The Chicago Cubs managed to stay ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5 to 4, on August 9, 1978.

Final

Pirates

51-58

4

Cubs

58-54

5

PIT

CHC

1

2

0

3

1

0

4

0

5

0

3

6

2

1

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

4

5

H

8

E

2

0

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

PIT

CHC

Single by Willie Stargell; Manny Sanguillen scored.

1

0

Bottom 1st

PIT

CHC

Single by Mike Vail; Rodney Scott scored.

1

Top 3rd

PIT

CHC

Willie Stargell grounded out; Frank Taveras scored.

2

1

Bottom 5th

PIT

CHC

Double by Bill Buckner; Dave Roberts, Ivan De Jesus, and Rodney Scott scored.

2

4

Top 6th

PIT

CHC

Double by Bill Robinson; Willie Stargell and Dave Parker scored.

4

Bottom 6th

PIT

CHC

Double by Rodney Scott; Tim Blackwell scored.

4

5

Pirates

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	CS	TB
Frank Taveras SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	2
Manny Sanguillen C	4	1	2	0	1	0	3
Willie Stargell 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	2
Dave Parker RF	4	1	2	0	1	0	3
Bill Robinson CF	4	0	1	2	1	1	2
John Milner LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rennie Stennett 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Berra 3B	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
Jim Rooker P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Whitson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Duffy Dyer PH	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Grant Jackson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	4	8	4	6	1	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Jim Rooker	4.1	5	4	4	4	4
Ed Whitson (L)	1.2	1	1	0	1	1
Grant Jackson	2.0	2	0	0	0	1
Totals	8.0	8	5	4	5	6

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	1
Rodney Scott CF	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Gene Clines LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Buckner 1B	2	0	1	3	2	0	2
Larry Biittner PR,1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Mike Vail RF	5	0	2	1	0	1	4
Davey Johnson 3B	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
Mick Kelleher PR,3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Kingman LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jerry White CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Trillo 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Blackwell C	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Roberts P	4	1	2	0	0	0	2
Totals	34	5	8	5	5	6	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dave Roberts (W)	9.0	8	4	4	0	6	0
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	0	6	0

Explore

More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

28

11th

R

140

5th

SO

226

16th

ERA

3.71

10th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	8	.680
Cubs	17	9	.654	0.5
Reds	14	12	.538	3.5
Pirates	13	14	.481	5.0
Cardinals	12	14	.462	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CHC	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Mon 4/29	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Tue 4/30	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

14-13

1

Final

7

Cubs

17-9

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0