Two great pitching duels saw the Pirates post a pair of 1-0 victories to sweep a closing doubleheader with the Cardinals. Jim Rooker triumphed over John Denny in the opener when the Pirates scored in the sixth inning on a double by Omar Moreno, infield out by Richie Zisk and grounder by Dave Parker to Keith Hernandez, whose throw home was wild. Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, October 3, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 1 6 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Moreno cf 4 1 3 0 0 1 .270 Cruz 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Zisk lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .291 Parker rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .313 Richard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Hebner 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Kirkpatrick 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Tyson 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Mejias rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Ott c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Chant lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Denny p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Totals 31 0 7 0 2 1 Totals 29 1 6 1 0 3 Time of Game: 1:47 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Pirates 5 DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 2 Errors: Hernandez, Moreno Doubles: Moreno (4) Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (6) Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (5) GIDP: Mejias 2 (2), Zisk (19) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(11-9) 8 6 1 1 0 3 0 30 2.52 Totals 8 6 1 1 0 3 0 30 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(15-8) 9 7 0 0 2 1 0 33 3.35 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 1 0 33 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Vargo CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to center; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Templeton flied out to center; Cruz walked; Simmons walked [Cruz to second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno was called out on strikes; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mejias flied out to center; Chant singled to center [Chant to second (error by Moreno)]; Denny flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Parker struck out; Hebner singled to right; Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hebner to second]; Stennett singled to center [Hebner to third]; Ott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton singled to right; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras popped to second; Moreno singled to right; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to center; Tyson singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Mejias grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hernandez to third, Tyson out at second]; Chant grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to center; Hebner flied out to center; Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Denny struck out; Mumphrey flied out to right; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott singled to right; Rooker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ott to second]; Taveras grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Simmons popped to first; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno doubled to right; Zisk grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to third]; Parker reached on an error by Hernandez [Parker to second, Moreno scored]; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher) [Parker to third]; Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson singled to left; Mejias grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tyson out at second]; Chant popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to left; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Rooker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Templeton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno singled to first; Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Moreno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Simmons singled to center; RICHARD RAN FOR SIMMONS; Hernandez flied out to right; Tyson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1. |
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