Bidding for the batting title, Bill Buckner rapped three hits, including a homer, in five trips and raised his average to .326 as the Cubs defeated the Pirates, 6-0. Lynn McGlothen allowed only four hits and needed just 90 pitches to post the shutout. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Saturday, October   4, 1980 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  3  0    0  2  1  -   6 13  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lezcano cf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .214      Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .249
Dillard 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .228      Law 2b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Buckner 1b            5   1   3   2     0   0   .326      Parker rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Biittner rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Easler lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .338
Tracy lf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .244      B. Robinson 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Hayes c               5   0   2   0     0   2   .333      Berra ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .223
Tyson 2b              5   2   3   0     0   0   .237      Bevacqua 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Kelleher ss           3   2   1   0     1   0   .151      Pena c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .389
McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     1   0   .196      Perez p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  13   5     3   4             Totals               29   0   4   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  2,717
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Pirates 5
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Bevacqua, Pena
Doubles: Hayes (1), Berra (8)
Home Runs: Buckner (10)
Stolen Bases: Lezcano (1), Tracy (1), Berra (2), Parker (10)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (8), Moreno (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Dillard (2)
GIDP: B. Robinson (9)
Hit by Pitch: Lezcano (1,by Perez)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(12-14)      9     4   0   0   2   4   0  32   4.79
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   4   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perez L(0-1)            6     8   3   2   1   3   0  27   3.75
Lee                     2     3   2   2   2   1   0  11   4.76
Tekulve                 1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   3.39
Totals                  9    13   6   5   3   4   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Perez (2)
Wild Pitches: McGlothen (4), Lee (1)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Lee Weyer


CUBS 1ST: Lezcano flied out to left; Dillard popped to third;
Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Law
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Tracy walked;
Hayes flied out to right; Tyson singled to right [Tracy to
third]; Kelleher popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler grounded out (shortstop to first); B.
Robinson struck out (pitcher to first); Berra singled to left;
Berra stole second; Bevacqua flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: McGlothen grounded out (first to pitcher); Lezcano
singled to left; Lezcano stole second; Dillard was called out on
strikes; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Pena was called out on strikes; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Tracy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hayes was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Law grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
walked; Parker stole second; McGlothen threw a wild pitch
[Parker to third]; Easler walked; B. Robinson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Easler out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 5TH: Tyson singled to center; Kelleher singled to right
[Tyson to second]; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Tyson to third, Kelleher to second]; Lezcano was hit by
a pitch; Dillard hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tyson scored,
Kelleher to third]; Buckner singled to center [Kelleher scored,
Lezcano to second]; Biittner singled to second [Lezcano scored
(error by Bevacqua) (unearned) (no RBI), Buckner to third,
Biittner to second]; Tracy was called out on strikes; 3 R (2
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Berra flied out to right; Bevacqua was called out
on strikes; Pena flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Pirates 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hayes singled to right; Tyson singled to center [Hayes
to second]; Kelleher hit into a double play (center to second)
[Hayes out at third]; McGlothen flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR PEREZ; Sanguillen singled to
left; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Sanguillen to second]; Law grounded out (second to first)
[Sanguillen to third]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

CUBS 7TH: LEE REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Lezcano grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dillard grounded out (third to first);
Buckner singled to second; Lee threw a wild pitch [Buckner to
second]; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Easler flied out to center; B. Robinson popped to
third; Berra doubled to center; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

CUBS 8TH: Tracy singled to left; Tracy stole second [Tracy to
third (error by Pena)]; Hayes struck out; Tyson reached on a
fielder's choice [Tracy out at home (pitcher to catcher)];
Kelleher walked [Tyson to second]; McGlothen walked [Tyson to
third, Kelleher to second]; Lezcano singled to center [Tyson
scored, Kelleher scored, McGlothen to second]; Dillard forced
Lezcano (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Pena lined to second; MILNER BATTED FOR LEE; Milner
popped to second; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Pirates 0.

CUBS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Buckner homered;
Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); Tracy flied out to
center; Hayes doubled to left; Tyson flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Law grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Easler singled to center; B. Robinson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 0.