Hitting safely in his 19th straight game, Dave Parker rapped a single and double as the Pirates defeated the Reds, 6-4, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. Bill Robinson and Phil Garner hit homers for the Pirates, but a two-run blow by Johnny Bench helped the Reds take a 4-3 lead before the Pirates rallied to win with three runs in the seventh inning.

Rennie Stennett led off with a single and Garner, bunting for a sacrifice, was safe on a wild throw by Fred Norman. After Frank Taveras walked, Fernando Gonzalez batted for Miguel Dilone and beat out an infield hit as the tying run scored. Parker then whacked his double, driving in two runs for the Pirates' winning margin. Odell Jones, who pitched two innings in relief of Jerry Reuss, received credit for his first major league victory. Pete Rose, who had batted safely in 20 straight games for the Reds, was stopped on his streak in four trips. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       8, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  2
Pirates      1  1  0    0  1  0    3  0  x  -   6  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   1     0   0   .344      Taveras ss            2   2   1   0     2   0   .228
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Dilone cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Morgan 2b             3   1   1   0     1   2   .268        Gonzalez ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Foster cf,lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .315        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Bench c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .253      Parker rf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .422
Bailey 1b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Oliver lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .313
  Driessen ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Robinson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .340
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .253        Stargell 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .349
Armbrister lf         1   1   0   0     1   0   .300      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .311
  Geronimo ph,cf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Garner 3b             2   2   1   1     0   0   .256
Norman p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   2   .311
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moreno cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .256

Totals               32   4   7   3     3   4             Totals               28   6   9   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 27,003
Left on Base: Reds 5, Pirates 3
DP: Reds 3, Pirates 1
Errors: Bench, Norman
Doubles: Taveras (3), Parker (10)
Home Runs: Bench (4), Robinson (2), Garner (3)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (6), Taveras (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (1), Dilone (2), Garner (2)
GIDP: Stennett (1), Robinson (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(1-2)           7     9   6   2   3   4   2  30   3.28
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.06
Totals                  8     9   6   2   3   5   2  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   5     5   4   4   2   2   1  22   4.91
O. Jones W(1-1)         2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   6.75
Gossage SV(4)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.14
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   4   1  36

Wild Pitches: Reuss 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras walked; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Taveras to second]; Taveras stole third
[Taveras scored (error by Bench) (unearned)]; Parker flied out
to right; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bailey singled to center; Concepcion grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson homered; Stennett flied out to left;
Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 3RD: Armbrister grounded out (pitcher to first); Norman
flied out to center; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss struck out; Taveras doubled to left; Dilone
reached on a fielder's choice [Taveras out at third (third
unassisted)]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 4TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan singled to center;
Reuss threw a wild pitch [Morgan to second]; Foster flied out to
center; Bench homered [Morgan scored]; Bailey grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Robinson was called out on
strikes; Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Pirates 2.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to right; Concepcion stole second;
Armbrister walked; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Concepcion to third, Armbrister to second]; Reuss threw
a wild pitch [Concepcion scored, Armbrister to third]; Rose
grounded out (third to first) [Armbrister scored]; Griffey flied
out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner homered; Dyer singled to left; On a bunt
Reuss popped to third in foul territory; Taveras lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Dyer out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 3.

REDS 6TH: Morgan walked; Foster singled to left [Morgan to
second]; O. JONES REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Bench forced Morgan
(shortstop to third) [Foster to second]; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR
BAILEY; Driessen forced Bench (second to shortstop) [Foster to
third]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt
Dilone made an out to first; Parker singled to center; Oliver
walked [Parker to second]; Robinson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 3.

REDS 7TH: GERONIMO BATTED FOR ARMBRISTER; Geronimo struck out;
Norman singled to center; Rose lined into a double play (third
to first) [Norman out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FOSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Stennett singled to center;
Garner reached on an error by Norman on a sacrifice bunt
[Stennett to third, Garner to second]; Dyer struck out; HELMS
BATTED FOR O. JONES; Helms flied out to left; Taveras walked;
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR DILONE; Gonzalez singled to third [Stennett
scored (unearned), Garner to third, Taveras to second]; Parker
doubled to right [Garner scored (unearned), Taveras scored
(unearned), Gonzalez out at home (right to first to catcher)]; 3
R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 6.

REDS 8TH: MORENO REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING CF); GOSSAGE REPLACED
GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Griffey grounded out (second to first);
Morgan struck out; Foster walked; Bench singled to left [Foster
to second]; Driessen popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Oliver grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); Robinson struck out; Stennett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 6.

REDS 9TH: STARGELL REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 1B); Concepcion
flied out to right; Geronimo flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR
BORBON; Lum popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 6.