Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
October 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Biittner lf 3 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 1 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 0
Gross cf 3 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Swisher c 3 0 1 0
Burris p 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 1 0
Garner ss 4 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 0
Easler lf 4 2 3 3
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Macha 1b 3 0 1 0
Berra 3b 4 0 3 1
Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 1 1 1
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 5
Chicago 000 000 001161
Pittsburgh 011 000 12x5120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (14-16) 7.0 8 3 3 1 6
  Reuschel   1.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
1
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (1-0) 7.0 4 0 0 1 2
  Jackson  SV (4) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
2

  E–Swisher (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Ontiveros (31,off T Jones), Pittsburgh Berra (1,off Burris); Ott (14,off Burris); Garner (35,off P Reuschel).  HR–Chicago Murcer (27,9th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Easler (1,2nd inning off Burris 0 on, 0 out); Oliver (19,7th inning off Burris 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Edwards (1,by Burris).  SB–Parker (17,2nd base off Burris/Swisher).  CS–Ott (7,3rd base by Burris/Swisher).  BK–T Jones (1), Jackson (1).  HBP–Burris (3,Edwards).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:03.
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