Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1978 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 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 1 0
Brye cf 2 0 0 0
  Moreno cf 1 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 0
Robinson lf 2 1 1 1
Fregosi 1b 2 1 0 0
  Stargell ph,1b 1 1 1 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 1
Garner 3b 4 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 2 2
Clines cf 3 1 2 1
  Gross ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 1 0 1 0
  Biittner 1b 3 1 2 1
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Kingman lf 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 2 1 0
Cruz 3b 2 0 1 0
Rader c 3 1 0 0
Fryman p 3 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 003 010463
Chicago 120 000 0115100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   5.0 6 3 2 1 4
  Tekulve   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Bibby  L (1-1) 1.1 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
4
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman   7.0 4 3 3 6 4
  Moore   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Hernandez  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
7
4

  E–Taveras (2), Stennett 2 (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (2,off Fryman), Chicago Buckner (2,off Reuss); DeJesus (2,off Bibby).  3B–Pittsburgh B Robinson (1,off Fryman), Chicago Biittner (1,off Reuss).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (1,8th inning off Moore 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Biittner (1,9th inning off Bibby 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Sanguillen (1,by Fryman).  SH–Cruz (1,off Bibby).  HBP–Trillo (1,by Reuss).  WP–Reuss (1).  HBP–Reuss (1,Trillo).  IBB–Fryman (1,Sanguillen).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:36.  A–45,777.
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