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Pirates 5 @ Cubs 4
Wrigley Field
September 23, 1976

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 23, 1976 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 23, 1976 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherDave Giusti  
Losing PitcherDarold Knowles  
SaveBruce Kison  
Game Winning RBIEd Ott 

Game Info

DateSeptember 23, 1976 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherLarry Demery  
Home Starting PitcherRick Reuschel  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance2,132 
Time of Game2 hours 52 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dutch Rennert
1B: Ed Sudol
2B: Bruce Froemming
3B: Harry Wendelstedt

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Richie Hebner  Third Baseman 
Al Oliver  Center Fielder 
Willie Stargell  First Baseman 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
Richie Zisk  Left Fielder 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Larry Demery  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Monday  First Baseman 
Champ Summers  Left Fielder 
Bill Madlock  Third Baseman 
Jerry Morales  Center Fielder 
Larry Biittner  Right Fielder 
Manny Trillo  Second Baseman 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Mick Kelleher  Shortstop 
Rick Reuschel  Pitcher 
Jim Marshall  Manager 

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Pirates 5 @ Cubs 4
Wrigley Field
September 23, 1976

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         Game of 9/23/1976 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Taveras F, ss         6  0  1  0   Monday R, 1b-cf       4  0  1  0   
Hebner R, 3b          4  1  3  0   Summers C, lf         3  0  0  0   
Oliver A, cf          3  1  0  0   Hernandez R, p        0  0  0  0   
Stargell W, 1b        5  0  1  2   LaCock P, ph          0  0  0  0   
Parker D, rf          5  0  0  0   Sutter B, p           0  0  0  0   
Zisk R, lf            3  1  1  0   Sperring R, ss        1  0  0  0   
Dilone M, pr          0  0  0  0   Madlock B, 3b         4  1  1  1   
Robinson B, lf        1  0  0  0   Morales J, cf-rf      5  1  3  1   
Stennett R, 2b        5  2  3  1   Biittner L, rf-lf     5  0  1  2   
Ott E, c              4  0  2  1   Trillo M, 2b          3  0  1  0   
Demery L, p           1  0  0  1   Mitterwald G, c       5  0  1  0   
Moose B, p            0  0  0  0   Kelleher M, ss        3  1  0  0   
Kirkpatrick E, ph     1  0  0  0   Knowles D, p          0  0  0  0   
Giusti D, p           0  0  0  0   Garman M, p           0  0  0  0   
Robertson B, ph       1  0  0  0   Reuschel R, p         1  0  0  0   
Kison B, p            0  0  0  0   Tabb J, ph-1b         2  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  5 11  5                        36  4  9  4

Pittsburgh       200 200 000 1 --  5
Chicago          000 004 000 0 --  4

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Demery L              5.2  4  4  4  1  4
Moose B               1.1  1  0  0  2  0
Giusti D (W)          2.0  4  0  0  1  0
Kison B (S)           1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reuschel R            6.0  6  4  3  2  0
Hernandez R           1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Sutter B              1.1  2  0  0  2  1
Knowles D (L)         1.0  2  1  1  0  0
Garman M              0.2  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Taveras F, Mitterwald G, Trillo M
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Chicago 9
2B -- Stargell W, Biittner L, Monday R, Hebner R, Ott E
3B -- Stennett R
SB -- Taveras F, Dilone M
SH -- Demery L, Hebner R, Monday R
SF -- Demery L
HBP -- by Demery L (Kelleher M)
WP -- Reuschel R
T -- 2:52
A -- 2132

    

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