The Chicago Cubs lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 to 2, on September 21, 1978.

Final

Pirates

82-70

3

Cubs

75-77

2

PIT

CHC

1

0

1

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

2

0

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

1

10

0

11

0

12

0

13

0

14

1

0

R

3

2

H

10

16

E

2

3

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

PIT

CHC

Single by Bill Buckner; Error by Frank Taveras; Ivan De Jesus scored.

0

1

Top 5th

PIT

CHC

Double by Phil Garner; Bill Robinson scored.

1

Frank Taveras grounded out; Phil Garner scored.

2

1

Bottom 9th

PIT

CHC

Mike Vail grounded out; Error by Phil Garner; Jerry White scored.

2

Top 14th

PIT

CHC

Matt Alexander stole second; Errors by Dave Rader and Bobby Murcer; Matt Alexander scored.

3

2

Pirates

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Frank Taveras SS	7	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
Omar Moreno CF	5	0	2	0	2	2	1	1	3
Dave Parker RF	5	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1
Willie Stargell 1B	4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1
Ed Ott C	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Robinson 3B,LF	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
John Milner LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Berra 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Garner 2B	6	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	3
Don Robinson P	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Dave May PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kent Tekulve P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Jackson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doe Boyland PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Whitson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rennie Stennett PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Matt Alexander PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Bibby P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	50	3	10	2	9	8	4	1	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Don Robinson	9.0	9	2	1	0	4
Kent Tekulve	0.2	2	0	0	1	0
Grant Jackson	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Whitson (W)	3.0	4	0	0	1	3
Jim Bibby (S)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Totals	14.0	16	2	1	3	7

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	6	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	4
Bobby Murcer CF	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Bill Buckner 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Jerry White PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Putman 1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Dave Kingman LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Rudy Meoli PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Gross LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Clines PH,LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Vail RF	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Manny Trillo 2B	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Blackwell C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Rader PH,C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Mick Kelleher 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scot Thompson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn McGlothen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Roberts P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Sember PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donnie Moore P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davey Johnson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Geisel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Karl Pagel PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bruce Sutter P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Lamp P	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Willie Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Biittner PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rodney Scott PR,3B	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
Totals	54	2	16	1	3	7	1	1	18

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Dennis Lamp	7.2	8	2	2	2	1
Willie Hernandez	0.1	0	0	0	1	0
Lynn McGlothen	1.2	1	0	0	0	3
Dave Roberts	0.1	0	0	0	2	1
Donnie Moore	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Dave Geisel	2.0	0	0	0	2	1
Bruce Sutter (L)	1.0	0	1	0	2	2
Totals	14.0	10	3	2	9	8

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

8

Morel

RBI

24

Morel

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Imanaga

K

43

Imanaga

ERA

1.08

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

40

9th

R

174

12th

SO

322

15th

ERA

3.75

13th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	22	15	.595
Cubs	22	16	.579	0.5
Pirates	17	21	.447	5.5
Reds	16	21	.432	6.0
Cardinals	15	22	.405	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/10	CHC	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Sat 5/11	CHC	@	PIT	4:05 PM
Sun 5/12	CHC	@	PIT	1:35 PM
Mon 5/13	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM
Tue 5/14	CHC	@	ATL	7:20 PM

Last Game

Cubs

22-16

0

Final

3

Padres

20-20

Wed 8 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

12

Ozuna

11

Henderson

11

Tucker

RBI Leaders

38

Ozuna

33

Soto

32

Bohm

Batting Average Leaders

.355

Ohtani

.353

Kwan

.346

Betts

Hit Leaders

54

Ohtani

53

Betts

50

Contreras

Run Leaders

36

Jr.

32

Contreras

32

Ohtani

OBP Leaders

.451

Betts

.438

Soto

.425

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.678

Ohtani

.646

Ozuna

.631

Jeffers

SB Leaders

23

Cruz

15

Turang

14

Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

6

Suárez

6

Glasnow

5

Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

63

Wheeler

63

Glasnow

60

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.08

Imanaga

1.53

López

1.64

Wheeler

WHIP Leaders

0.72

Suárez

0.75

Cease

0.77

Skubal

K/9 Leaders

12.00

Flaherty

11.73

Crochet

11.64

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

10.40

Jones

9.75

Eflin

9.33

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

5

Imanaga

5

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

619.9

Ohtani

586.9

Betts

569.2

Jr.

DraftKings Points Leaders

475

Ohtani

447

Betts

439

Jr.

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