A perfect squeeze bunt by Bake McBride climaxed a three-run rally in the fifth inning and brought the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Ted Simmons homered for the Cards' initial run in the second.

After the Pirates went ahead, 3-1, singles by Ken Reitz, Mike Tyson and pinch-hitter Roger Freed produced the first run in the sixth. Lou Brock walked to load the bases and Garry Templeton hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Tyson. Jerry DaVanon, running for Freed, raced to third on the play and crossed the plate with the winning run on McBride's bunt. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     17, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   2   3   0     0   0   .300      Brock lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Moreno cf             4   0   2   2     0   1   .130        Youngblood lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Parker rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .438      Templeton ss          3   0   1   1     0   0   .263
Oliver lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .176      McBride cf            2   0   1   1     1   0   .296
  Dilone lf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .125        Scott cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .462
Kirkpatrick 1b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mumphrey pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Macha 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .343
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Garner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .156
Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Tyson 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .429
  Demery pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Reuss p               2   1   1   0     0   0   .400        Freed ph            1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DaVanon pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schultz p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               36   3  10   3     0   2             Totals               28   4   9   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 28,574
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cardinals 4
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Simmons, Denny
Doubles: Moreno (2), Garner (3)
Home Runs: Simmons (2)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (4), Dilone 2 (3), Brock (2), Scott 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Parker (2), Templeton (3), McBride (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Templeton (1)
GIDP: Reitz (1), Simmons (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(0-2)            4.1   7   4   4   1   0   1  18   3.94
Jackson                 1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.50
Forster                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7  12.00
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   2   1  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(3-0)            5     7   3   3   0   2   0  21   3.57
Schultz                 3.2   3   0   0   0   0   0  14   1.80
Urrea SV(3)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   2   0  36

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second
[Taveras to third (error by Simmons)]; Moreno struck out; Parker
singled to center [Taveras scored]; Oliver flied out to left;
Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
singled to right; Templeton was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); McBride walked; McBride
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first);
Stennett reached on an error by Denny [Stennett out at second
(pitcher to first)]; Rennie Stennett rounded 1B too far;
Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons homered; Hernandez singled to center; Reitz grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer lined to left; Reuss grounded out (pitcher to
first); Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second; Moreno
doubled to right [Taveras scored]; Parker flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Denny
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to center;
Brock stole second; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Kirkpatrick
flied out to left; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: DILONE REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); McBride
grounded out (pitcher to first); Anderson flied out to left;
Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Dyer grounded
out (third to first); Reuss singled to shortstop; Taveras
singled to right [Reuss to second]; Moreno singled to center
[Reuss scored, Taveras to third]; Parker grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Reitz
singled to left; Tyson singled to right [Reitz to third]; FREED
BATTED FOR DENNY; Freed singled to left [Reitz scored, Tyson to
second]; DAVANON RAN FOR FREED; JACKSON REPLACED REUSS
(PITCHING); Brock walked [Tyson to third, DaVanon to second];
Templeton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tyson scored, DaVanon
to third]; McBride singled to pitcher [DaVanon scored, Brock to
second]; Anderson forced McBride (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED DAVANON (PITCHING); Dilone
grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick popped to third;
Stennett lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Reitz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner flied out to right; Dyer singled to center;
HELMS BATTED FOR JACKSON; Helms flied out to center; Taveras
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals
4.

CARDINALS 7TH: FORSTER REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Tyson struck
out (catcher to first); Schultz struck out; Brock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); SCOTT
REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING CF); Moreno flied out to center;
Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Dilone singled to left;
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Dilone stole second; Dilone
stole third; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: MACHA REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING 1B); Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to left; Scott
stole second; Scott stole third; Anderson walked; MUMPHREY RAN
FOR ANDERSON; Simmons grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stennett
grounded out (first unassisted); Garner doubled to right; Dyer
reached on a fielder's choice [Garner out at third (third
unassisted)]; DEMERY RAN FOR DYER; ROBINSON BATTED FOR FORSTER;
URREA REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Robinson forced Demery
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 4.