Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 23, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1976 at Wrigley Field. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 3 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 1
Parker rf 3 1 0 0
Zisk lf 3 2 3 2
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 0
Rooker p 2 0 0 0
  Moreno ph 0 0 0 0
  Helms ph 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Moose p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wallis cf 4 1 2 0
Cardenal lf 4 1 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 0 1
Morales rf 5 1 2 0
Mitterwald 1b 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 2 2 2
Swisher c 3 0 1 1
Rosello ss 1 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
Reuschel p 3 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 4
Pittsburgh 000 101 120575
Chicago 010 040 001680
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker   6.0 5 5 1 6 3
  Tekulve   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Moose  L (3-3) 0.1 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
8
6
1
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   6.0 6 3 3 2 7
  Knowles   1.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Sutter   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Zamora  W (4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
8

  E–Taveras (11), Parker (6), Sanguillen (5), Rooker (2), Moose (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Zisk (18,off R Reuschel); Robinson (9,off R Reuschel), Chicago Trillo (13,off Rooker); Swisher (8,off Rooker); Morales (8,off Tekulve).  3B–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (4,off R Reuschel).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (9,6th inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 1 out); Zisk (8,8th inning off Knowles 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Helms (2,off Knowles); Madlock (2,off Rooker).  SB–Trillo 2 (8,2nd base off Rooker/Sanguillen,3rd base off Rooker/Sanguillen).  CS–Wallis (3,2nd base by Rooker/Sanguillen); Kelleher (1,2nd base by Tekulve/Sanguillen).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:40.  A–17,661.
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