Sunday October 2, 1977
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, October 2, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 8 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 3 8 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Moreno cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Biittner lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Garner ss,2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Berra 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Murcer rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Easler rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .444 Clines rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Ott c 4 2 3 1 0 0 .264 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .299 Macha 1b 3 0 2 2 0 0 .274 Gross cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .322 Hairston lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280 Edwards 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Swisher c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .190 Parker ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338 Bonham p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Whitson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Fregosi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Rosello ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lamp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Oliver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 3 Totals 30 3 8 3 2 4 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 20,418 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Pirates 5 DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 1 Doubles: Ontiveros (32), Easler (2) Stolen Bases: Ott (7) Caught Stealing: Moreno (16) Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (11) GIDP: Buckner (16), Macha (6) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham 6 4 1 1 0 2 0 20 4.36 Sutter 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 10 1.34 Lamp L(0-2) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 6.30 Totals 8 8 3 3 2 4 0 32 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Whitson 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.45 Tekulve 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 8 3.06 Gossage W(11-9) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 1.62 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 3 0 36 Wild Pitches: Sutter (7) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Biittner struck out; Buckner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to left; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Garner popped to second; Berra flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer was called out on strikes; Ontiveros flied out to center; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Easler singled to left; Ott lined to right; Macha grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Easler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 3RD: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Swisher singled to pitcher; 19 minute rain delay with 0-1 count to Steve Swisher; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Swisher to second]; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Hairston flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 4TH: Biittner singled to pitcher; Buckner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Biittner out at second]; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno struck out; Garner struck out; Berra lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Gross walked; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gross to second]; Swisher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Easler flied out to center; Ott singled to right; Ott stole second; Macha singled to left [Ott scored]; Hairston grounded out (second to first) [Macha to second]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 6TH: Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus popped to first; Biittner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: CLINES REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); FREGOSI BATTED FOR WHITSON; Fregosi flied out to center; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); Clines singled to shortstop; Ontiveros singled to left [Clines to third]; Gross singled to right [Clines scored, Ontiveros to second]; Trillo singled to left [Ontiveros to third, Gross to second]; Swisher singled to left [Ontiveros scored, Gross to third, Trillo to second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR BONHAM; Cardenal popped to shortstop; De Jesus lined to center; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: SUTTER REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Berra lined to third; Easler struck out; Ott singled to right; Macha singled to left [Ott scored, Macha to second (on throw to home)]; Hairston walked; PARKER BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Sutter threw a wild pitch [Macha to third, Hairston to second]; Parker was walked intentionally; OLIVER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Oliver forced Parker (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2. CUBS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING SS); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Biittner popped to shortstop; Buckner flied out to center; Clines flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: On a bunt Moreno made an out to pitcher; Garner struck out; Berra flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2. CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros doubled to right; Gross lined to center; Trillo was walked intentionally; Swisher struck out; ROSELLO BATTED FOR SUTTER; Rosello forced Trillo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: LAMP REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); Easler doubled to center; Ott singled to center [Easler scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

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