Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 21, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 7 0 1 1
Moreno cf 5 0 2 0
Parker rf 5 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0
Ott c 6 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b,lf 6 1 1 0
Milner lf 3 0 0 0
  Berra 3b 3 0 1 0
Garner 2b 6 1 2 1
Robinson D. p 3 0 1 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Boyland ph 1 0 0 0
  Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Stennett ph 0 0 0 0
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 3 10 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 6 1 4 0
Murcer cf 5 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1
  White pr 0 1 0 0
  Putman 1b 2 0 0 0
Kingman lf 3 0 1 0
  Meoli pr 0 0 0 0
  Gross lf 1 0 1 0
  Clines ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Vail rf 6 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 6 0 1 0
Blackwell c 2 0 0 0
  Rader ph,c 4 0 0 0
Kelleher 3b 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 1 0 1 0
  Sember pr 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Geisel p 0 0 0 0
  Pagel ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Lamp p 2 0 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 1 0
  Scott pr,3b 3 0 2 0
Totals 54 2 16 1
Pittsburgh 000 020 000 000 013102
Chicago 100 000 001 000 002163
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   9.0 9 2 1 0 4
  Tekulve   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Whitson  W (5-6) 3.0 4 0 0 1 3
  Bibby  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
14.0
16
2
1
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp   7.2 8 2 2 2 1
  Hernandez   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  McGlothen   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Roberts   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Moore   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Geisel   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Sutter  L (8-10) 1.0 0 1 0 2 2
Totals
14.0
10
3
2
9
8

  E–Taveras (37), Garner (28), Murcer (5), Putman (1), Rader (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Moreno (14,off Lamp); B Robinson (34,off Lamp); Garner (25,off Lamp), Chicago Roberts (3,off Tekulve); Vail (6,off Whitson).  IBB–Stargell 2 (9,by Hernandez,by Sutter); Parker 2 (21,by Roberts,by Geisel); Murcer 2 (15,by Tekulve,by Bibby).  SH–DeJesus (13,off Bibby).  SB–Garner (25,2nd base off Lamp/Blackwell); Taveras (43,2nd base off McGlothen/Rader); Moreno (66,2nd base off Geisel/Rader); Alexander (2,2nd base off Sutter/Rader); DeJesus (38,2nd base off D Robinson/Ott).  CS–Moreno (18,3rd base by Lamp/Blackwell); DeJesus (11,2nd base by D Robinson/Ott).  IBB–Tekulve (18,Murcer); Bibby (7,Murcer); Hernandez (7,Stargell); Roberts (14,Parker); Geisel (3,Parker); Sutter (7,Stargell).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–4:40.  A–2,423.
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