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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 7, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 7, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 18,615 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Joe West 2B: John Kibler 3B: Nick Colosi |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Center Fielder |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Rodney Scott | Center Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Mike Vail | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 7, 1978
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Krukow
Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Krukow
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Krukow
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Reuss
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Reuss
Scott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Reuss
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Vail vs. Reuss
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Krukow
Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Parker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Krukow
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Milner vs. Krukow
Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Stennett vs. Krukow
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Reuss
Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Reuss
Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Reuss
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Blackwell vs. Reuss
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Reuss covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Krukow
Garner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reuss vs. Krukow
Reuss bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Krukow
Taveras hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Garner scores. Reuss moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Krukow
Sanguillen bunts towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanguillen for the out. Reuss moves to third. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Stargell vs. Krukow
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reuss scores. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Krukow
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taveras scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Krukow
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Reuss
Krukow hits a fly ball towards right. Parker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Parker. Krukow moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Reuss
De Jesus bunts towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. Krukow moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Reuss
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Reuss
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Krukow
Milner hits a popup into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Krukow
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Krukow
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reuss vs. Krukow
Reuss hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Reuss reaches second base with a double. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Taveras vs. Krukow
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Reuss
Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Reuss
Kingman hits a line drive into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Reuss
Trillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Vail moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Reuss
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blackwell vs. Reuss
The umpire calls a balk on Reuss Vail scores. Trillo moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Blackwell vs. Reuss
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Biittner vs. Whitson
Gene Clines pinch hits for Mike Krukow. Ed Whitson now pitching. Larry Biittner pinch hits for Gene Clines.
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. Trillo scores. Johnson moves to third. Blackwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
De Jesus vs. Whitson
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Whitson
Scott takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Blackwell moves to third. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Buckner vs. Whitson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blackwell scores. De Jesus scores. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Vail vs. Whitson
Vail strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Sanguillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Hernandez
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Hernandez
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hernandez
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Whitson
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Whitson
Trillo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Whitson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Hernandez
Milner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Hernandez
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Hernandez
Garner takes first base on ball four. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dyer vs. Hernandez
Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Ed Whitson.
Dyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stennett scores. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taveras vs. Hernandez
Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Sanguillen vs. Hernandez
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Kison
Bruce Kison now pitching.
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first, with Kison covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kison
Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Kison
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Hernandez
Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Hernandez
Parker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Moore
Donnie Moore now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Moore
Milner hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kison
Scott hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Kison
Buckner hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Kison
Vail hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Moore
Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Greg Gross now playing right field.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Moore
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Moore
Ed Ott pinch hits for Bruce Kison.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Kingman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Tekulve
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tekulve
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Tekulve
Jerry White pinch runs for Davey Johnson.
Tekulve fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tekulve. White moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Blackwell vs. Tekulve
Blackwell hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Moore
Jerry White now playing center field. Rodney Scott now playing third base.
Taveras bunts towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Moore
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching. Dave Rader now catching.
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Sutter
Omar Moreno pinch runs for Willie Stargell.
Parker strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1978 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 5 1 1 1 De Jesus I, ss 2 1 0 0
Sanguillen M, c 4 0 0 0 Kelleher M, ss 0 0 0 0
Stargell W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Scott R, cf-3b 3 0 1 1
Moreno O, pr 0 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 2
Parker D, rf 5 0 3 1 Vail M, rf 4 1 1 0
Robinson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Gross G, rf 0 0 0 0
Milner J, lf 4 0 1 0 Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0
Stennett R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Trillo M, 2b 4 1 2 0
Garner P, 3b 2 1 0 0 Johnson D, 3b 3 1 2 0
Reuss J, p 2 1 2 0 White J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Whitson E, p 0 0 0 0 Blackwell T, c 3 1 0 0
Dyer D, ph 1 0 1 1 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0
Kison B, p 0 0 0 0 Krukow M, p 1 0 0 0
Ott E, ph 1 0 0 0 Clines G, ph 0 0 0 0
Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Biittner L, ph 1 0 0 1
Hernandez G, p 1 0 0 0
Moore D, p 0 0 0 0
Rader D, c 0 0 0 0
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36 4 10 4 30 5 7 4
Pittsburgh 003 001 000 -- 4
Chicago 000 500 00x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss J (L) 3.1 5 4 4 2 0
Whitson E 1.2 1 1 1 2 2
Kison B 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Tekulve K 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow M 4.0 6 3 3 1 1
Hernandez G 2.1 3 1 1 2 1
Moore D (W) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Sutter B (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Parker D, Tekulve K
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Parker D, Reuss J
SH -- Sanguillen M, De Jesus I
Balk -- Reuss J
T -- 3:02
A -- 18615
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