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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
October 2, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on October 2, 1977 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 2, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 2, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Whitson |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 20,418 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Larry Biittner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Greg Gross | Center Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Phil Garner | Shortstop |
| Dale Berra | Third Baseman |
| Mike Easler | Right Fielder |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Ken Macha | First Baseman |
| Jerry Hairston | Left Fielder |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Ed Whitson | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
October 2, 1977
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Whitson
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Whitson
Biittner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Whitson
Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Bonham
Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Bonham
There goes Moreno. The throw from Swisher and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Bonham
Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Bonham
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Whitson
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Whitson
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Whitson
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Bonham
Easler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Bonham
Ott hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Macha vs. Bonham
Macha hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Whitson
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Whitson
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bonham vs. Whitson
Bonham bunts towards the mound. Whitson fields it and throws to first for the out. Swisher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Whitson
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Bonham
Hairston hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Bonham
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Bonham
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Whitson
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Whitson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Macha fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Whitson
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Bonham
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Bonham
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Bonham
Berra hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Whitson
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Whitson, and towards Garner, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Whitson
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Whitson
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Swisher vs. Whitson
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Bonham
Easler hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bonham
Ott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Macha vs. Bonham
There goes Ott. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Ott steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Macha vs. Bonham
Macha hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Bonham
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Macha moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Bonham
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Whitson
Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Whitson
De Jesus hits a popup towards first. Macha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Whitson
Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Bonham
Gene Clines now playing right field. Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Ed Whitson.
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Bonham
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Bonham
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Macha scoops it up and throws to first, with Tekulve covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Tekulve
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Tekulve
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Tekulve
Gross hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clines scores. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Tekulve
Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to third. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Swisher vs. Tekulve
Swisher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Gross moves to third. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Cardenal vs. Tekulve
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Cardenal hits a popup towards short. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
De Jesus vs. Tekulve
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Berra hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Sutter
Easler strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Sutter
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Macha vs. Sutter
Macha hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott goes all the way around to score. Macha moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hairston vs. Sutter
Hairston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Sutter
Dave Parker pinch hits for Mike Edwards.
There's a wild pitch. Macha moves to third. Hairston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Sutter
Parker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Sutter
Al Oliver pinch hits for Kent Tekulve.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching. Mario Mendoza now playing shortstop. Phil Garner now playing second base.
Biittner hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Gossage
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Gossage
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Sutter
Moreno bunts towards the mound. Sutter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Sutter
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Sutter
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Gossage
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Easler. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Gossage
Gross hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Gossage
Trillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Swisher vs. Gossage
Swisher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rosello vs. Gossage
Dave Rosello pinch hits for Bruce Sutter.
Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Easler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Easler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Lamp
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Easler scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/2/1977, game 2 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 4 0 0 0 Moreno O, cf 4 0 1 0
Biittner L, lf 4 0 1 0 Garner P, ss-2b 4 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Berra D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Murcer B, rf 2 0 0 0 Easler M, rf 4 1 2 0
Clines G, rf 2 1 1 0 Ott E, c 4 2 3 1
Ontiveros S, 3b 4 1 2 0 Macha K, 1b 3 0 2 2
Gross G, cf 3 0 1 1 Hairston J, lf 2 0 0 0
Trillo M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Edwards M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Swisher S, c 4 0 2 1 Parker D, ph 0 0 0 0
Bonham B, p 1 0 0 0 Mendoza M, ss 0 0 0 0
Cardenal J, ph 1 0 0 0 Whitson E, p 1 0 0 0
Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Fregosi J, ph 1 0 0 0
Rosello D, ph 1 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0
Lamp D, p 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, ph 1 0 0 0
Gossage R, p 0 0 0 0
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33 2 8 2 30 3 8 3
Chicago 000 000 200 -- 2
Pittsburgh 000 010 101 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B 6.0 4 1 1 0 2
Sutter B 2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Lamp D (L) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson E 6.0 2 0 0 1 2
Tekulve K 1.0 5 2 2 0 0
Gossage R (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Ontiveros S, Easler M
SB -- Ott E
CS -- Moreno O
SH -- Bonham B
WP -- Sutter B
T -- 2:12
A -- 20418
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