Keeping their slim pennant hopes alive, the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 7-4, as Dave Parker, Omar Moreno and Frank Taveras drove in two runs apiece. Parker collected a single, double and triple, driving in one run with a first-inning double and another with a triple in the fifth frame. Moreno had a second-inning sacrifice fly and RBI single in fifth and Taveras singled across two runs in the third. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Monday, September 25, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 11 0 Pirates 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 x - 7 13 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Taveras ss 4 1 2 2 1 0 .278 Thompson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .391 Moreno cf 4 2 3 2 0 1 .234 Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .321 Parker rf 4 1 3 2 1 0 .328 Kingman lf 4 2 3 1 0 1 .263 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .292 Vail rf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .320 Ott c 5 1 2 1 0 1 .265 Trillo 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 B. Robinson 3b,lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .247 Blackwell c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .230 Milner lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Berra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Rader c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Kelleher 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Candelaria p 2 1 1 0 1 0 .173 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Boyland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Krukow p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Geisel p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Murcer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Totals 36 4 11 4 1 6 Totals 35 7 13 7 5 3 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 5,937 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Pirates 10 DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 2 Doubles: Kingman (16), Parker (30), Stargell (17) Triples: Parker (11) Home Runs: Kingman (28), Vail (4) Stolen Bases: Moreno (68), Parker (20), Taveras (44) Caught Stealing: Moreno (20) Sacrifice Flies: Moreno (5) GIDP: Kelleher 2 (5) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow L(8-3) 2.2 8 5 5 3 1 0 19 3.94 Geisel 3.1 3 2 2 2 2 0 15 4.03 Moore 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.11 Totals 8 13 7 7 5 3 0 41 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria W(12-11) 7 7 1 1 1 4 1 27 3.24 Tekulve 2 4 3 3 0 2 1 10 2.30 Totals 9 11 4 4 1 6 2 37 Wild Pitches: Krukow (1) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Thompson singled to left; Buckner grounded out (second to first) [Thompson to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras lined to left; Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Parker doubled to left [Moreno scored]; Stargell walked; Ott singled to center [Parker scored, Stargell to second]; B. Robinson struck out; Milner grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2. CUBS 2ND: Vail singled to left; Trillo popped to second; Blackwell forced Vail (first to shortstop); Kelleher lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 2ND: Garner grounded out (second to first); Candelaria singled to second; Taveras singled to center [Candelaria to second]; Krukow threw a wild pitch [Candelaria to third, Taveras to second]; Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Candelaria scored]; Parker was walked intentionally; Stargell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. CUBS 3RD: Krukow struck out; De Jesus singled to left; Thompson flied out to center; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 3RD: Ott singled to right; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first) [Ott to second]; Milner singled to right [Ott to third]; Garner popped to third in foul territory; Candelaria walked [Milner to second]; Taveras singled to left [Ott scored, Milner scored, Candelaria to second]; GEISEL REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Moreno was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5. CUBS 4TH: Kingman homered; Vail grounded out (third to first); Trillo singled to third; Blackwell singled to right [Trillo to second]; Kelleher grounded into a double play (third to first) [Trillo out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to center; Parker stole second; Stargell popped to left; Ott grounded out (second to first) [Parker to third]; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Milner forced B. Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 5. CUBS 5TH: Geisel was called out on strikes; De Jesus flied out to right; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Candelaria lined to shortstop; Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Moreno singled to center [Taveras scored]; Parker tripled to right [Moreno scored]; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7. CUBS 6TH: Buckner flied out to left; Kingman doubled to left; Vail grounded out (second to first) [Kingman to third]; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7. PIRATES 6TH: Ott struck out; B. Robinson lined to left; Milner lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7. CUBS 7TH: B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); Blackwell walked; Kelleher grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Blackwell out at second]; CLINES BATTED FOR GEISEL; Clines lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7. PIRATES 7TH: MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (third to first); BOYLAND BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Boyland flied out to right; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7. CUBS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BOYLAND (PITCHING); De Jesus struck out; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Buckner singled to center; Kingman singled to center [Buckner to second]; Vail homered [Buckner scored, Kingman scored]; Trillo singled to center; GROSS BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Gross forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 7. PIRATES 8TH: RADER REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING C ); Moreno singled to first; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell doubled to right; Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 7. CUBS 9TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Biittner grounded out (second to first); MURCER BATTED FOR MOORE; Murcer struck out; De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

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