Dave Parker and Richie Hebner each drove in one run and scored one, while Jerry Reuss and Kent Tekulve combined on a five-hitter, as the Pirates edged the Expos, 4-3. After the Expos nicked Reuss for a run in the first inning, the Pirates came back with three in their half, scoring on RBI singles by Parker and Hebner, plus a wild pitch by Steve Rogers.

What proved to be the winning run followed in the fourth on a single by Hebner, a throwing error and infield out by Manny Sanguillen. The Expos fell short with two runs in the seventh on a homer by Earl Williams, singles by Larry Parrish and Pete Mackanin and an infield out by Jose Morales. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  1
Pirates      3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivera lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  White lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .296
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Zisk lf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .289
Valentine cf          3   0   0   1     1   0   .260        Robinson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Williams 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .223      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Parker rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Parrish 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Hebner 3b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .242
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Mackanin 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   1     0   0   .290
  Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Dawson rf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Morales ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .322        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Unser rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .123
  Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   5   3     1   4             Totals               30   4   6   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  7,509
Left on Base: Expos 4, Pirates 4
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Mackanin, Taveras
Doubles: Foli (31)
Triples: Taveras (5)
Home Runs: Williams (12)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (12), Moreno (10), Parker (15)
Caught Stealing: Parker (6)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(6-15)          6     6   4   3   1   2   0  25   3.29
Kerrigan                2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.23
Totals                  8     6   4   3   2   2   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(13-8)           7     5   3   3   0   1   1  27   3.89
Tekulve SV(8)           2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.58
Totals                  9     5   3   3   1   4   1  34

Wild Pitches: Rogers (8), Reuss (6)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


EXPOS 1ST: Rivera singled to third; Foli doubled to left [Rivera
to third]; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rivera
scored]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras made an out to catcher; Moreno singled to
center; Moreno stole second; Zisk walked; Stargell grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Moreno to third, Zisk to second]; Rogers
threw a wild pitch [Moreno scored, Zisk to third]; Parker
singled to left [Zisk scored]; Parker stole second; Hebner
singled to second [Parker scored]; Stennett grounded out (first
to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish flied out to left; Mackanin grounded out
(third to first); Dawson struck out; Debut game for Andre
Dawson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Reuss was
called out on strikes; Taveras tripled to center; Moreno struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers reached on an error by Taveras [Rogers to
first]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Rogers to second]; Rivera
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rogers to third]; Foli
grounded out (third to first); Valentine grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Stargell
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Parker singled to center;
Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Williams flied out to center; Foote flied to left in
foul territory; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to center; Stennett reached on an
error by Mackanin [Hebner to third, Stennett to second];
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hebner scored
(unearned)]; Reuss grounded out (first unassisted) [Stennett to
third]; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
popped to second; Rogers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: On a bunt Moreno made an out to catcher; Omar
Moreno called for interference; Zisk flied out to center;
Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Rivera grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Valentine lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Hebner flied
out to left; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Williams homered; Foote popped to first in foul
territory; Parrish singled to center; Mackanin singled to right
[Parrish to third, Mackanin to second (on throw to 3b)]; MORALES
BATTED FOR DAWSON; Morales grounded out (first unassisted)
[Parrish scored, Mackanin to third]; THORNTON BATTED FOR ROGERS;
Thornton lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates
4.

PIRATES 7TH: UNSER REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING RF); KERRIGAN
REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Sanguillen flied out to center;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR REUSS; Kirkpatrick lined to right;
Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Rivera made
an out to third; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine
walked; Valentine stole second; Williams was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: WHITE REPLACED RIVERA (PLAYING LF); Moreno grounded
out (first to pitcher); Zisk grounded out (second to first);
Stargell walked; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING LF); Foote struck
out; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR PARRISH; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); SCANLON BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Scanlon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.