Willie Stargell and Richie Hebner knocked in seven runs between them to make it easy for the Pirates to defeat the Expos, 9-2. Stargell batted in two runs with a double in the first inning and Hebner accounted for one with a single. Hebner then homered with a man on base in the third, while Stargell produced two more runs with singles in the sixth and eighth innings. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Friday, June      25, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      4  1  2    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   9 15  1
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     2   0   .251      Mangual cf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .287
Stennett 2b           4   3   3   1     0   0   .251      Dwyer rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Oliver cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .333      Jorgensen lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Stargell 1b           5   1   3   4     0   1   .285      Morales 1b,c          4   0   1   1     0   1   .323
Parker rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Zisk lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .295      Foli ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .266
Hebner 3b             4   1   2   3     1   1   .210      Scanlon 3b,1b         4   0   2   1     0   0   .190
Sanguillen c          5   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Foote c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Kison p               4   1   1   0     0   1   .208        Parrish 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .205
                                                          Carrithers p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
                                                            Lang p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Lyttle ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .313
                                                            Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rivera ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245

Totals               40   9  15   9     3   6             Totals               35   2   7   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  6,581
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Expos 7
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 0
Errors: Taveras
Doubles: Stargell (10), Zisk (19), Scanlon (1)
Home Runs: Hebner (2)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (16), Stargell (2), Oliver (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stennett (2), Kison (4)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (1,by Scherman)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(5-4)            9     7   2   1   1   6   0  36   2.93
Totals                  9     7   2   1   1   6   0  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers L(3-6)       2.1   9   7   7   1   2   1  17   4.74
Lang                    2.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.86
Scherman                3     5   2   2   1   1   0  16   4.58
Granger                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.66
Totals                  9    15   9   9   3   6   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Scherman (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


PIRATES 1ST: Pirates Coach Bob Skinner ejected by 3B umpire
Terry Tata sometime in the first inning arguing a fair/foul
call; Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Stennett singled
to right [Taveras scored]; Oliver singled to center [Stennett to
third]; Stargell doubled to left [Oliver scored, Stennett
scored]; Parker grounded out (catcher unassisted); Zisk was
called out on strikes; Hebner singled to right [Stargell
scored]; Sanguillen forced Hebner (second to shortstop); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual flied out to right; Dwyer flied out to right;
Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: On a bunt Kison singled to third; Taveras singled
to third [Kison to second]; Stennett out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Kison to third, Taveras to second]; Oliver
grounded out (second to first) [Kison scored]; Stargell struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Morales grounded out (second to first); Mackanin
struck out; Foli popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk
doubled to right; Hebner homered [Zisk scored]; Sanguillen
singled to center; LANG REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Kison
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sanguillen to
second]; Taveras walked; Stennett forced Taveras (shortstop
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Scanlon flied out to right; Foote flied out to right;
Lang grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 7, Expos 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver struck out; Stargell grounded out (second to
first); Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Mangual reached on an error by Taveras; Dwyer
grounded out (second to first) [Mangual to second]; Jorgensen
flied out to center [Mangual to third]; Morales singled to right
[Mangual scored (unearned)]; Mackanin popped to first; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk popped to second; Hebner struck out;
Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli singled to left; Scanlon grounded out (catcher
to first) [Foli to second]; Foote popped to second; WHITE BATTED
FOR LANG; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 1.

PIRATES 6TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); PARRISH
REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING 3B); SCANLON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Kison popped to
first; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett singled
to center; Oliver singled to left [Stennett to second]; Stargell
singled to right [Stennett scored, Oliver to third]; Parker
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
8, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Mangual struck out; Dwyer flied out to left;
Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Expos 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Hebner walked;
Sanguillen grounded out (catcher to first) [Hebner to second];
Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 8, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Morales struck out; Mackanin grounded out (third to
first); Foli singled to center; Scanlon doubled to center [Foli
scored]; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 8, Expos 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras flied out to right; Stennett singled to
right; Oliver was hit by a pitch [Stennett to second]; Stargell
singled to center [Stennett scored, Oliver to second]; Oliver
stole third and Stargell stole second; Parker struck out; Zisk
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: LYTTLE BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Lyttle singled to center;
Mangual walked [Lyttle to second]; Dwyer struck out; Jorgensen
flied out to center; Morales forced Mangual (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Expos 2.

PIRATES 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Hebner grounded
out (second to first); Sanguillen singled to center; Kison
struck out; Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 9, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Mackanin singled to center; Foli popped to third;
Scanlon singled to left [Mackanin to second]; Parrish struck
out; RIVERA BATTED FOR GRANGER; Rivera flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Expos 2.