Pete Falcone, who had been slated for bullpen duty until John Denny went on the disabled list, pitched seven innings and gained his first victory since May 30 when the Cardinals defeated the Phillies, 6-1. Mike Tyson batted in two runs with his first homer of the year. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Monday, June      27, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Cardinals    2  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .315      Scott cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Garner 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .230      Templeton ss          2   1   1   0     0   1   .325
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .348        Kessinger ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Robinson lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .303      Cruz lf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .295
Oliver cf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .297      Simmons c             3   2   2   0     1   0   .338
Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   1     1   1   .298
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Reitz 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .293
  Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Anderson rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .182
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Tyson 2b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .235
  Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Falcone p             2   0   1   0     1   1   .179
Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .242        Eastwick p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               32   1   7   1     2   3             Totals               33   6  11   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 18,239
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Garner (14), Reitz (23)
Home Runs: Tyson (1)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (2)
GIDP: Taveras (5), Anderson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (2,by Falcone), Templeton (1,by Reuss)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(3-8)            6     9   6   6   3   2   1  29   4.13
Demery                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.76
Totals                  8    11   6   6   3   3   1  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(3-6)          7     5   1   1   2   3   0  27   4.98
Eastwick                2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.53
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Reuss (4), Falcone (3)
Wild Pitches: Falcone 2 (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to right; Garner doubled to
left; Parker flied out to center; Robinson walked; Falcone threw
a wild pitch [Garner to third, Robinson to second]; Oliver
singled to center [Garner scored, Robinson out at home (center
to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Scott singled to shortstop; Templeton singled to
right [Scott to third]; Cruz grounded out (third to first)
[Scott scored, Templeton to second]; Simmons grounded out (third
to first); Hernandez singled to center [Templeton scored];
Hernandez was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals
2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell was hit by a pitch; Taveras grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Stargell out at
second]; Dyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz doubled to left; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tyson homered [Reitz scored]; Falcone
singled to center; Scott flied out to right; Templeton was hit
by a pitch [Falcone to second]; Cruz flied out to right; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss struck out; Stennett singled to left; Falcone
threw a wild pitch [Stennett to second]; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons singled to center; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher unassisted) [Simmons to second]; Reitz grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Simmons to third]; Anderson
singled to left [Simmons scored]; Tyson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson struck out; Oliver walked; Stargell flied
to left in foul territory; Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Falcone was called out on strikes; Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first); Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer flied out to center; Reuss struck out (catcher
to first); Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Simmons walked;
Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz singled to center
[Simmons scored, Hernandez to third]; Anderson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reitz out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner lined to center; Parker flied out to center;
Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to center; Falcone walked; Scott
forced Falcone (third to second); KESSINGER BATTED FOR
TEMPLETON; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 7TH: KESSINGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Oliver
singled to center; Stargell singled to right [Oliver to second];
Taveras flied out to right; Dyer flied out to center [Oliver to
third]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR REUSS; Fregosi lined to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: DEMERY REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Cruz lined to
center; Simmons singled to center; Hernandez struck out; Reitz
forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Stennett
singled to right; Garner singled to left [Stennett to second];
Parker flied out to left; Robinson popped to first in foul
territory; Oliver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Anderson popped to first in foul territory; Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Eastwick singled to center;
Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell lined to right; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR
TAVERAS; Hairston grounded out (second to first); OTT BATTED FOR
DYER; Ott popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 6.