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.

In the nightcap, Zisk walked in the ninth and gave way on the paths to Miguel Dilone, who stole second and scored on a single by Tony Armas to enable Jerry Reuss to gain the decision over Pete Falcone. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, October   3, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    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.