Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 18, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1977 at Wrigley Field. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 1 0 0
Garner 3b 4 1 1 2
Parker rf 3 1 1 1
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 1
Oliver lf 4 1 2 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Moreno cf 4 2 1 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 3 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 6 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Rosello ss 4 1 2 2
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Clines lf 5 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 2 1 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 3 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 2 2
Mitterwald c 2 1 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Swisher c 0 0 0 0
Burris p 1 0 0 0
  Darwin ph 1 1 1 0
  Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Sember ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Pittsburgh 010 132 000761
Chicago 200 020 0206103
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (9-11) 7.2 10 6 6 3 4
  Tekulve  SV (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (12-12) 5.0 4 5 2 1 3
  Broberg   2.0 1 2 1 1 1
  Reuschel   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
7
3
2
6

  E–Taveras (18), Rosello (6), Buckner 2 (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  PB–Mitterwald (5).  2B–Chicago Darwin (1,off Reuss); Ontiveros (22,off Reuss).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (14,2nd inning off Burris 0 on, 0 out); Parker (17,4th inning off Burris 0 on, 0 out); Garner (16,5th inning off Burris 1 on, 2 out); Robinson (21,6th inning off Broberg 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Dyer (11,by Broberg).  SF–Murcer (9,off Reuss).  SB–Moreno (38,2nd base off Burris/Mitterwald); Oliver (10,2nd base off P Reuschel/Mitterwald).  CS–Buckner (2,3rd base by Reuss/Dyer).  IBB–Broberg (4,Dyer).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:33.  A–24,027.
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