The Cardinals, who ended the 1976 season with three straight shutout losses in Pittsburgh, gained revenge by defeating the Pirates, 8-7, to complete a sweep of the opening three-game series. Bake McBride smashed a two-run homer for the Cards in the second inning and drove in what proved to be the winning run with a single in the fourth. Clay Carroll gained the decision in relief, but rookie righthander John Urrea saved the game in his debut, allowing only one hit in the last 2 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Game Played on Sunday, April     10, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    2  3  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 13  1
Pirates      4  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   7 10  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .364      Taveras ss            3   1   0   0     2   1   .091
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 3b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .333
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Parker rf             5   3   4   2     0   0   .571
Templeton ss          5   3   3   1     0   0   .400      Robinson lf           5   2   3   4     0   1   .400
McBride cf            4   1   2   3     0   0   .333      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Scott cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .667        Kirkpatrick 1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cruz rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .091      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .364
Simmons c             4   1   3   0     0   0   .615      Dilone cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .357        Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .231        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
DaVanon 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Dyer c                1   0   0   0     1   0   .111
Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moreno cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mumphrey ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ott ph,c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .333

Totals               38   8  13   8     1   5             Totals               35   7  10   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  5,223
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Pirates 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Cruz, Robinson
Doubles: Cruz (1), Brock (2), Hernandez (2), Simmons (2), Garner (1), Parker 2 (2)
Triples: Templeton (1)
Home Runs: McBride (2), Robinson (1)
Stolen Bases: Robinson 2 (2), Taveras 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Reitz (1), Templeton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kirkpatrick (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stennett (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 1     3   4   4   2   1   0   8  36.00
Carroll W(1-0)          4     3   2   2   1   2   1  16   4.50
Schultz                 1.1   3   1   1   1   1   0   8   6.75
Urrea SV(1)             2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9    10   7   7   4   6   1  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(0-1)           2     9   7   7   0   1   1  15  31.50
Demery                  2     3   1   1   0   0   0   8   8.31
Jackson                 3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.08
Gossage                 2     0   0   0   1   3   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    13   8   8   1   5   1  39

Balks: Rooker (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to left; Templeton singled to left;
Rooker balked [Templeton to second]; McBride grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Templeton to third]; Cruz doubled to center
[Templeton scored]; Simmons singled to second [Cruz to third];
Hernandez singled to left [Cruz scored, Simmons to third,
Hernandez to second (error by Robinson)]; Reitz flied out to
left; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras walked; Garner doubled to left [Taveras to
third]; Parker singled to center [Taveras scored, Garner scored,
Parker to second (on throw to home)]; Robinson singled to right
[Parker scored]; Robinson stole second; Stargell struck out;
Robinson stole third; Stennett lined out on a sacrifice fly to
right [Robinson scored]; Dilone popped to first; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: DaVanon grounded out (pitcher to first); Falcone
was called out on strikes; Brock doubled to left; Templeton
singled to center [Brock scored, Templeton to second (on throw
to home)]; McBride homered [Templeton scored]; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Dyer walked; CARROLL REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING);
Rooker was called out on strikes; Taveras forced Dyer (shortstop
unassisted); Taveras stole second; Taveras stole third; Garner
walked; Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons singled to left; Hernandez doubled to
right [Simmons to third]; DEMERY REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING);
Reitz singled to center [Simmons scored, Hernandez scored];
Reitz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); DaVanon
flied out to right; Carroll lined to pitcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Robinson struck out; Stargell lined to left;
Stennett singled to center; Dilone forced Stennett (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock flied out to center; Templeton tripled to
left; McBride singled to center [Templeton scored]; Cruz flied
out to right; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); OTT BATTED
FOR DEMERY; Ott popped to third in foul territory; Taveras
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); JACKSON REPLACED
DYER (PITCHING); Hernandez struck out; Reitz grounded out (third
to first); DaVanon popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker
doubled to right [Parker to third (error by Cruz)]; Robinson
homered [Parker scored]; Stargell grounded out (third to first);
Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR CARROLL; Mumphrey lined to
right; Brock lined to center; Templeton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCHULTZ
REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Dilone struck out; Jackson flied out
to right; Ott singled to shortstop; Taveras walked [Ott to
second]; Garner forced Taveras (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B);
McBride flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Simmons doubled to right; Hernandez flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: SCOTT REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING CF); Parker doubled
to left; Robinson singled to center [Parker scored]; Kirkpatrick
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Robinson to second];
URREA REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Stennett grounded out (second
to first) [Robinson to third]; Debut game for John Urrea;
OLIVER BATTED FOR DILONE; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); MORENO
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING CF); Reitz struck out; DaVanon was
called out on strikes; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Ott was
called out on strikes; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Urrea walked; On a bunt Templeton forced Urrea
(third to shortstop); Templeton was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 9TH: Garner flied out to right; Parker singled to
shortstop; Robinson flied out to center; Kirkpatrick grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Pirates 7.