Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 5, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1977 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 1 0
Gross lf 5 0 1 1
Biittner 1b 4 1 1 0
Murcer rf 2 1 1 0
Morales cf 4 0 1 1
Trillo 2b 2 1 1 1
Rosello 3b 2 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 2 1 1 1
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Swisher c 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 2 1
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 2 1 0
Oliver cf,lf 4 1 2 0
Robinson lf,1b 4 1 1 2
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 2
  Moreno cf 0 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0
Dyer c 2 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 1 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
  Gossage p 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Chicago 010 010 020471
Pittsburgh 012 020 00x5121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (6-5) 5.0 9 5 5 2 6
  Reuschel   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (2-1) 5.2 5 2 2 3 5
  Tekulve   1.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Gossage  SV (9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
8

  E–DeJesus (12), Stargell (4).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Trillo (12,off O Jones), Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (5,off Bonham 2); Stennett (9,off Bonham).  HR–Pittsburgh Robinson (4,3rd inning off Bonham 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Mitterwald (2,off O Jones); Trillo (2,off Gossage).  IBB–Dyer (6,by Bonham).  SB–DeJesus (10,2nd base off O Jones/Dyer); Taveras 2 (22,3rd base off Bonham/Mitterwald,3rd base off P Reuschel/Swisher).  CS–Stennett (9,2nd base by G Hernandez/Swisher).  BK–P Reuschel (1).  IBB–Bonham (4,Dyer).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:51.  A–51,580.
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