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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1978-04-16 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 20921 · 41°F · Wind 12 mph · 2:09

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 8th. Rick Reuschel earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
CHN	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2		5	8

W: Rick Reuschel L: Don Robinson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Kibler · 1B: Nick Colosi · 2B: Frank Pulli · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Taveras	4	0	0	0	0	1
Omar Moreno	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Parker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Robinson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Willie Stargell	3	0	2	0	0	0
Ed Ott	3	0	1	1	0	0
Fernando Gonzalez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Garner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Robinson	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Milner	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivan de Jesus	4	1	3	1	0	0
Greg Gross	3	0	2	2	1	0
Larry Biittner	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Murcer	3	1	0	0	1	0
Steve Ontiveros	3	0	0	0	1	1
Manny Trillo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dave Rader	4	0	1	2	0	0
Joe Wallis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rick Reuschel	3	2	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Robinson	7.0	6	2	2
Will McEnaney	1.0	2	1	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reuschel	9.0	5	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frank Taveras: 53
Omar Moreno: 3/G
Dave Parker: S8/G
Bill Robinson: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Ivan de Jesus: 13
Greg Gross: W
Larry Biittner: 7
Bobby Murcer: 7

Top 2

Bill Robinson: 53
Willie Stargell: 63
Ed Ott: 7/L

Bot 2

Steve Ontiveros: W
Manny Trillo: 6(1)3/GDP
Dave Rader: 43

Top 3

Fernando Gonzalez: 43
Phil Garner: 53
Don Robinson: 43

Bot 3

Joe Wallis: E6.B-1
Rick Reuschel: 16(1)/FO/BG
Ivan de Jesus: S8/L.1-2
Greg Gross: S7/L.2-H(UR);1-3
Larry Biittner: K
Bobby Murcer: 6/P

Top 4

Frank Taveras: 7
Omar Moreno: W
Dave Parker: CS2(26)
Dave Parker: 7/L

Bot 4

Steve Ontiveros: 43
Manny Trillo: 13
Dave Rader: 53

Top 5

Bill Robinson: W
Willie Stargell: S9/G.1-3
Ed Ott: S7/G.3-H;1-2
Fernando Gonzalez: S5/G.2-3;1-2
Phil Garner: 12(3)/FO/DP.2XH(32);1-2;B-1
Don Robinson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Joe Wallis: 7
Rick Reuschel: K
Ivan de Jesus: D7/L
Greg Gross: S9/G.2-H
Larry Biittner: 43

Top 6

Frank Taveras: 4/P
Omar Moreno: 7
Dave Parker: 43

Bot 6

Bobby Murcer: 7
Steve Ontiveros: 43
Manny Trillo: D4/P
Dave Rader: 8/L

Top 7

Bill Robinson: 53
Willie Stargell: S9/G
Ed Ott: 8
Fernando Gonzalez: 8/L

Bot 7

Joe Wallis: E4.B-1
Rick Reuschel: 26(1)/FO/BG
Ivan de Jesus: D8/L.1-H(UR)
Greg Gross: 9
Larry Biittner: 8/L

Top 8

Phil Garner: 63
John Milner: 8
Frank Taveras: K

Bot 8

Bobby Murcer: W
Steve Ontiveros: K
Manny Trillo: S7/G.1-2
Dave Rader: PB.2-3;1-2
Dave Rader: S9/G.3-H;2-H;BX2(934)
Joe Wallis: K

Top 9

Omar Moreno: K
Dave Parker: 13
Bill Robinson: 7

Notes & reviews

After the force at the plate, the throw to first trying to get the batter was late, but the return throw to the catcher got the runner trying to score from second

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