Providing a spark for his own victory, Doc Medich singled in the eighth inning to ignite a four-run outburst that brought the Pirates a 5-1 victory over the Cubs. After his hit, Medich scored on a triple by Richie Hebner to break a 1-1 tie. Other runs followed on singles by Richie Zisk and Al Oliver and a double by Dave Parker. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   5 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Dilone cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Tabb 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Hebner 3b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .249
Biittner lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Zisk lf               3   1   2   2     0   0   .293
Morales rf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .278      Oliver 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .323
Trillo 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .236      Parker rf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .310
Sperring 3b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .258      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .213      Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  Rosello pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Kelleher ss           2   0   0   1     0   0   .228        Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  LaCock ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .221        Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
R. Reuschel p         3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Medich p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .096
  Summers ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Reuss p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Putman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .429

Totals               33   1  10   1     2   4             Totals               31   5  10   5     1   0

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance:  2,880
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Pirates 4
DP: Cubs 2, Pirates 3
Errors: Medich
Doubles: Parker (27)
Triples: Hebner (2)
Stolen Bases: Trillo (17), Dilone (2)
Caught Stealing: Biittner (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelleher (1), Zisk (8)
GIDP: Monday (6), Putman (2), Oliver (13), Stennett (15)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(13-12)    8    10   5   5   1   0   0  33   3.55
Totals                  8    10   5   5   1   0   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(8-11)          8.1  10   1   1   2   4   0  35   3.51
Reuss SV(2)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.68
Totals                  9    10   1   1   2   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Medich (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to center; Tabb singled to third;
Tabb was picked off first but was safe on an error by Medich
[Tabb to second]; Biittner flied out to left; Medich threw a
wild pitch [Tabb to third]; Morales grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Dilone singled to third; Hebner singled to right
[Dilone to third]; Zisk lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Dilone scored]; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Hebner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo singled to shortstop; Trillo stole second;
Sperring struck out; Mitterwald lined to center [Trillo to
third]; Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Ott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
singled to right; Tabb lined to left; Biittner flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Medich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone singled to shortstop;
Dilone stole second; Hebner walked; Zisk forced Dilone (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales singled to left; Trillo grounded out (second
to first) [Morales to second]; Sperring singled to second
[Morales to third]; Mitterwald walked [Sperring to second];
Kelleher lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Morales scored,
Sperring to third]; R. Reuschel grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to right; Parker singled to left;
Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: Monday popped to left; Tabb flied out to left;
Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza
grounded out (shortstop to first); Medich grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Trillo singled to
right; Sperring popped to center; Mitterwald popped to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Dilone popped to third; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); Zisk singled to shortstop; Oliver grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: Kelleher grounded out (catcher to first); R. Reuschel
singled to right; Monday grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [R. Reuschel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker flied out to center; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 8TH: Tabb grounded out (second to first); Biittner singled
to center; Morales struck out while Biittner was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: STARGELL BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Stargell lined to
left; Medich singled to right; Dilone flied out to right; Hebner
tripled to left [Medich scored]; Zisk singled to right [Hebner
scored]; Oliver singled to third [Zisk to second]; Parker
doubled to left [Zisk scored, Oliver scored]; Stennett grounded
out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 5.

CUBS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING SS); Trillo was
called out on strikes; Sperring singled to right; Mitterwald
singled to left [Sperring to second]; ROSELLO RAN FOR
MITTERWALD; LACOCK BATTED FOR KELLEHER; LaCock walked [Sperring
to third, Rosello to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL;
REUSS REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); PUTMAN BATTED FOR SUMMERS;
Putman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [LaCock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 5.