Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
Clines cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 5 2 3 1
Kingman lf 5 1 1 1
  Wallis cf 0 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 5 0 4 1
Rader c 5 0 3 0
Fryman p 2 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 13 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 0 1 3
Garner 3b 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf 2 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 3 0 1 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0
Fregosi 1b 2 0 0 0
  Kison p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 0 0 0 0
Brye cf 2 2 2 0
  Moreno ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Milner ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Chicago 011 010 0104130
Pittsburgh 001 020 000370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman   6.0 6 3 3 3 2
  Moore  W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   5.0 9 3 3 2 3
  Kison  L (0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 3 2
  Jackson   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Brye (2,off Fryman); Taveras (1,off Fryman).  HR–Chicago Kingman (1,2nd inning off Reuss 0 on, 0 out); Buckner (1,8th inning off Kison 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Fryman (1,off Reuss).  SF–Taveras (1,off Fryman).  SB–Clines (1,Home off Reuss/Sanguillen); Buckner 2 (2,2nd base off Reuss/Sanguillen 2); Rader (1,2nd base off Jackson/Sanguillen); Taveras (1,3rd base off Fryman/Rader).  WP–Fryman 2 (2), Sutter (1).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:37.  A–11,632.
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