The Pirates, who had lost their first three games of the season, broke into the victory column when Rennie Stennett doubled for a run in the ninth inning to beat the Expos, 2-1. The loss was the first of the year for the Expos, winners of their first two starts.

Dave Parker singled in the ninth and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Bill Robinson. The Expos then elected to pass Phil Garner intentionally, but the move backfired with Stennett's winning double. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     12, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .071
Foli ss               4   0   3   1     0   0   .308        Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Valentine rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .250        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Dilone lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .100
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .500
Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .200      Robinson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Garner 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .364      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Hannahs p             1   1   0   0     2   0   .000      Moreno cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .091
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dyer c                3   0   2   1     0   0   .250
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Ott pr,c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .333
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     3   4             Totals               31   2   7   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  4,042
Left on Base: Expos 9, Pirates 6
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 0
Doubles: Moreno (1), Stennett (2)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hannahs                 7.1   5   1   1   0   5   0  27   1.23
Kerrigan                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.38
McEnaney L(0-1)         0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4  13.50
Totals                  8.1   7   2   2   1   5   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   6.2   7   1   1   3   3   0  29   2.31
Tekulve                 1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Gossage W(1-0)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   4   0  37

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Foli singled to
left; Valentine singled to left [Foli to second]; Perez struck
out; Parrish made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Dilone singled to
first; Dilone stole second; Parker was called out on strikes;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter struck out; Dawson lined to shortstop;
Cromartie singled to left; Hannahs walked [Cromartie to second];
Cash forced Hannahs (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Garner grounded out (second to first); Stennett
grounded out (third to first); Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli grounded out (third to first); Valentine walked;
Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Parrish lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer popped to shortstop; Reuss was called out on
strikes; Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to right; Dawson made an out to
second; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
made an out to shortstop; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Hannahs popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cash
grounded out (third to first); Foli singled to third; Valentine
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner singled to second; Stennett flied out to
center; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Garner to
second]; Dyer singled to left [Garner scored]; Reuss struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez lined to center; Parrish singled to third;
Carter struck out; Dawson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras struck out; Dilone popped to first in foul
territory; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Hannahs
walked; Cash singled to right [Hannahs to third]; Foli singled
to left [Hannahs scored, Cash out at third (left to third), Foli
to second (on throw to 3b)]; TEKULVE REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING);
Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez flied out to right; Parrish grounded out
(second to first); Carter singled to shortstop; Dawson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno doubled to left; Dyer singled to pitcher
[Moreno to third]; OTT RAN FOR DYER; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR
TEKULVE; Gonzalez reached on a fielder's choice [Moreno out at
home (shortstop to catcher), Ott to second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED
HANNAHS (PITCHING); OLIVER BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Oliver flied out
to center; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING SS); OTT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); GOSSAGE REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Cromartie
flied out to center; UNSER BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Unser struck
out; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: MCENANEY REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Parker singled
to right; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Parker to second]; Garner was walked intentionally; Stennett
doubled to right [Parker scored, Garner to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 2.