The Chicago Cubs came up just a bit short against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 to 2, on September 21, 1978.

1978 Chicago Cubs

Final

PIT

Pirates

82-70

3

CHC

Cubs

75-77

2

1

0

1

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

2

0

6

0

0

7

0

0

8

0

0

9

0

1

10

0

0

11

0

0

12

0

0

13

0

0

14

1

0

R

3

2

H

10

16

E

2

3

Bottom 1st

PIT

CHC

Cubs

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

0

1

Top 5th

PIT

CHC

Pirates

Double by Phil Garner; Bill Robinson scored.

1

1

Pirates

Frank Taveras grounded out; Phil Garner scored.

2

1

Bottom 9th

PIT

CHC

Cubs

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

2

2

Top 14th

PIT

CHC

Pirates

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

3

2

Batters

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

Pitchers

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

Batters

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

Pitchers

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

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Team Batting Leaders

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HR

6

Busch

Michael Busch

RBI

17

Busch

Michael Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Seiya Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

4

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

Team Rankings

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HR

28

14th

R

140

6th

SO

232

15th

ERA

4.23

22nd

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
17 9 .654
Cubs Cubs
17 10 .630 0.5
Reds Reds
15 12 .556 2.5
Pirates Pirates
13 14 .481 4.5
Cardinals Cardinals
13 14 .481 4.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
4/29
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Tue
4/30
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Wed
5/1
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Thu
5/2
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
1:10 PM

Last Game

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BOS Red Sox

15-13

17

Final

0

CHC Cubs

17-10

Sat 27 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Fantasy 2024

MLB 2023 Division Standings

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

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/26
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
4-2
Fri
4/26
CIN CIN
@
TEX TEX
8-4
Fri
4/26
MIN MIN
@
LAA LAA
16-5
Fri
4/26
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
11-4
Fri
4/26
TBR TBR
@
CWS CWS
7-8

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
OAK OAK
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
4/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
4/28
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM
Sun
4/28
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Sun
4/28
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
1:40 PM