Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 23, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 1 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 1
Morales rf 4 0 1 1
Mitterwald 1b 5 2 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 3 0
Swisher c 4 0 1 2
Rosello ss 3 0 1 0
  Summers ph 1 0 1 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Bonham p 3 1 1 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 5 0 1 0
Oliver cf 4 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0
Zisk lf 4 2 3 2
Robinson rf 4 2 2 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Taveras ss 2 0 1 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0
Rooker p 2 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 1 2
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Chicago 100 201 1016120
Pittsburgh 000 000 2305122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   7.0 10 3 3 0 5
  Knowles   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Zamora  W (3-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Sutter  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
0
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker   7.0 10 5 4 0 1
  Tekulve  L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Hernandez   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Giusti   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
3
2

  E–Taveras (7), Giusti (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Mitterwald (1,off Rooker); Bonham (1,off Rooker), Pittsburgh Oliver (5,off Bonham).  HR–Pittsburgh Zisk (4,8th inning off Knowles 1 on, 1 out); Robinson (4,8th inning off Knowles 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Cardenal (1,off Giusti).  IBB–Madlock (7,by Giusti).  IBB–Giusti (2,Madlock).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:31.
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