Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0
Garner 3b 5 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Oliver lf 4 1 2 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0
Moreno cf 4 0 1 1
Dyer c 1 1 0 0
Rooker p 2 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Rosello ss 5 0 0 0
Clines lf 3 1 1 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 1
Morales cf 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 2 2 2
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0
Reuschel p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 010 000 001283
Chicago 100 101 10x490
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (10-7) 6.0 8 3 2 2 3
  Tekulve   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (16-5) 9.0 8 2 2 3 11
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
11

  E–Robinson 2 (13), Rooker (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (24,off R Reuschel), Chicago Mitterwald (18,off Rooker); Trillo (16,off Rooker).  HR–Chicago Murcer 2 (23,4th inning off Rooker 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Tekulve 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Dyer (2,by R Reuschel).  IBB–Dyer (10,by R Reuschel); Mitterwald (4,by Rooker).  CS–Robinson (3,2nd base by R Reuschel/Mitterwald).  WP–R Reuschel 2 (7).  HBP–R Reuschel (5,Dyer).  IBB–Rooker (3,Mitterwald); R Reuschel (9,Dyer).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:26.  A–29,786.
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