Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 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 1, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Moreno cf 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson B. lf 3 1 0 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 2 0
Ott c 3 0 1 1
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 0
Garner 3b 3 0 0 0
Robinson D. p 2 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 3 1
Gross lf 3 0 2 2
  Clines lf 0 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 3 1 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 0
Rader c 4 0 1 2
Wallis cf 4 0 0 0
Reuschel p 3 2 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 000 010 000152
Chicago 001 010 12x580
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  L (0-1) 7.0 6 3 1 2 2
  McEnaney   1.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
5
3
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (2-1) 9.0 5 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
2

  E–Taveras (4), Gonzalez (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Ott (1).  2B–Chicago DeJesus 2 (4,off D Robinson 2); Trillo (2,off D Robinson).  CS–Parker (1,2nd base by R Reuschel/Rader); Moreno (2,2nd base by R Reuschel/Rader).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:09.  A–20,921.
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