Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 27, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1978 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."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 1 0
White cf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 1 1
Kingman lf 3 1 1 0
Vail rf 4 0 1 1
Trillo 2b 2 0 0 1
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
Blackwell c 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
Kelleher 3b,2b 4 0 2 0
Burris p 1 0 0 0
  Sember 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 1 0
Moreno cf 5 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 2 2 1
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 0
Ott c 3 2 1 0
Robinson 3b 2 1 0 1
  Berra 3b 1 0 1 0
Milner lf 3 1 1 1
Garner 2b 4 1 1 4
Reuss p 4 0 2 1
Totals 34 8 11 8
Chicago 100 200 000370
Pittsburgh 011 006 00x8110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (7-13) 5.1 5 7 7 3 2
  McGlothen   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Roberts   2.0 4 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (3-2) 9.0 7 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (31,off Burris); Ott (18,off Burris); Stargell (18,off Burris); Reuss (2,off Roberts).  3B–Pittsburgh Garner (9,off McGlothen).  HR–Pittsburgh Parker (30,3rd inning off Burris 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Burris (7,off Reuss).  SF–Trillo (8,off Reuss).  HBP–B Robinson (4,by Burris).  IBB–Ott (6,by Burris).  SB–DeJesus (40,2nd base off Reuss/Ott); Garner (26,2nd base off Burris/Blackwell).  CS–Kelleher (1,2nd base by Reuss/Ott).  HBP–Burris (10,B Robinson).  IBB–Burris (11,Ott).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:16.  A–7,467.
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