Although Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk hit homers for the Pirates, a throwing error by Bob Moose in the ninth inning enabled the Cubs to emerge with a 6-5 victory in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was stopped by darkness after four innings with the Pirates leading, 2-0, and will be replayed in its entirety at a later date.

The Pirates made five errors in the completed game, but the fatal one occurred in the ninth. Joe Wallis singled and stopped at second on a single by Jose Cardenal. Bill Madlock forced Wallis at third. Jerry Morales then grounded to Bob Moose, who threw wildly to second, allowing Cardenal to score. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Game Played on Wednesday, June 23, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 - 5 7 5 Cubs 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 - 6 8 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 .254 Wallis cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .278 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Cardenal lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .310 Oliver cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .338 Madlock 3b 4 1 0 1 0 2 .304 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .279 Morales rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Parker rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .284 Mitterwald 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Zisk lf 3 2 3 2 1 0 .303 Trillo 2b 3 2 2 2 1 1 .264 Robinson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 3 .331 Swisher c 3 0 1 1 1 1 .287 Sanguillen c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Rosello ss 1 0 0 0 2 0 .252 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Moreno ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Helms ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .344 R. Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moose p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Kelleher pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 33 5 7 5 3 8 Totals 33 6 8 4 6 4 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 17,661 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cubs 9 DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Taveras, Parker, Sanguillen, Rooker, Moose Doubles: Zisk (18), Robinson (9), Trillo (13), Swisher (8), Morales (8) Triples: Sanguillen (4) Home Runs: Stargell (9), Zisk (8) Stolen Bases: Trillo 2 (8) Caught Stealing: Wallis (3), Kelleher (1) Sacrifice Flies: Helms (2), Madlock (2) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker 6 5 5 1 6 3 0 29 3.72 Tekulve 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.23 Moose L(3-3) 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1.83 Totals 8.1 8 6 1 6 4 0 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel 6 6 3 3 2 7 1 26 4.28 Knowles 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 7 3.76 Sutter 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.35 Zamora W(4-2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.12 Totals 9 7 5 5 3 8 2 37 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver walked; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Wallis popped to first in foul territory; Cardenal walked; Madlock struck out; Morales forced Cardenal (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 2ND: Parker struck out; Zisk walked; Robinson struck out; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald flied out to right; Trillo walked; Trillo stole second; Trillo stole third [Trillo scored (error by Sanguillen) (unearned)]; Swisher was called out on strikes; Rosello walked; R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. PIRATES 3RD: Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras singled to shortstop; Stennett flied out to center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Wallis singled to left; Wallis was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cardenal flied out to left; Madlock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Parker flied out to left; Zisk doubled to left; Robinson doubled to right [Zisk scored]; Sanguillen flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Morales flied out to left; Mitterwald popped to second; Trillo singled to center; Swisher walked [Trillo to second]; Rosello walked [Trillo to third, Swisher to second]; R. Reuschel forced Rosello (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. PIRATES 5TH: Rooker struck out; Taveras struck out; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Wallis walked; Wallis was picked off first but was safe on an error by Rooker [Wallis to second]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wallis to third]; Madlock reached on an error by Parker on a sacrifice fly [Wallis scored]; Morales singled to center [Madlock to second]; Mitterwald popped to third in foul territory; Trillo doubled to left [Madlock scored (unearned), Morales scored (unearned)]; 30 minute rain delay with 0-1 count on Swisher; Swisher doubled to right [Trillo scored (unearned)]; Rosello flied out to left; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 5. PIRATES 6TH: Oliver lined to center; Stargell homered; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk singled to right; Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5. CUBS 6TH: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis flied out to right; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5. PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen tripled to center; MORENO BATTED FOR ROOKER; KNOWLES REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); HELMS BATTED FOR MORENO; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sanguillen scored]; 33 minute rain delay with 2-0 count on Moreno; Taveras grounded out (second to first); Stennett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 5. CUBS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Morales doubled to right; Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 5. PIRATES 8TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell grounded out (third to first); Parker walked; Zisk homered [Parker scored]; SUTTER REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Robinson struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5. CUBS 8TH: Swisher grounded out (pitcher to first); BIITTNER BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Biittner lined to left; SUMMERS BATTED FOR SUTTER; Summers reached on an error by Taveras; KELLEHER RAN FOR SUMMERS; Kelleher was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5. PIRATES 9TH: ZAMORA REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5. CUBS 9TH: MOOSE REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Wallis singled to right; Cardenal singled to left [Wallis to second]; Madlock forced Wallis (shortstop to third) [Cardenal to second]; Morales reached on an error by Moose [Cardenal scored (unearned), Madlock to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 6.

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