Jerry Reuss, the only Pirates' starter without a victory to his credit, suffered his fifth straight loss when the Reds took advantage of the lefthander's wildness to gain an 8-3 triumph. The Reds captialized on four walks in the first inning to score four runs, two counting on a single by Bob Bailey. Reuss departed in the fifth after issuing passes to Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan.

The runners worked a double steal with Morgan recording his 319th theft to tie the Reds' career record set by Bob Bescher over a period from 1908 to '13. Griffey then scored on a sacrifice fly by Bailey and Morgan crossed the plate on a single by Dave Concepcion. Al Oliver accounted for the Pirates' runs with a homer in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       18, 1977 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Reds         4  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  x  -   8 11  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .252      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .266        Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .394      Griffey rf            3   2   1   0     2   0   .314
Oliver lf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .316      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   0     2   1   .250
Robinson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .298      Bailey lf             2   1   1   3     0   0   .300
Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .269        Armbrister lf       2   1   1   0     0   1   .333
Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   2     0   1   .252
Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Driessen 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .262
Reuss p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Plummer c             2   0   1   0     2   1   .176
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Geronimo cf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .227
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .087      Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Borbon p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .600
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   3   6   3     3   5             Totals               31   8  11   8     8   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 28,011
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Reds 8
DP: Pirates 0, Reds 0
Errors: Dyer
Doubles: Moreno (4), Plummer (3), Concepcion (3)
Triples: Armbrister (2)
Home Runs: Oliver (3)
Stolen Bases: Rose (2), Griffey 2 (7), Morgan (9)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bailey (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(0-5)            4     4   6   6   6   2   0  21   5.48
Forster                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.68
Jackson                 2     6   2   2   2   2   0  12   3.38
Totals                  8    11   8   8   8   5   0  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(3-2)           5.1   3   3   3   3   2   1  22   3.78
Borbon SV(1)            3.2   3   0   0   0   3   0  14   1.91
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to center; Taveras struck out
(catcher to first); Parker lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Rose
stole third and Griffey stole second; Morgan struck out; Bailey
singled to left [Rose scored, Griffey scored, Bailey to third
(error by Dyer)]; Concepcion struck out; Driessen walked;
Plummer walked [Driessen to second]; Geronimo singled to right
[Bailey scored, Driessen scored, Plummer to second]; Norman
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Reds 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver flied out to center; Robinson flied out to
center; Stennett walked; Garner popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Rose singled to right [Rose out at second (right to
second)]; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer grounded out (third to first); Reuss walked;
Moreno flied out to center; Taveras singled to left [Reuss to
second]; Parker popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Bailey flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to
right; Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver popped to shortstop; Robinson struck out;
Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Plummer doubled to left; Geronimo flied out to left;
Norman grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
flied out to right; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Griffey walked; Morgan walked [Griffey to second];
FORSTER REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Griffey stole third and
Morgan stole second; Bailey hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Griffey scored, Morgan to third]; Concepcion grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Morgan scored]; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 6.

PIRATES 6TH: ARMBRISTER REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); Moreno
walked; Taveras popped to shortstop in foul territory; Parker
singled to shortstop [Moreno to second]; Oliver homered [Moreno
scored, Parker scored]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
Robinson struck out; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: Plummer struck out; Geronimo singled to left; On a
bunt Borbon made an out to pitcher; Reds Manager Sparky
Anderson ejected by 1B umpire Paul Pryor; Rose grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 6.

PIRATES 7TH: On a bunt Garner struck out; Dyer popped to second;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR FORSTER; Kirkpatrick popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to right; Morgan
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Armbrister
tripled to center; Concepcion doubled to left [Armbrister
scored]; Driessen singled to right [Concepcion scored]; Plummer
walked [Driessen to second]; Geronimo grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno doubled to left; Taveras grounded out (third
to first); Parker grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to
third]; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: Borbon singled to right; Rose struck out; Griffey
singled to right [Borbon out at third (right to shortstop to
pitcher)]; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; Armbrister struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 8.

PIRATES 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Robinson singled
to center; Stennett flied out to right; Garner flied out to
center; Dyer singled to right [Robinson to second]; HELMS BATTED
FOR JACKSON; Helms struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Reds 8.