Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 8, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 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 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 2 3
Biittner lf 5 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0
Morales cf 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 2 3 2
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0
  Rosello pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 0
Swisher c 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 1 1 1
  Mitterwald c 1 0 0 0
Reuschel p 3 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 2 1 0
  Fregosi ph 0 0 0 1
Ott c 5 1 2 1
Parker rf 3 0 2 1
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 1
Oliver lf 4 0 1 2
Tolan 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 1 1 1
Moreno cf 4 1 2 0
Kison p 2 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Stennett ph 1 0 1 0
  Garner pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
Chicago 010 100 4006120
Pittsburgh 300 001 1027111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (15-4) 8.1 10 7 7 2 5
  Roberts   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
11
7
7
2
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   6.0 7 4 4 0 2
  Gossage   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Jackson  W (5-3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
0
4

  E–Taveras (16).  2B–Chicago Ontiveros (18,off Kison), Pittsburgh Oliver (23,off R Reuschel); Moreno (13,off R Reuschel).  3B–Pittsburgh Ott (3,off Roberts).  HR–Chicago Murcer 2 (20,2nd inning off Kison 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Kison 0 on, 1 out); DeJesus (3,7th inning off Gossage 2 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Gonzalez (3,6th inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 2 out).  SH–R Reuschel (6,off Gossage).  SF–Fregosi (1,off R Reuschel).  SB–Buckner (6,2nd base off Gossage/Ott); Moreno (35,2nd base off R Reuschel/Swisher); Taveras (40,2nd base off R Reuschel/Mitterwald).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:35.  A–25,802.
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