Pinch-hitting with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, Jim Fregosi drew a walk, forcing in Steve Brye, to give the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. Brye led off the frame with a double and Willie Stargell was passed intentionally. After Rennie Stennett flied out, Ed Ott drew a pass to fill the sacks and Fregosi then walked on five pitches from Bruce Sutter. The Cubs also scored on a pass with the bases loaded when they rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to tie the score. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 8 1 Pirates 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 4 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 .556 Taveras ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Gross cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Moreno cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .143 Clines ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parker rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Buckner 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .222 Milner lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Murcer rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .111 Brye lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Stargell 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .000 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B. Robinson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meoli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stennett 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ott c 3 0 0 0 2 0 .000 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Gonzalez 3b 2 1 0 0 1 2 .200 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .167 Mendoza 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Fregosi ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Blyleven p 2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Cox c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burris p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Biittner ph,lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Totals 39 3 8 3 2 7 Totals 32 4 4 2 10 5 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 9,387 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Pirates 12 DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 0 Errors: Buckner, Gonzalez Doubles: Brye (1) Home Runs: Parker (1) Stolen Bases: Moreno (1) Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (1) Hit by Pitch: Stargell (1,by Burris) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris 7 1 3 1 5 3 1 29 1.29 Hernandez 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 10 0.00 Sutter L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 5 27.00 Totals 9.1 4 4 2 10 5 1 44 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven 7 6 2 2 0 6 0 28 2.57 Jackson 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 27.00 Tekulve 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.00 McEnaney 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Bibby W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 10 8 3 3 2 7 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Burris (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Gross popped to third; Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno walked; Parker lined to center; Moreno stole second; Milner walked; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer struck out; Kingman lined to shortstop; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett lined to first; Ott walked; Gonzalez struck out; Blyleven grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 3RD: Trillo grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (second to first); Burris singled to center; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno grounded out (second to first); Parker homered; Milner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 4TH: Gross singled to left; Buckner singled to center [Gross to second]; Murcer forced Buckner (second to shortstop) [Gross to third]; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell was hit by a pitch; Stennett flied out to right; Ott flied out to left; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 5TH: Trillo popped to second; Rader flied out to left; Burris reached on an error by Gonzalez [Burris to first]; De Jesus singled to third [Burris to second]; Gross popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Blyleven struck out; Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer struck out; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Milner lined to first; Stargell walked; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 7TH: BRYE REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Ontiveros popped to center; Trillo grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Ott lined to second; Gonzalez walked; Blyleven reached on an error by Buckner on a sacrifice bunt [Gonzalez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Blyleven scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Taveras popped to second; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. CUBS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING 3B); BIITTNER BATTED FOR BURRIS; Biittner singled to right; De Jesus singled to center [Biittner to second]; JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR GROSS; Clines popped to second; Buckner singled to right [Biittner scored, De Jesus to second]; Murcer singled to right [De Jesus scored, Buckner to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Kingman flied out to center [Buckner to third]; Ontiveros walked [Murcer to second]; Trillo walked [Buckner scored, Murcer to third, Ontiveros to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); CRUZ BATTED FOR RADER; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: COX REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING C ); CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HERNANDEZ REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Parker struck out; Brye walked; Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett singled to center [Brye to third]; Ott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. CUBS 9TH: BIBBY REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Biittner flied out to center; De Jesus struck out; Clines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 9TH: On a bunt Mendoza grounded out (second to first); Bibby walked; Taveras flied out to center; Moreno singled to first [Bibby to second]; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. CUBS 10TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer popped to left; MEOLI BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Meoli lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 10TH: SUTTER REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Brye doubled to left; Stargell was walked intentionally; B. ROBINSON RAN FOR STARGELL; Stennett flied out to right; Ott walked [Brye to third, B. Robinson to second]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Fregosi walked [Brye scored, B. Robinson to third, Ott to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

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