After breaking a tie when Tommy Helms was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, the Pirates added two runs on a pinch-double by Rennie Stennett and proceeded to defeat the Reds, 8-5. Don Gullett, making his first start since being sidelined by a sore shoulder June 20, pitched the first six innings for the Reds and yielded four runs, two coming on passes with the bases loaded.

In the Pirates' eighth, Bill Robinson, Dave Parker and Bob Robertson singled in succession to load the bases before an errant pitch by Pedro Borbon hit Helms on the elbow to force in the run that snapped a 4-4 deadlock. Will McEnaney relieved Borbon and was tagged for Stennett's two-bagger. Jerry Reuss pitched the eighth and ninth for the Pirates in the lefty's first relief appearance since 1973. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Sunday, July      11, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    2  0  1    0  3  1  -   8 11  1
Reds         1  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  1  -   5 12  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Rose 3b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .335
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     1   0   .295      Griffey rf            5   2   3   1     0   0   .340
Oliver cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .360      Morgan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .330
  Reuss p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Foster lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .327
Robinson 3b,cf        4   2   2   0     1   0   .345      Perez 1b              5   0   1   1     0   2   .259
Zisk lf               4   2   1   1     1   2   .288      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   3   .234
Parker rf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .282      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     1   0   .263
Robertson 1b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .200      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .315
Helms 2b              2   0   1   2     1   0   .293      Gullett p             2   0   1   1     0   0   .120
  Demery pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  Hebner 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .206        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stennett ph,2b      1   0   1   2     0   0   .248

Totals               38   8  11   7     5   6             Totals               39   5  12   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 47,153
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Reds 9
DP: Pirates 0, Reds 1
Errors: Stennett, Morgan, Perez
Doubles: Oliver (19), Stennett (16), Rose (19), Morgan (16)
Triples: Foster (4), Perez (2)
Home Runs: Zisk (10)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (10)
GIDP: Taveras (6)
Hit by Pitch: Helms (1,by Borbon)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  6.2  10   4   4   2   4   0  32   3.78
Tekulve W(1-1)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.53
Reuss SV(1)             2     2   1   1   0   3   0   8   4.60
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   8   0  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 6     4   4   3   4   3   1  26   2.71
Borbon L(2-2)           1.1   4   3   3   0   2   0   9   3.39
McEnaney                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.02
Eastwick                1     2   1   0   0   1   0   5   2.69
Totals                  9    11   8   6   5   6   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Borbon (3)
Wild Pitches: Eastwick (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out to
right; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds
0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to right; Griffey singled to right [Rose
scored]; Morgan flied out to right; Foster flied out to right;
Perez forced Griffey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson popped to second; Zisk homered; Parker
flied out to left; Robertson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole
second; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Gullett grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Helms singled to left; Rooker struck out; Taveras
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Helms out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to right; Griffey flied out to left;
Morgan lined to right; Foster forced Rose (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to left; Oliver doubled to
center; Robinson walked; Zisk walked [Oliver to third, Robinson
to second]; Parker walked [Oliver scored, Robinson to third,
Zisk to second]; Robertson forced Robinson (pitcher to catcher)
[Zisk to third, Parker to second, Robertson to first]; Helms
walked [Zisk scored, Parker to third, Robertson to second];
Rooker struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Bench struck out; Concepcion singled
to left; Geronimo singled to center [Concepcion to second];
Gullett singled to left [Concepcion scored, Geronimo to second];
Rose walked [Geronimo to third, Gullett to second]; Griffey
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras lined to shortstop; Sanguillen flied out to
center; Oliver popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Morgan lined to right; Foster grounded out (shortstop
to first); Perez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Reds 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Robinson popped to shortstop; Zisk flied out to
right; Parker reached on an error by Perez [Parker to first];
Robertson singled to left [Parker scored (unearned)]; Helms
forced Robertson (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 4, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench singled to left; Concepcion flied out to center;
Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted) [Bench to second];
BAILEY BATTED FOR GULLETT; Bailey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 2.

PIRATES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Rooker struck
out; Taveras grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled
to right; Oliver popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
4, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose lined to second; Griffey singled to first; Morgan
flied out to center; Foster tripled to right [Griffey scored];
Perez tripled to left [Foster scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); Bench struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Reds 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Robinson singled to left; Zisk struck out; Parker
singled to left [Robinson to second]; Robertson singled to left
[Robinson to third, Parker to second]; Helms was hit by a pitch
[Robinson scored, Parker to third, Robertson to second];
Tommy Helms hit on left wrist; DEMERY RAN FOR HELMS;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TEKULVE; MCENANEY REPLACED BORBON
(PITCHING); STENNETT BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Stennett doubled to
left [Parker scored, Robertson scored, Demery to third]; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen was walked
intentionally; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 7, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: REUSS REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); ROBINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HEBNER REPLACED DEMERY (PLAYING 3B);
STENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Concepcion flied out to
right; Al Oliver left with slightly pulled left thigh
muscle; Geronimo struck out; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MCENANEY;
Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Reds 4.

PIRATES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Robinson
singled to third; Eastwick threw a wild pitch [Robinson to
second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; Parker singled to
second [Robinson scored (error by Morgan) (unearned), Parker to
second]; Robertson popped to first in foul territory; Hebner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 8, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
singled to shortstop; Morgan doubled to right [Griffey scored
(error by Stennett) (no RBI)]; Foster grounded out (first
unassisted) [Morgan to third]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Reds 5.