Mike Tyson hit first the grand slam homer of his major league career to power the Cardinals to a 7-3 victory over the Pirates. Tyson's blast off John Candelaria followed a walk to Ted Simmons and singles by Keith Hernandez and Ken Reitz in the fourth inning. Simmons also homered after Hector Cruz drew a pass in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      5, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  1    4  0  0    0  2  0  -   7  8  3
Pirates      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Stennett 2b           5   1   0   0     0   0   .322
Templeton ss          4   0   2   1     0   0   .319      Garner 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Cruz lf               3   1   0   0     1   2   .271      Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .329
Simmons c             3   2   1   2     1   1   .337      Oliver lf             4   1   3   3     0   0   .296
Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Fregosi 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Anderson rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Tyson 2b              4   2   2   4     0   1   .229      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .205      Candelaria p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .162
                                                            Forster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Hairston ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .289

Totals               33   7   8   7     2   7             Totals               38   3   9   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 10,837
Left on Base: Cardinals 2, Pirates 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Simmons, Hernandez, Tyson
Doubles: Oliver (14), Candelaria (1)
Triples: Templeton (7)
Home Runs: Tyson (3), Simmons (10), Oliver (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (6)
GIDP: Cruz (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(10-4)          9     9   3   0   0   2   1  38   3.97
Totals                  9     9   3   0   0   2   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(8-3)       5     7   5   5   1   5   1  22   2.56
O. Jones                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.65
Jackson                 2     1   2   2   1   2   1   8   5.50
Totals                  9     8   7   7   2   7   2  36

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Scott singled to right; Templeton grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Scott to second]; Cruz struck out;
Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz
flied out to left; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver doubled to center; Fregosi struck out; Ott
grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to third]; Moreno popped
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to shortstop; Forsch out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; Scott flied
out to left; Templeton tripled to right [Tyson scored]; Cruz
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Candelaria
doubled to center; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted)
[Candelaria to third]; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons walked; Hernandez singled to center
[Simmons to second]; Reitz singled to left [Simmons to third,
Hernandez to second]; Anderson flied out to right; Tyson homered
[Simmons scored, Hernandez scored, Reitz scored]; Forsch struck
out; Scott grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
singled to center; Fregosi singled to left [Oliver to second];
Ott flied out to left; Moreno singled to shortstop [Oliver to
third, Fregosi to second]; Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton singled to left; Cruz grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Templeton out at
second]; Simmons lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: FORSTER BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Simmons dropped a
foul fly hit by Forster for an error; Forster popped to
shortstop; Stennett reached on an error by Tyson [Stennett to
first]; Garner struck out; Parker singled to right [Stennett to
third]; Oliver homered (unearned) [Stennett scored (unearned),
Parker scored (unearned)]; Fregosi grounded out (second to
first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: O. JONES REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded out (third to
first); Anderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott flied out to center; Moreno grounded out (first
unassisted); Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson popped to first in foul territory; Forsch
flied out to right; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR O. JONES; Gonzalez grounded out
(third to first); Stennett flied out to right; Garner grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Simmons homered
[Cruz scored]; Hernandez flied out to center; Reitz lined to
right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Oliver
popped to left; Fregosi reached on an error by Hernandez
[Fregosi to second]; Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Anderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson
was called out on strikes; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Taveras
singled to center; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Hairston singled
to right [Taveras to second]; Stennett grounded out (third to
first) [Taveras to third, Hairston to second]; Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7,
Pirates 3.