Game Lineups and Play Information

Back Home
Home > Games > Chicago Cubs > Pittsburgh Pirates > August 16, 1977 > Game Lineups and Play Information
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary

Try this game in our Simulator

Lineups and Summary (back to top)

Pirates 5 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1977
(1 Comment)

The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 16, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 16, 1977 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 12 E: 4 LOB: 13
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning Pitcher—Guillermo Hernandez  
Losing Pitcher—Larry Demery  
Save— 
Game Winning RBI—(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 16, 1977 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherBruce Kison  
Home Starting PitcherBill Bonham  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance24,039 
Time of Game4 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dutch Rennert
1B: Ed Sudol
2B: Bob Engel
3B: Jerry Dale

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Omar Moreno  Center Fielder 
Phil Garner  Third Baseman 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
Bill Robinson  Left Fielder 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Bobby Tolan  First Baseman 
Duffy Dyer  Catcher 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Bruce Kison  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Greg Gross  Center Fielder 
Larry Biittner  Left Fielder 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Manny Trillo  Second Baseman 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Bill Bonham  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

Comments about Game Info - Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs - August 16, 1977 - — Add your comment

1 Re: Chicago Cubs versus Pittsburgh Pirates - August 16, 1977 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Tommy Artrip – 08/16/2013 at 3:30 PM
I was watching the game and WGN broke in with the news of Elvis Presley's passing.

Add your comment…

will not be visible to others

All Plays in Game (back to top)

Pirates 5 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1977

Top 1


Bottom 1


Top 2


Bottom 2


Top 3


Bottom 3


Top 4


Bottom 4


Top 5


Bottom 5


Top 6


Bottom 6


Top 7


Bottom 7


Top 8


Bottom 8


Top 9


Bottom 9


Top 10


Bottom 10


Top 11


Bottom 11


Top 12


Bottom 12


Top 13


Bottom 13


Top 14


Bottom 14


Top 15


Bottom 15

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

Box Score (back to top) 

         Game of 8/16/1977 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Moreno O, cf          7  0  0  0   Gross G, cf           7  0  3  0   
Garner P, 3b-ss-3b    5  1  1  0   Biittner L, lf        6  1  0  0   
Parker D, rf          7  1  1  0   Buckner B, 1b         7  1  2  0   
Robinson B, lf-1b     7  2  3  4   Murcer B, rf          5  3  2  1   
Stennett R, 2b        7  1  1  0   Ontiveros S, 3b       6  0  2  3   
Tolan B, 1b           3  0  1  0   Trillo M, 2b          7  0  0  0   
Fregosi J, ph         1  0  0  0   Mitterwald G, c       3  0  0  0   
Mendoza M, ss         3  0  1  0   Cardenal J, ph        1  0  1  0   
Dyer D, c             6  0  2  0   Giusti D, p           1  0  0  0   
Taveras F, ss         2  0  0  0   Darwin B, ph          1  0  0  0   
Gonzalez F, ph-3b-lf  4  0  2  1   Broberg P, p          0  0  0  0   
Kison B, p            1  0  0  0   Hernandez G, p        0  0  0  0   
Hairston J, ph        1  0  0  0   Clines G, ph          1  0  1  0   
Jackson G, p          1  0  0  0   De Jesus I, ss        2  0  1  0   
Gossage R, p          1  0  0  0   Kelleher M, ss        3  1  1  0   
Reuss J, ph           0  0  0  0   Bonham B, p           3  0  2  0   
Tekulve K, p          0  0  0  0   Roberts D, p          0  0  0  0   
Macha K, ph           1  0  0  0   Morales J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Demery L, p           0  0  0  0   Swisher S, c          2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     57  5 12  5                        56  6 15  4

Pittsburgh       000 001 040 000 000 --  5
Chicago          301 000 001 000 001 --  6
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kison B               6.0  9  4  2  1  3
Jackson G*            2.0  1  1  0  0  2
Gossage R             5.0  3  0  0  1  7
Tekulve K             1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Demery L (L)          0.2  2  1  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bonham B              7.1  6  4  4  3  5
Roberts D             1.2  3  1  0  0  2
Giusti D              4.0  0  0  0  0  2
Broberg P             0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Hernandez G (W)       1.2  2  0  0  2  3
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Taveras F, Dyer D, Ontiveros S, Moreno O, Stennett R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 13, Chicago 11
2B -- Ontiveros S 2, Dyer D, Parker D, Gross G
HR -- Robinson B 2
SB -- Stennett R, Moreno O, Murcer B
CS -- Buckner B, De Jesus I
SH -- Biittner L, Reuss J
SF -- Ontiveros S
HBP -- by Kison B (Murcer B)
PB -- Swisher S
T -- 4:40
A -- 24039

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score

Home > Games > Chicago Cubs > Pittsburgh Pirates > August 16, 1977 > Game Lineups and Play Information