Bruce Kison yielded only two hits and pitched the Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the Expos. All three Pirate runs were unearned. Steve Rogers, who was the loser, made two errors and was the victim of three more Montreal miscues. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     13, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  5
Pirates      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .444      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .067
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Taveras ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .222
Valentine rf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .214      Parker rf             3   0   0   1     0   2   .429
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .143
Cromartie lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Robinson 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .353
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .333
Carter c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Garner 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .067      Ott c                 2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kison p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     1   9             Totals               29   3   7   3     3   5

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance:  4,586
Left on Base: Expos 2, Pirates 6
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Valentine, Parrish, Dawson, Rogers 2
Doubles: Robinson (1), Oliver (1)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (1)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (1), Taveras (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (1)
GIDP: Perez (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(0-1)           8     7   3   0   3   5   0  33   2.25
Totals                  8     7   3   0   3   5   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(1-1)            9     2   0   0   1   9   0  29   1.84
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   9   0  29

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to right; Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cash to second]; Valentine struck out; Perez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to center; Taveras singled to
left; Taveras was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Rogers [Taveras to second]; Parker struck out; Oliver grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied to left in foul territory; Parrish
grounded out (third to first); Carter grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson singled to center; Robinson was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Rogers [Robinson to third];
Stennett walked; Stennett stole second; Garner lined to pitcher;
Ott was walked intentionally; Kison popped to shortstop; Moreno
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rogers
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Parker
flied out to center; Oliver reached on an error by Dawson
[Oliver to second]; Robinson doubled to left [Oliver scored
(unearned)]; Stennett singled to center [Robinson scored
(unearned)]; Stennett was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Foli struck out; Valentine walked; Perez grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Valentine out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott
grounded out (second to first); Kison flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish
flied out to center; Carter singled to left; Dawson forced
Carter (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno was called out on strikes; Taveras singled
to third [Taveras to third (error by Parrish) (error by
Valentine)]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to left [Taveras scored
(unearned)]; Oliver doubled to center; Robinson popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Rogers grounded out (third to first); Cash lined to
right; Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Garner
walked; Ott grounded out (second to first) [Garner to second];
Kison was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine flied to right in foul territory; Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno was called out on strikes; Taveras singled
to center; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Parrish struck out; Carter was called out on strikes;
Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver flied out to right; Robinson lined to right;
Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 9TH: JORGENSEN BATTED FOR ROGERS; Jorgensen struck out;
Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.