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August 8, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 12 0
Pirates 6 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 12 0
Pirates 7 11 1

Ed Ott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .290
OBP .250 .358
At Bats 4 207
Hits 1 60
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 26

Dave Roberts Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 10 1
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Three Rivers Stadium - August 8, 1977
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Triple
Dave Roberts
George Mitterwald
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Dave Rosello
Ivan De Jesus
Larry Biittner
Jerry Morales
Bobby Murcer
Ed Ott
Phil Garner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 6 12 0 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 11 1 6
Winning Pitcher Grant Jackson
Losing Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ed Ott
Attendance 25,802
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Dave Roberts now pitching. Ott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Ott reaches third base with a triple. Garner goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Phil Garner pinch runs for Rennie Stennett. Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Frank Taveras. Fregosi hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moreno tags and scores.
Bottom 9 Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Grant Jackson. Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moreno moves to third.
Bottom 9 Moreno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Moreno reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tolan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reuschel for the out.
Top 8 Mitterwald is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Trillo bunts towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murcer moves to second.
Top 8 Rosello hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grant Jackson now pitching. Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores.
Bottom 7 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taveras moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Taveras. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Bottom 7 Taveras takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 George Mitterwald now catching. Dave Rosello now playing third base. Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Rich Gossage. Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Morales hits a line drive into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Buckner. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Buckner steals second.
Top 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Biittner strikes out.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Reuschel bunts in front of the plate. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to third. Clines moves to second.
Top 7 Gene Clines pinch hits for Steve Swisher. Rich Gossage now pitching. Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosello scores. Trillo moves to second.
Top 7 Dave Rosello pinch runs for Steve Ontiveros. Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosello moves to third.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Ott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taveras hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 5 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kison strikes out.
Bottom 4 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Trillo hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ontiveros for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to home to get Parker. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to third.
Bottom 3 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Buckner hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Taveras. De Jesus moves to second.
Top 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Taveras strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kison strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Moreno. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Bottom 2 Moreno hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Ott scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Ott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Parker strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third.
Bottom 1 Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.