Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1977 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
Moreno cf 7 0 0 0
Garner 3b,ss,3b 5 1 1 0
Parker rf 7 1 1 0
Robinson lf,1b 7 2 3 4
Stennett 2b 7 1 1 0
Tolan 1b 3 0 1 0
  Fregosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ss 3 0 1 0
Dyer c 6 0 2 0
Taveras ss 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,3b,lf 4 0 2 1
Kison p 1 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Gossage p 1 0 0 0
  Reuss ph 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Macha ph 1 0 0 0
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 57 5 12 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Gross cf 7 0 3 0
Biittner lf 6 1 0 0
Buckner 1b 7 1 2 0
Murcer rf 5 3 2 1
Ontiveros 3b 6 0 2 3
Trillo 2b 7 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 1 0
  Giusti p 1 0 0 0
  Darwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 1 0
DeJesus ss 2 0 1 0
  Kelleher ss 3 1 1 0
Bonham p 3 0 2 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Swisher c 2 0 0 0
Totals 56 6 15 4
Pittsburgh 000 001 040 000 0005124
Chicago 301 000 001 000 0016151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   6.0 9 4 2 1 3
  Jackson   2.0 1 1 0 0 2
  Gossage   5.0 3 0 0 1 7
  Tekulve   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Demery  L (5-4) 0.2 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
14.2
15
6
2
2
13
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   7.1 6 4 4 3 5
  Roberts   1.2 3 1 0 0 2
  Giusti   4.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Broberg   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez  W (6-4) 1.2 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
15.0
12
5
4
5
12

  E–Moreno (6), Stennett (11), Dyer (2), Taveras (17), Ontiveros (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Swisher (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Dyer (9,off Bonham); Parker (39,off Bonham), Chicago Ontiveros 2 (21,off Kison 2); Gross (6,off Gossage).  HR–Pittsburgh Robinson 2 (20,6th inning off Bonham 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Bonham 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Reuss (2,off Broberg); Biittner (1,off Gossage).  IBB–Gonzalez (3,by G Hernandez); Murcer (9,by Gossage).  SF–Ontiveros (3,off Kison).  HBP–Murcer (3,by Kison).  SB–Stennett (26,2nd base off Bonham/Mitterwald); Moreno (37,2nd base off Bonham/Mitterwald); Murcer (11,2nd base off Kison/Dyer).  CS–Buckner (1,2nd base by Kison/Dyer); DeJesus (9,2nd base by Kison/Dyer).  HBP–Kison (6,Murcer).  IBB–Gossage (5,Murcer); G Hernandez (9,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–4:40.  A–24,039.
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