Bill Buckner slammed a two-out solo homer in the eighth inning to give the Cubs their first victory of the season, a 4-3 triumph over the Pirates. The Cub first baseman also had two singles, two stolen bases and scored his team's third run of the game. The Pirates had tied the game in the fifth on Frank Taveras' two-out, two-run double. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 9, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 13 0 Pirates 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 .417 Taveras ss 3 0 1 3 0 0 .167 Clines cf,lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .100 Garner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Buckner 1b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .357 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Kingman lf 5 1 1 1 0 4 .167 B. Robinson lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .250 Wallis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanguillen c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .077 Ott ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .100 Stennett 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Trillo 2b 5 0 4 1 0 0 .455 Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Rader c 5 0 3 0 0 0 .364 Fregosi 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fryman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kison p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stargell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brye cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 Moreno ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner ph,1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Totals 39 4 13 3 5 5 Totals 30 3 7 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 11,632 Left on Base: Cubs 14, Pirates 5 DP: Cubs 3, Pirates 0 Doubles: Brye (2), Taveras (1) Home Runs: Kingman (1), Buckner (1) Stolen Bases: Clines (1), Buckner 2 (2), Rader (1), Taveras (1) Sacrifice Hits: Fryman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Taveras (1) GIDP: Stennett (1), Sanguillen 2 (2) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman 6 6 3 3 3 2 0 24 4.50 Moore W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Sutter SV(1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 5.40 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 4 0 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss 5 9 3 3 2 3 1 26 5.40 Kison L(0-1) 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 14 3.00 Jackson 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.75 Totals 9 13 4 4 5 5 2 45 Wild Pitches: Fryman 2 (2), Sutter (1) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Garner grounded out (second to first); Parker singled to center; Fryman threw a wild pitch [Parker to second]; B. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman homered; Murcer flied out to right; Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Trillo singled to left; Rader singled to left [Trillo to third]; Fryman lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen singled to right; Stennett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; Fregosi popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus lined to shortstop; Clines singled to left; Buckner singled to right [Clines to third]; Clines stole home and Buckner stole second; Kingman struck out; Murcer walked; Ontiveros struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Brye doubled to left; Fryman threw a wild pitch [Brye to third]; On a bunt Reuss popped to third in foul territory; Taveras hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brye scored]; Garner was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1. CUBS 4TH: Trillo singled to center; Rader grounded out (first unassisted) [Trillo to second]; Fryman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Trillo to third]; De Jesus walked; Clines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1. CUBS 5TH: Buckner singled to shortstop; Buckner stole second; Kingman struck out; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Ontiveros singled to shortstop [Buckner to third]; Trillo singled to right [Buckner scored, Ontiveros to third]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Fregosi popped to third; Brye singled to left; MILNER BATTED FOR REUSS; Milner singled to center [Brye to second]; Taveras doubled to left [Brye scored, Milner scored]; Taveras stole third; Garner walked; Parker popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. CUBS 6TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KISON REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); GONZALEZ REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Fryman grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus walked; Clines walked [De Jesus to second]; Buckner flied out to left; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. CUBS 7TH: Murcer lined to first; Ontiveros walked; Trillo flied out to center; Rader singled to left [Ontiveros to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Biittner lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 7TH: MOORE REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Kison grounded out (third to first); MORENO BATTED FOR BRYE; Moreno flied out to center; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3. CUBS 8TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); De Jesus flied out to left; Clines popped to shortstop; Buckner homered; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: WALLIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING CF); CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Taveras grounded out (third to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3. CUBS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo singled to left; Rader singled to right [Trillo to third]; Rader stole second; Sutter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3. PIRATES 9TH: B. Robinson singled to right; OTT BATTED FOR SANGUILLEN; Ott struck out; Gonzalez flied out to left [B. Robinson to second]; STARGELL BATTED FOR JACKSON; Sutter threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson to third]; Stargell walked; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

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