Scattering nine hits, Bert Blyleven pitched the Pirates to a 6-1 breeze over the Cubs. Ken Holtzman, making his first start as a Cub since September 6, 1971, absorbed the loss.

The Pirates' scoring began in the fourth inning when singles by Dave Parker and Bill Robinson and a walk to Rennie Stennett loaded the bases before Holtzman hit Duffy Dyer with a pitch to force in a run. Omar Moreno then bounced a single over second to make it 2-0 and Stennett scored when shortstop Ivan DeJesus threw wildly on an attempted force at second. Stennett singled home a run in the fifth and Phil Garner doubled home a run in the sixth before a solo homer by Willie Stargell in the seventh closed out the Pirate scoring. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 9 1 Pirates 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 x - 6 10 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275 Taveras ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .283 Gross cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .298 Garner 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .233 Biittner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Parker rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .310 Kingman lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .224 B. Robinson lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .256 Murcer rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .267 Trillo 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .268 Stennett 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .249 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .209 Dyer c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .265 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Moreno cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .204 Holtzman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Blyleven p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .135 Meoli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Geisel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 9 1 0 7 Totals 33 6 10 5 4 6 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 10,912 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Pirates 8 DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 1 Errors: De Jesus, Stennett Doubles: Taveras (16), Garner (10) Triples: Trillo (4) Home Runs: Stargell (9) Stolen Bases: B. Robinson (7), Garner (11) Sacrifice Flies: Ontiveros (3) GIDP: Rader (5), Stargell (2) Hit by Pitch: Dyer (3,by Holtzman) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman L(0-1) 5 7 4 3 3 4 0 25 4.88 P. Reuschel 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 10 5.70 Geisel 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.60 Totals 8 10 6 5 4 6 1 38 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(6-5) 9 9 1 1 0 7 0 35 3.94 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 7 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Holtzman (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Charlie Williams CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Garner popped to second; Parker lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Murcer struck out; Trillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson walked; Stargell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [B. Robinson out at second]; Stennett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 3RD: Ontiveros singled to right; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno struck out; Blyleven singled to center; Taveras doubled to right [Blyleven to third]; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 4TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Gross reached on an error by Stennett [Gross to first]; Biittner forced Gross (second to shortstop); On a bunt Kingman singled to third [Biittner out at third (third to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to right; B. Robinson singled to right [Parker to third]; B. Robinson stole second; Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett was walked intentionally; Dyer was hit by a pitch [Parker scored, B. Robinson to third, Stennett to second]; Moreno singled to shortstop [B. Robinson scored, Stennett scored (error by De Jesus) (unearned) (no RBI), Dyer to second]; Blyleven forced Moreno (shortstop to second) [Dyer to third]; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. CUBS 5TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Trillo lined to left; Ontiveros singled to right; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: Garner singled to center; Garner stole second; Parker walked; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell lined to left; Stennett singled to center [Garner scored, Parker to third]; Dyer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 4. CUBS 6TH: MEOLI BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Meoli grounded out (first unassisted); De Jesus struck out; Gross singled to center; Biittner singled to center [Gross to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Moreno was called out on strikes; Blyleven lined to third; Taveras singled to center; Garner doubled to right [Taveras scored]; Parker was walked intentionally; B. Robinson lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5. CUBS 7TH: Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Trillo tripled to center; Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to center [Trillo scored]; Rader flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: Stargell homered; Stennett lined to second; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6. CUBS 8TH: VAIL BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Vail flied out to right; De Jesus popped to right; Gross singled to center; Biittner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6. PIRATES 8TH: GEISEL REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Blyleven struck out; Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6. CUBS 9TH: Kingman flied out to center; Murcer singled to center; Trillo singled to left [Murcer to second]; Ontiveros flied out to left; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

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