The Pirates' home winning streak of 14 games was snapped by the Cubs, who got two RBIs each from George Mitterwald and Bill Buckner to gain a 4-1 victory. A walk to Dave Parker and double by Bill Robinson accounted for the Pirates' run off Ray Burris in the first inning.

Buckner hit his homer in the third. Then the Cubs then beat Jerry Reuss with two runs in the fourth when Bobby Murcer singled, Manny Trillo doubled and both scored on Mitterwald's two-bagger. Buckner's single added the final tally in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    9, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  0
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Clines lf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .309      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Buckner 1b            5   1   3   2     0   0   .307      Parker rf             3   1   2   0     1   1   .349
  Cardenal pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .317
  Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .325      Tolan 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Murcer rf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .278      Gonzalez 2b,ss        3   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Trillo 2b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .299      Mendoza ss            1   0   0   0     1   1   .208
Rosello 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .175        Hairston ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Mitterwald c          3   0   1   2     1   0   .256      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Burris p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Stennett ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .337
  G. Hernandez p      1   0   0   0     0   1   .091        Taveras pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               36   4  10   4     4   5             Totals               30   1   6   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 28,341
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Pirates 4
DP: Cubs 3, Pirates 0
Errors: Ott
Doubles: Trillo (15), Mitterwald (16), Robinson (19)
Home Runs: Buckner (7)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (16)
Caught Stealing: Gonzalez (2)
GIDP: Ott (3)
Hit by Pitch: Morales (2,by Gossage)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(12-11)         7.1   6   1   1   2   1   0  28   5.23
G. Hernandez SV(3)      1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.54
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   2   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(7-11)           8     8   3   3   4   3   1  35   3.92
Gossage                 1     2   1   1   0   2   0   6   1.91
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Gossage (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jim Quick


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Clines walked;
Buckner forced Clines (shortstop to second); Morales struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno popped to left; Ott flied out to right;
Parker walked; Robinson doubled to center [Parker scored];
Oliver flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
1.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer walked; Trillo singled to left [Murcer to
second]; Rosello lined to center; Mitterwald forced Murcer
(third unassisted) [Trillo to second]; Burris grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
singled to second; Mendoza struck out while Gonzalez was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus popped to third; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner homered; Morales struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
flied out to right; Ott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer singled to left; Trillo doubled to left [Murcer
to third]; Rosello flied out to right; Mitterwald doubled to
left [Murcer scored, Trillo scored]; Burris was called out on
strikes; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to center; Robinson flied out to
left; Oliver flied out to left; Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: Clines popped to right; Buckner flied out to right;
Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
walked; Reuss flied out to left; Moreno grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to center; Trillo singled to
shortstop; Rosello grounded out (third to first) [Trillo to
second]; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; Burris grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
singled to center; Robinson hit into a double play (center to
shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Clines
walked; Buckner singled to right [Clines to third, Buckner out
at second (right to third to second)]; Morales lined to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan
grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 8TH: Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Trillo
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rosello singled to shortstop;
Mitterwald flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: HAIRSTON BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Hairston flied out to
left; STENNETT BATTED FOR REUSS; Stennett singled to center;
TAVERAS RAN FOR STENNETT; Moreno singled to left [Taveras to
second]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Ott grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Moreno out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 9TH: GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HAIRSTON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GOSSAGE REPLACED TAVERAS
(PITCHING); G. Hernandez struck out; De Jesus singled to center;
De Jesus stole second [De Jesus to third (error by Ott)]; Clines
lined to second; Buckner singled to center [De Jesus scored];
CARDENAL RAN FOR BUCKNER; Morales was hit by a pitch [Cardenal
to second]; Murcer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: BIITTNER REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING 1B); Parker
struck out; Robinson popped to shortstop; Oliver lined to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.