After tying the game with a homer in the ninth inning, Al Oliver hit a two-out single in the 10th, scoring Omar Moreno, to give the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Astros. Willie Stargell accounted for the Pirates' first two runs with a pair of homers.

After Oliver knotted the count with his circuit clout, Moreno singled with one out in the 10th and stole second. Ed Ott popped up. The Astros then elected to pass Dave Parker in a move that failed when Oliver rapped his winning single. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       1, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  -   3  9  1
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  1    1  -   4  9  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gonzalez ss           5   1   3   0     0   0   .343      Moreno cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .246
Cruz rf               5   1   2   0     0   2   .279      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     1   1   .219
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   2     0   0   .115      Parker rf             4   0   2   0     1   1   .400
Watson 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .241      Oliver lf             4   1   2   2     1   0   .300
Ferguson c            4   0   1   1     1   0   .302      Stargell 1b           4   2   2   2     0   1   .280
Johnson lf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .326      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
  Gardner lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Sperring 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Lemongello p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Forsch p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Dilone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               38   3   9   3     2   4             Totals               36   4   9   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 25,371
Left on Base: Astros 8, Pirates 7
DP: Astros 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Gonzalez, Mendoza 2
Doubles: Johnson (1), Ferguson (3)
Triples: Gonzalez (1), Cruz (2)
Home Runs: Stargell 2 (3), Oliver (1)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (3), Moreno (8)
Caught Stealing: Gonzalez (1), Parker (6), Oliver (3), Stennett (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello              6     5   2   2   3   1   2  24   4.55
Forsch L(2-2)           3.2   4   2   2   1   3   1  16   3.44
Totals                  9.2   9   4   4   4   4   3  40

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              7     8   3   3   1   3   0  29   1.35
Gossage W(3-0)          3     1   0   0   1   1   0  12   1.06
Totals                 10     9   3   3   2   4   0  41

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled
to center; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno made an out to second; Ott grounded out
(first unassisted); Parker singled to center; Oliver forced
Parker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to left; Howe grounded out (third to first) [Johnson to
third]; Sperring popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell homered; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to
first); Garner lined to left; Taveras flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello flied to right in foul territory;
Gonzalez lined to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ott walked; Parker grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied
out to center; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Stargell
was called out on strikes; Stennett lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Johnson doubled to left; Howe lined to center
[Johnson to third]; Sperring reached on a fielder's choice
[Johnson out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Lemongello
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner flied out to center; Taveras grounded out
(catcher to first); Candelaria walked; Moreno forced Candelaria
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates
1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez tripled to left; Cruz struck out; Cedeno
grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Gonzalez scored];
Watson singled to right; Ferguson doubled to right [Watson
scored]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Howe struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled
to right; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Oliver walked; Oliver was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates
1.

ASTROS 7TH: Sperring flied out to center; Lemongello struck out;
Gonzalez singled to right; Gonzalez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell homered; Stennett singled to right; FORSCH
REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Garner flied out to center;
Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stennett to second];
Candelaria lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Pirates 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz tripled to center; GOSSAGE REPLACED CANDELARIA
(PITCHING); Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored];
Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson walked; Johnson
forced Ferguson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: GARDNER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Moreno
struck out (catcher to first); Ott struck out (catcher to
first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Pirates 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Howe made an out to shortstop; Sperring flied out to
center; Forsch flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver homered; Stargell popped to first in foul
territory; Stennett singled to right; Stennett was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Garner reached on an error
by Gonzalez [Garner to first]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS;
Robinson forced Garner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 10TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING SS); Gonzalez
singled to center; Cruz struck out; Cedeno reached on an error
by Mendoza [Gonzalez to third (error by Mendoza), Cedeno to
first]; Cedeno stole second; Watson reached on a fielder's
choice [Gonzalez out at home (shortstop to catcher), Cedeno
stayed at second]; Ferguson forced Watson (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 10TH: DILONE BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; Dilone grounded out
(second to first); Moreno singled to first; Moreno stole second;
Ott popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker was walked
intentionally; Oliver singled to right [Moreno scored, Parker to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 4.