center [O'Berry to
third (error by Moreno)]; Kelleher hit a sacrifice fly to left
[O'Berry scored (unearned)]; Martz grounded out (third to
first); De Jesus flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Bibby grounded out (third to first); Moreno
grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Dillard flied out to center; Buckner singled to third;
Bibby threw a wild pitch [Buckner to second]; Biittner made an
out to shortstop; Martin walked; Tracy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 7TH: TIDROW REPLACED MARTZ (PITCHING); Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Easler walked; Bevacqua struck out;
Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: O'Berry flied out to center; Kelleher grounded out
(third to first); Tidrow flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Berra popped to shortstop; Law struck out; Bibby
singled to center; Moreno singled to right [Bibby to second];
Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs
2.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); Easler
singled to left; Bevacqua flied out to right; Ott flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.