The Pirates extended their winning streak to six games with a 7-4 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but their string was snapped by the Expos in the nightcap, 6-3. In the first game, Ellis Valentine homered for the Expos in the first inning. The Pirates had a round-tripper by Rennie Stennett to help take a 4-2 lead before Tony Perez tied the score by hitting for the circuit with a man on base in the eighth. Al Oliver immediately broke the deadlock with a round-tripper and the Pirates went on to add a pair of unearned runs to clinch their victory.

In the second game, Bill Robinson celebrated his 34th birthday by driving in the Pirates' runs with a homer and single in a 4-for-4 performance. However, the Expos began chopping into the Pirates' 3-0 lead with a two-run homer by Sam Mejias in the seventh inning. Then in the eighth, the Expos broke away with a walk and four straight hits for three runs, two scoring on a single by Warren Cromartie and one on a single by Del Unser. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      26, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   4  9  3
Pirates      0  1  1    0  1  0    1  3  x  -   7 13  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .285      Stennett 2b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .317
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Garner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .225
Valentine rf          4   2   2   1     0   0   .319      Parker rf             4   0   3   1     0   1   .354
Perez 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .270      Robinson lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Carter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .290        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Cromartie lf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .300        Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Oliver cf,lf          4   2   3   1     0   0   .298
Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Tolan 1b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .194
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ott c                 4   1   3   1     0   0   .299
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                          Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .152
                                                            Moreno ph,cf        2   1   1   0     1   1   .229

Totals               35   4   9   4     2   4             Totals               35   7  13   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:31
Left on Base: Expos 6, Pirates 6
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Valentine, Dawson, Kerrigan, Ott
Doubles: Carter (10), Valentine (19), Ott (4)
Home Runs: Valentine (12), Perez (9), Stennett (3), Oliver (9)
Stolen Bases: Garner (8), Moreno 2 (23)
Caught Stealing: Dawson (2), Parker (12), Stennett (13)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(9-6)           7.1  13   7   5   1   3   2  34   2.50
Kerrigan                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.80
Totals                  8    13   7   5   2   3   2  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              5     4   1   1   2   2   1  20   2.05
Tekulve W(5-1)          3     5   3   3   0   0   1  14   2.74
Gossage SV(13)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.31
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   4   2  37

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Speier grounded out (pitcher
to first); Valentine homered; Perez singled to center; Carter
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
lined to right; Parker singled to right [Parker to second (error
by Valentine)]; Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie lined to first; Dawson singled to second;
Dawson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Parrish
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to right; Tolan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Oliver to second]; Ott doubled to right
[Oliver scored]; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first);
Candelaria grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers made an out to second; Cash singled to center;
Speier forced Cash (shortstop to second); Valentine lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Garner
singled to center; Garner stole second; Parker singled to right
[Garner scored]; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to center; Carter walked; Cromartie
flied out to center; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Tolan
grounded out (second to first); Ott singled to right; Taveras
forced Ott (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
1, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Rogers
struck out; Cash walked; Speier grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: MORENO BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Moreno struck out;
Stennett homered; Garner lined to center; Parker singled to
right; Robinson forced Parker (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 6TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TEKULVE REPLACED
ROBINSON (PITCHING); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Valentine lined to center; Perez grounded out (second to first);
Carter doubled to right; Cromartie singled to left [Carter
scored, Cromartie to second (error by Ott)]; Dawson flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to right; Tolan grounded out (second
to first) [Oliver to second]; Ott flied out to center; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish made an out to second; Rogers grounded out
(catcher to first); Cash lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second;
Stennett singled to right [Moreno scored]; Garner flied out to
right; Stennett was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Parker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine
doubled to right; Perez homered [Valentine scored]; Carter
grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Cromartie singled to
second; Dawson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: HAIRSTON BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Hairston grounded out
(second to first); Oliver homered; Tolan walked; Ott singled to
center [Tolan scored (error by Dawson) (unearned) (no RBI), Ott
to third]; KERRIGAN REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Taveras grounded
out (shortstop to first); Moreno walked; Moreno was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Kerrigan [Ott scored
(unearned)]; Moreno stole second; Stennett flied out to center;
3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 7.

EXPOS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); Parrish struck
out; GARRETT BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Garrett struck out; Cash
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Pirates 7.