The Pirates were meek victims of Eric Rasmussen for six innings before rising up to score two runs in the seventh and defeat the Cardinals, 3-1. Rasmussen had retired 12 straight batters going into the seventh when Dave Parker snapped his string with a single.

Parker then stole second and scored on a double by Bill Robinson. Rennie Stennett followed with a single to plate Robinson. Rich Gossage, who pitched the last three innings in relief of John Candelaria, added the Pirates' last run with a double in the ninth for his first major league hit. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     16, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  7  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Youngblood lf,3b      4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .053      Templeton ss          4   1   0   0     0   1   .257
Parker rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .464      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .417
Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .200        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robinson 1b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .348      Anderson rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .400
  Gossage p           1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000        Mumphrey ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .360      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .355
Garner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Ott c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Reitz 3b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .138
Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brock ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Helms ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kessinger 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Kirkpatrick 1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            McBride ph,cf       1   0   1   0     0   0   .280

Totals               32   3   7   3     3   2             Totals               32   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 12,513
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cardinals 6
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Moreno, Robinson, Hernandez
Doubles: Robinson (2), Gossage (1), Reitz (2), Scott (1), McBride (3)
Stolen Bases: Parker (1)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (1), Ott (1), Parker (1)
GIDP: Simmons 2 (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(1-0)       6     3   1   0   0   2   0  22   0.00
Gossage SV(1)           3     2   0   0   2   2   0  12   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   0   2   4   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(0-2)        8     5   2   2   2   2   0  29   3.86
Hrabosky                1     2   1   0   1   0   0   6   4.15
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Moreno
grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Youngblood popped to second; Templeton struck
out; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to right; Oliver was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stennett walked; Garner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson reached on an error by Robinson
[Anderson to first]; Simmons grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Anderson out at second]; Hernandez flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott singled to right; Candelaria forced Ott (first
to shortstop); Taveras flied to right in foul territory; Moreno
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz flied out to left; Kessinger flied out to
center; Rasmussen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Templeton reached
on an error by Moreno [Templeton to second]; Scott grounded out
(third to first) [Templeton to third]; On a bunt Anderson
singled to third [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Simmons forced
Anderson (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to right; Garner flied out to
right; Ott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez popped to second; Reitz doubled to
left; Kessinger popped to catcher in foul territory; Rasmussen
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
1.

PIRATES 6TH: Candelaria grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras
grounded out (second to first); Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Youngblood flied out to left; Templeton flied out
to center; Scott doubled to left; Anderson reached on a
fielder's choice [Scott out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker singled to right; Parker stole second;
Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Parker to third];
Robinson doubled to left [Parker scored]; Stennett singled to
right [Robinson scored]; Garner grounded out (pitcher to second
to first) [Stennett to second]; Ott was walked intentionally;
HELMS BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Ott was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 7TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 1B); GOSSAGE
REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Simmons grounded out (second to
first); Hernandez walked; BROCK BATTED FOR REITZ; Brock flied
out to left; Kessinger forced Hernandez (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Kirkpatrick flied out to right;
Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCBRIDE BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; McBride doubled to
left; Youngblood struck out; Templeton grounded out (second to
first) [McBride to third]; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: MCBRIDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HRABOSKY
REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Parker singled to center; Parker was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oliver reached on
an error by Hernandez [Oliver to second]; Gossage doubled to
right [Oliver scored (unearned)]; Stennett flied out to center;
Garner was walked intentionally; Ott flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Mumphrey walked;
Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Mumphrey out at second]; Hernandez singled to left;
Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.