Bill Robinson, the replacement for injured Dave Parker in right field, hit a two-run homer in the seventh to send Pittsburgh past St. Louis, 2-1. Winning pitcher Bruce Kison was relieved by Bob Moose after he was struck on the throwing hand by a liner off Lou Brock's bat in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Monday, May       17, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  9  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Harris cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Smith 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .174
Robertson 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .154        Mumphrey pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zisk lf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .306      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Robinson rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .400      Crawford rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .340
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Fairly 1b             3   0   2   1     0   0   .375
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Kessinger ss          1   0   0   0     2   0   .261
Kison p               3   0   1   0     0   2   .222      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Curtis p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Hernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
                                                            Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   9   2     2   4             Totals               30   1   6   1     2   2

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 10,538
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cardinals 4
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 3
Doubles: Crawford (5), Fairly (4)
Home Runs: Robinson (2)
Caught Stealing: Robinson (2), Brock (5)
GIDP: Oliver (3), Robinson (3), Stennett (1), Brock (5), Crawford (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(3-3)            7.1   5   1   1   2   2   0  28   4.80
Moose SV(5)             1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   2   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(2-4)           8     8   2   2   2   4   1  31   4.27
Rasmussen               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.81
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   4   1  34

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett
singled to left; Oliver grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Harris grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smith popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson walked; Zisk walked [Robertson to
second]; Robinson singled to left [Robertson to third, Zisk to
second]; Hebner popped to shortstop; Dyer struck out; Kison was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to third in foul territory;
Crawford grounded out (second to first); Fairly singled to
right; Kessinger walked [Fairly to second]; Tyson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: On a bunt Taveras grounded out (third to first);
Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Curtis grounded out (second to first); Brock
flied out to center; Harris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson singled to left; Zisk forced Robertson
(third to second); Robinson grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Simmons popped to
catcher in foul territory; Crawford doubled to center; Fairly
doubled to right [Crawford scored]; Kessinger was walked
intentionally; Tyson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Dyer struck
out; Kison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: On a bunt Curtis singled to pitcher; Brock
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Curtis out at second]; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to center; Stennett grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Taveras out at second]; Oliver
singled to left; Robertson forced Oliver (third to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith flied out to center; Simmons struck out;
Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk singled to left; Robinson homered [Zisk
scored]; Hebner popped to third; Dyer popped to shortstop; On a
bunt Kison singled to third; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Fairly flied out to right; Kessinger flied out to
left; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett flied out to center; Oliver flied out to
center; Robertson grounded out (third to shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR CURTIS; Hernandez grounded
out (second to first); Brock singled to center; MOOSE REPLACED
KISON (PITCHING); Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Harris popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Zisk
singled to left; Robinson forced Zisk (second to shortstop);
Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hebner
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith singled to right; MUMPHREY RAN FOR SMITH;
Simmons flied out to center; Crawford grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.