An opening-day crowd of 39,028 at Three Rivers Stadium was treated to a pitching duel that ended with the Pirates defeating the Cubs, 1-0. John Candelaria gained the edge over Rick Reuschel when the Pirates scored in the sixth inning on a single by Frank Taveras, sacrifice by Omar Moreno, a wild pitch, pass to Bill Robinson and a forceout of Robinson by Willie Stargell. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Friday, April 7, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 1 3 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .750 Taveras ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Clines cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moreno cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Parker rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 B. Robinson lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Kingman lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Stargell 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Ott c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Gonzalez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 R. Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mendoza 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Candelaria p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 7 0 1 4 Totals 26 1 3 1 3 3 Time of Game: 1:52 Attendance: 39,028 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 5 DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 2 Errors: Stargell Doubles: De Jesus (1), Rader (1), Cruz (1), Parker (1) Caught Stealing: De Jesus (1), Kingman (1) Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (1) GIDP: Clines (1), Rader (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel L(0-1) 7 3 1 1 3 2 0 27 1.29 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 3 1 1 3 3 0 30 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria W(1-0) 9 7 0 0 1 4 0 32 0.00 Totals 9 7 0 0 1 4 0 32 Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (1) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe West CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to left; Clines flied out to right; Buckner struck out; Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno popped to first; Parker lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; Ontiveros flied out to right; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 3RD: Rader grounded out (first unassisted); R. Reuschel flied out to right; De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Ott flied out to center; Gonzalez singled to center; Candelaria lined to left; Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 4TH: Clines popped to first in foul territory; Buckner struck out; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Parker doubled to right; B. Robinson popped to second; Stargell was walked intentionally; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 5TH: Kingman walked; Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ontiveros flied out to center; Trillo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Ott popped to third in foul territory; Gonzalez flied out to right; Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 6TH: Rader doubled to center; On a bunt R. Reuschel made an out to catcher; De Jesus singled to left [Rader to third]; Clines grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to center; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to second]; Parker was walked intentionally; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Taveras to third, Parker to second]; B. Robinson walked; Stargell forced B. Robinson (first to shortstop) [Taveras scored, Parker to third]; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 7TH: Buckner flied out to center; Murcer popped to second; Kingman singled to right; Ontiveros forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Ott popped to catcher in foul territory; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Candelaria struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 8TH: Trillo singled to right; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Cruz doubled to left; De Jesus popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno popped to center; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING 3B); Clines lined to left; Buckner reached on an error by Stargell [Buckner to first]; Murcer popped to first in foul territory; Kingman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

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