The second homer of the game by Dave Parker, leading off the 11th inning, enabled the Pirates to outlast the Cubs in a wild slugfest, 12-11, and move to within one game of the division-leading Phillies in the East division. Parker also homered in the first inning and had RBI singles in the third and eighth frames, raising his league-leading batting average to .327 and his RBI total to 111, also tops in the senior circuit.

Parker's first round-tripper, two by Bill Robinson and one by Phil Garner helped the Pirates take a 10-2 lead, but the Cubs came back and eventually tied the score with four runs in the ninth. Dave Kingman tripled and scored on a single by Mike Vail, pinch-hitter Davey Johnson drove in two runs with a single and Ivan DeJesus sent the game into overtime with a double. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Chicago Cubs 11

Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 - 12 16 0 Cubs 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 - 11 15 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 De Jesus ss 7 1 3 1 0 1 .271 Moreno cf 4 1 1 1 2 2 .229 Trillo 2b 6 1 1 1 0 0 .258 Parker rf 6 2 4 4 0 1 .327 Buckner 1b 5 2 3 4 1 1 .316 Stargell 1b 5 0 2 1 1 3 .297 Kingman lf 6 2 2 2 0 0 .258 Ott c 6 1 0 0 0 3 .272 Vail rf 4 1 3 1 2 0 .318 B. Robinson 3b,lf 6 3 4 3 0 1 .251 Murcer cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Milner lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .281 Seoane p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Berra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Garner 2b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .270 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Candelaria p 2 2 1 0 1 0 .160 Thompson ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .444 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Tekulve p 0 1 0 0 1 0 .095 Clines ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cox c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .288 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Rader ph,c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Scott pr,3b 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Geisel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 R. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Holtzman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Putman 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .278 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Sember 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Johnson ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .224 Meoli pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Totals 43 12 16 12 5 11 Totals 47 11 15 11 8 5 Time of Game: 3:50 Attendance: 6,137 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 11 DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 1 Errors: Cox Doubles: Candelaria (3), Buckner (25), Trillo (17), Vail (4), De Jesus (23) Triples: Kingman (4) Home Runs: Parker 2 (29), B. Robinson 2 (14), Garner (10), Buckner (4), Kingman (27) Stolen Bases: B. Robinson (14), Parker (18), Moreno 2 (65), Taveras (41) Caught Stealing: B. Robinson (10), Stargell (2) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras 2 (12) Sacrifice Flies: Milner (4) GIDP: Garner (17) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria 6 4 2 2 2 2 1 24 3.31 Whitson 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 1 7 3.21 Tekulve 1.2 6 4 4 1 0 0 12 2.15 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.99 Bibby 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.58 Jones W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 9 0.00 Totals 11 15 11 11 8 5 2 55 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel 2.1 3 3 2 2 1 1 12 3.37 Holtzman 2 4 5 5 2 3 3 12 5.37 Geisel 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 8 4.24 Seoane 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.00 Hernandez 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 8 3.79 Sutter L(8-9) 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 8 3.29 Totals 11 16 12 11 5 11 5 51 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker homered; Stargell was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: On a bunt De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner doubled to right; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson singled to center; B. Robinson stole second [B. Robinson to third (error by Cox)]; Milner hit a sacrifice fly to center [B. Robinson scored (unearned)]; Garner grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Vail walked; Murcer flied out to center; Cox struck out; Kelleher lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0. PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria walked; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Candelaria to second]; Moreno walked; Parker singled to center [Candelaria scored, Moreno to third]; HOLTZMAN REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Stargell struck out; Parker stole second; Ott struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Holtzman grounded out (third to first); De Jesus singled to left; Trillo lined to third; Buckner homered [De Jesus scored]; Kingman popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2. PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson homered; Milner singled to left; Garner homered [Milner scored]; Candelaria lined to left; Taveras lined to second; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Vail singled to left; Murcer forced Vail (second to shortstop); Cox popped to shortstop; Kelleher popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 2. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell walked; Ott forced Stargell (first to shortstop); B. Robinson homered [Ott scored]; GEISEL REPLACED KELLEHER (PITCHING); PUTMAN REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PLAYING 3B); Milner flied out to center; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Putman flied out to center; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Trillo lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 2. PIRATES 6TH: Candelaria doubled to left; Taveras flied out to center; Moreno singled to center [Candelaria scored]; Parker popped to shortstop; Moreno stole second; Stargell singled to center [Moreno scored]; Ott struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Buckner struck out; Kingman popped to shortstop; Vail walked; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 2. PIRATES 7TH: SEOANE REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); WHITE REPLACED GEISEL (PLAYING CF); B. Robinson flied out to left; Milner singled to right; Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WHITSON REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Cox walked; White forced Cox (second to shortstop); Putman walked [White to second]; De Jesus popped to first; Trillo doubled to center [White scored, Putman to third]; Buckner singled to center [Putman scored, Trillo scored]; Kingman homered [Buckner scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Vail doubled to center; GROSS BATTED FOR SEOANE; Gross flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 7. PIRATES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Tekulve walked; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Tekulve to second]; Moreno struck out; Parker singled to right [Tekulve scored]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 7. CUBS 8TH: RADER BATTED FOR COX; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR PUTMAN; Biittner lined to left; De Jesus singled to center [White to second]; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 7. PIRATES 9TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SEMBER REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING 3B); Ott flied out to center; B. Robinson singled to right; B. Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Berra was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 7. CUBS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman tripled to center; Vail singled to center [Kingman scored]; THOMPSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Thompson singled to center [Vail to second]; Rader walked [Vail to third, Thompson to second]; SCOTT RAN FOR RADER; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); White popped to first; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SEMBER; BIBBY REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Johnson singled to left [Vail scored, Thompson scored, Scott to second]; MEOLI RAN FOR JOHNSON; De Jesus doubled to left [Scott scored, Meoli out at third (left to third)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 11. PIRATES 10TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED MEOLI (PLAYING C ); SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SUTTER REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Garner lined to left; MAY BATTED FOR BIBBY; May grounded out (second to first); Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 11. CUBS 10TH: JONES REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Trillo popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner walked; Kingman popped to left; Vail popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 11. PIRATES 11TH: Parker homered; Stargell singled to right; Ott struck out; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 12, Cubs 11. CUBS 11TH: CLINES BATTED FOR SUTTER; Clines walked; Scott was called out on strikes; White struck out; Blackwell walked [Clines to second]; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 12, Cubs 11.

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