Taking advantage of two errors, the Expos scored twice on a double by Tim Foli in the eighth inning to defeat the Pirates, 7-6. Andre Thornton homered for the Expos in the seventh, but the Pirates, who earlier had a round-tripper by Dave Parker, erupted for three runs in their half of the seventh to take a 6-5 lead.

However in the eighth, Larry Parrish reached base with one out when Willie Stargell dropped a throw from Richie Hebner. Bob Moose then booted a grounder by Earl Williams before Foli doubled for the Expos' game-winner. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Game Played on Saturday, July      31, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        2  0  0    0  0  2    1  2  0  -   7  9  1
Pirates      0  0  1    1  1  0    3  0  0  -   6 14  5


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Valentine cf          5   2   2   0     0   2   .264      Taveras ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .254
Rivera lf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .265        Zisk ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .292
  Garrett 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Mendoza pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Parrish 3b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .214      Stennett 2b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .264
Williams 1b,c         4   2   1   1     0   0   .211      Oliver cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .343
Foli ss               4   0   2   3     0   0   .267      Stargell 1b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .261
Foote c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Parker rf             5   2   4   2     0   0   .311
  Thornton 1b         1   1   1   1     0   0   .200      Robinson lf           4   0   2   1     1   1   .320
  Unser lf,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .287
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Carter rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .224        Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  White lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanhouse p           3   0   2   0     0   0   .345        Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7   9   6     0   6             Totals               39   6  14   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 10,981
Left on Base: Expos 3, Pirates 9
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Unser, Oliver, Stargell, Parker, Hebner, Moose
Doubles: Rivera (7), Foli (23), Robinson (17), Parker (16)
Triples: Stennett (7)
Home Runs: Thornton (9), Parker (7)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (36), Oliver (6)
Caught Stealing: Foli (3)
GIDP: Rivera (2), Hebner (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse               6.2  11   6   6   3   4   1  32   2.78
Murray W(3-8)           2.1   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   2.59
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   4   1  42

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   6.2   8   5   3   0   3   1  27   4.18
Moose L(3-6)            0.2   1   2   0   0   0   0   5   3.04
Hernandez               0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.17
Tekulve                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.90
Totals                  9     9   7   3   0   6   1  37

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


EXPOS 1ST: Valentine singled to left; Rivera was called out on
strikes; Parrish grounded out (second to first) [Valentine to
second]; Williams reached on an error by Hebner [Valentine
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Williams to second]; Foli singled to
center [Williams scored (unearned)]; Foli was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras lined to right; Stennett grounded out
(second to first); Oliver singled to shortstop; Stargell
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Foote flied out to center; Mackanin grounded out
(third to first); Carter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson
walked; Hebner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Stanhouse singled to center; Valentine struck out;
Rivera grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Stanhouse out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen singled to third; Reuss walked
[Sanguillen to second]; Taveras singled to third [Sanguillen to
third, Reuss to second]; Stennett singled to center [Sanguillen
scored, Reuss out at home (center to catcher), Taveras to
second]; Barry Foote sprained left thumb on play at HP, left
in 5th; Oliver popped to third; Stargell grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
singled to center; Foli forced Williams (third to second); Foote
forced Foli (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker homered; Robinson doubled to left; Hebner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen popped to second;
Reuss struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
flied out to right; Stanhouse flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); THORNTON
REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING 1B); Taveras grounded out (first to
pitcher); Stennett tripled to right; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stargell singled to center [Stennett
scored]; Parker singled to center [Stargell to second]; Robinson
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine singled to right; Rivera doubled to center
[Valentine scored]; Parrish flied out to right [Rivera to
third]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rivera
scored]; Foli popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner flied out to center; Sanguillen popped to
catcher in foul territory; Reuss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Thornton homered; Mackanin grounded out (third to
first); Carter was called out on strikes; Stanhouse singled to
right [Stanhouse to second (error by Parker)]; MOOSE REPLACED
REUSS (PITCHING); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: GARRETT REPLACED RIVERA (PLAYING 2B); UNSER
REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN REPLACED MACKANIN
(PLAYING 1B); Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Stennett
struck out; Oliver singled to left [Taveras scored]; Oliver
stole second; Stargell struck out; Parker doubled to right
[Oliver scored]; MURRAY REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Robinson
singled to center [Parker scored]; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Garrett flied out to left; Parrish reached on an
error by Stargell (assist by Hebner) [Parrish to first];
Williams reached on an error by Moose [Parrish to second,
Williams to first]; Foli doubled to center [Parrish scored
(unearned), Williams scored (unearned), Foli to third (error by
Oliver)]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Unser struck out;
Jorgensen flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 7, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WHITE
REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop
to first); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first); ZISK BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Zisk
singled to right [Zisk to second (error by Unser)]; MENDOZA RAN
FOR ZISK; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 9TH: MENDOZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); TEKULVE REPLACED
KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); White grounded out (third to first);
Murray struck out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 7, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
grounded out (second to first); Parker singled to center;
Robinson forced Parker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 7, Pirates 6.