A three-run homer by Willie Stargell propelled the Pirates to a 5-2 triumph over the Cubs, keeping the Bucs' title hopes alive in the East division race. Stargell's blast came in the third inning and followed a double by Omar Moreno and an intentional walk to Dave Parker. Ed Ott and Bill Robinson each had RBI singles for the Pirates in the sixth stanza. Rookie righthander Don Robinson pitched his ninth complete game of the season. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 1 Pirates 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Thompson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .370 Moreno cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .236 Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .319 Parker rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .330 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Stargell 1b 3 2 2 3 1 1 .295 Vail rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 Ott c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .265 Trillo 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .264 B. Robinson 3b,lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .247 Rader c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .195 Milner lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Kelleher 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Berra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Biittner ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .257 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Seoane p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Robinson p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Lamp p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Gross ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Meoli ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 1 Totals 31 5 10 5 2 6 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 6,515 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 4 DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 2 Errors: Rader Doubles: Moreno (15) Triples: Rader (3), Parker (12) Home Runs: Stargell (26) Caught Stealing: Moreno (21), B. Robinson (11) GIDP: Kingman (3), Rader (12), Garner (18) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp L(7-15) 5 6 3 3 1 2 1 20 3.24 Holtzman 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 5.56 Seoane 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 6.43 Totals 8 10 5 5 2 6 1 33 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson W(14-6) 9 6 2 2 3 1 0 34 3.41 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 1 0 34 Wild Pitches: Seoane (1) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Thompson flied out to center; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno singled to right; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Parker singled to right; Stargell singled to first [Parker to second]; Dennis Lamp did not cover 1B; Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman flied out to center; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner lined to left; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 3RD: Rader popped to second; Kelleher popped to first in foul territory; Lamp singled to center; De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno doubled to center; Parker was walked intentionally; Stargell homered [Moreno scored, Parker scored]; Ott struck out (catcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. CUBS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner walked; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Milner singled to right; Garner grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. CUBS 5TH: Vail singled to left; Trillo singled to right [Vail to second]; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Vail to third, Trillo out at second]; Kelleher reached on a fielder's choice [Vail out at home (third to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: D. Robinson lined to center; Taveras popped to second; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. CUBS 6TH: GROSS BATTED FOR LAMP; Gross walked; De Jesus struck out; Thompson singled to right [Gross to second]; Buckner flied out to right; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Parker tripled to right; Stargell walked; Ott singled to center [Parker scored, Stargell to second]; B. Robinson singled to left [Stargell scored, Ott out at third (left to third to shortstop to second)]; B. Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Milner struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 5. CUBS 7TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Vail flied out to center; Trillo walked; Rader tripled to right [Trillo scored]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Rader scored]; MEOLI BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Meoli flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: MEOLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SEOANE REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Garner lined to left; D. Robinson singled to third; Taveras flied out to right; Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus singled to center; Thompson flied out to center; Buckner flied out to center; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 8TH: Parker flied out to right; Stargell struck out; Ott struck out but advanced to second on a wild pitch; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5. CUBS 9TH: Vail flied out to center; Trillo popped to first in foul territory; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

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