A homer by Dave Parker in the ninth inning powered the Pirates to a 4-3 victory in the second game of a doubleheader to go along with their 5-2 triumph over the Cardinals in the first game. In the opener, the Pirates broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the fourth inning on a double by Fernando Gonzalez and infield hits by Duffy Dyer and Omar Moreno. In the eighth, Moreno iced the decision with a homer after Gonzalez had reached base with a single.

In the nightcap, Rennie Stennett homered for the Pirates in the second, but the Cards tied the score with doubles by Don Kessinger and Hector Cruz in the third. Mike Anderson hit a two-run homer for the Cards in the fourth and the Pirates came back with a matching blow by Ed Ott in the seventh before Parker won the game with his drive to lead off the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, July 4, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Pirates      2  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .328      Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     1   0   .230
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .237
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parker rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .330
Templeton ss          3   1   2   1     1   1   .317      Fregosi 1b            3   0   0   1     1   0   .245
Cruz lf               2   0   0   1     0   0   .276      Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
  Hernandez ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Gonzalez 3b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .275
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .337        Mendoza pr,3b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .150
Freed 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   2   .272
  Brock ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Moreno cf             4   1   2   3     0   1   .234
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .290      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .172
Anderson rf           3   0   2   0     0   1   .212        Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .326
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Kessinger ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Underwood p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   2   .312

Totals               31   2   5   2     3  11             Totals               31   5   9   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:15
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Pirates 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Templeton (8), Gonzalez (5), Parker (23)
Triples: Templeton (6), Parker (4)
Home Runs: Moreno (4)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (6), Templeton (13)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Tyson (2), Rooker (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (2)
Hit by Pitch: Parker (4,by Underwood)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(4-4)        6     7   3   3   2   5   0  27   5.26
Metzger                 0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   4.08
Hrabosky                1.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   6   4.18
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   5   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(6-5)           6.1   5   2   0   1   5   0  26   3.46
Gossage SV(14)          2.2   0   0   0   2   6   0  10   1.39
Totals                  9     5   2   0   3  11   0  36

Passed Balls: Simmons (3), Dyer (5)
Hit by Pitch: Underwood (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to third; Mumphrey stole second;
Templeton struck out; Cruz popped to shortstop; Simmons walked;
Freed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras walked; Garner singled to right [Garner out
at second (right to first to shortstop to second to shortstop),
Taveras scored (on throw to 2b) (no RBI)]; Parker tripled to
right; Fregosi reached on an error by Tyson [Parker scored
(RBI), Fregosi to first]; Oliver singled to right [Fregosi to
third]; Gonzalez struck out; Dyer struck out (catcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz struck out; Anderson was called out on
strikes; Tyson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Moreno struck out; Rooker walked; Taveras forced
Rooker (second to shortstop); Taveras was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates
2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Underwood grounded out (first unassisted);
Mumphrey struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball;
Templeton tripled to center [Mumphrey scored (unearned)]; Cruz
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Templeton scored (unearned)]; On
a bunt Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 20 minute
rain delay; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner struck out; Parker was hit by a pitch;
Fregosi flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Freed popped to third; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Anderson singled to right; Tyson popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Gonzalez doubled to right; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Gonzalez to third]; Dyer singled to shortstop [Gonzalez
stayed at third]; Moreno singled to second [Gonzalez scored,
Dyer to second]; Rooker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Dyer to third, Moreno to second]; Taveras grounded out
(second to first); Garner grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Underwood flied out to right; Mumphrey flied out
to left; Templeton doubled to left; Cruz flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker doubled to center; Fregosi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first)
[Parker to third]; Gonzalez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Freed
flied out to right; Reitz popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Dyer struck out; Moreno grounded out (first
unassisted); Rooker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Anderson singled to left; Tyson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Anderson to second]; SCOTT
BATTED FOR UNDERWOOD; GOSSAGE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Scott
struck out; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); METZGER REPLACED
MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Taveras flied out to left; Garner walked;
Parker popped to third in foul territory; Fregosi walked [Garner
to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Oliver popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton walked; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR CRUZ;
Templeton stole second; Hernandez struck out; Simmons flied to
left in foul territory; BROCK BATTED FOR FREED; Brock was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HERNANDEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gonzalez singled to center; MENDOZA RAN
FOR GONZALEZ; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mendoza to
second]; Moreno homered [Mendoza scored]; Gossage flied out to
right; Taveras flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: MENDOZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Reitz struck
out; RADER BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Rader flied out to center;
KESSINGER BATTED FOR TYSON; Kessinger walked; Scott struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

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