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October 2, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 8 0
Pirates 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 8 0
Pirates 3 8 0

Ed Ott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .261
OBP .667 .332
At Bats 3 310
Hits 2 81
• Singles 2 57
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 37

Dennis Lamp Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - October 2, 1977
Dennis Lamp
Steve Swisher
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Larry Biittner
Greg Gross
Gene Clines
Ed Ott
Mike Easler

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 8 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Rich Gossage
Losing Pitcher Dennis Lamp
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ed Ott
Attendance 20,418
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Easler scores.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dennis Lamp now pitching. Easler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Easler reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Dave Rosello pinch hits for Bruce Sutter. Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Swisher strikes out.
Top 9 Trillo is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Gross hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Easler. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Garner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Moreno bunts towards the mound. Sutter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Mario Mendoza now playing shortstop. Phil Garner now playing second base. Biittner hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Oliver pinch hits for Kent Tekulve. Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Parker is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Dave Parker pinch hits for Mike Edwards. There's a wild pitch. Macha moves to third. Hairston moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hairston takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Macha hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott goes all the way around to score. Macha moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Easler strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Berra hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Cardenal hits a popup towards short. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Swisher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Gross moves to third. Trillo moves to second.
Top 7 Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to third. Gross moves to second.
Top 7 Gross hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clines scores. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Clines moves to third.
Top 7 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Macha scoops it up and throws to first, with Tekulve covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out.
Bottom 6 Gene Clines now playing right field. Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Ed Whitson. Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a popup towards first. Macha settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 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. Macha moves to second.
Bottom 5 Macha hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ott scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Ott. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Ott steals second.
Bottom 5 Ott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Easler hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second.
Top 5 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Whitson, and towards Garner, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Moreno strikes out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Macha fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hairston hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bonham bunts towards the mound. Whitson fields it and throws to first for the out. Swisher moves to second.
Top 3 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Macha hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Ott hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Easler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston 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 is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Moreno. The throw from Swisher and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Biittner strikes out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.