Capping a wild game marked by bench clearing incidents, pinch-hitter Jim Fregosi walked on four pitches with the bases loaded
in the ninth inning to give the Pirates an 8-7 victory over the Phillies. One brawl broke out when Mike Schmidt was hit by a pitch thrown by Bruce Kison in the Phillies' seventh. Schmidt was ejected for taking a punch at Kison. Willie Stargell was hit by a pitch in the Pirates' eighth. Both benches swarmed on the field again, but there was no fighting. However, Phillies' reliever Tug McGraw and manager Danny Ozark were banished.

Garry Maddox hit a two-run homer to put the Phillies ahead in the seventh, 4-3, and they added three more runs in the eighth before the Pirates rallied to tie the score in their half. Then in the ninth, Al Oliver doubled, leading to an intentional pass for Stargell. After both runners advanced on a sacrifice by Rennie Stennett, Fernando Gonzalez was passed purposely to load the bases before Fregosi drew his walk from Warren Brusstar. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Game Played on Friday, July      8, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     2  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  0  -   7 11  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  4  1  -   8 13  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   1   1   3     0   1   .275      Garner 3b             5   2   2   3     0   0   .236
Bowa ss               5   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Ott c                 5   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Schmidt 3b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .292      Parker rf             5   0   3   2     0   0   .334
  Hutton pr,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Robinson lf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .311
Luzinski lf           5   1   2   0     0   2   .322      Oliver cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .303
Hebner 1b,3b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .302      Stargell 1b           1   1   0   0     3   0   .269
Johnstone rf          4   1   3   1     0   0   .294      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .319
Boone c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .262      Taveras ss            2   1   1   0     1   0   .229
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .266        Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .139        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  McBride ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .271        Gonzalez ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .283
  McGraw p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Kison p               3   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hairston ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .282
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Fregosi ph          0   0   0   1     1   0   .279

Totals               36   7  11   6     3   6             Totals               36   8  13   8     7   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 25,200
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Pirates 12
DP: Phillies 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Parker
Doubles: Schmidt (12), Garner (16), Oliver 2 (18), Stennett (13)
Home Runs: Maddox (8)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (2), Stennett (3)
GIDP: Boone (4)
Hit by Pitch: Schmidt (3,by Kison), Stargell (3,by McGraw)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson             6     6   3   3   4   0   0  27   5.69
McGraw                  1     2   2   2   0   0   0   6   2.25
Garber                  0.2   4   2   2   0   1   0   6   2.98
Brusstar L(3-2)         0.2   1   1   1   3   1   0   6   2.55
Totals                  8.1  13   8   8   7   2   0  45

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   7    10   6   6   2   6   1  33   4.93
Tekulve                 1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.48
Gossage W(7-5)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.73
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: McGraw (1), Kison (3)
Wild Pitches: Christenson (6)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox flied out to left; Bowa struck out; Schmidt
walked; Luzinski singled to center [Schmidt to third]; Hebner
singled to right [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to second]; Johnstone
singled to center [Luzinski scored, Hebner to second]; Boone
forced Johnstone (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Garner grounded out (first to pitcher); Ott
grounded out (second to first); Parker lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Sizemore flied out to left; Christenson struck
out; Maddox lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson lined to center; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Stargell walked; Stennett flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras popped to second in foul territory; Kison
made an out to second; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hebner flied out to left; Johnstone lined to
center; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Parker
grounded out (third to first); Robinson singled to left; Oliver
singled to center [Robinson to second]; Christenson threw a wild
pitch [Robinson to third, Oliver to second]; Stargell lined to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore singled to center; Christenson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sizemore to second]; Maddox
struck out; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Taveras
walked; Kison singled to left [Taveras to second]; Garner
doubled to left [Taveras scored, Kison scored]; Ott flied out to
center [Garner to third]; Parker singled to center [Garner
scored]; Robinson walked [Parker to second]; Oliver flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt doubled to right; Luzinski singled to
shortstop [Schmidt stayed at second]; Hebner flied out to left;
Johnstone singled to right [Schmidt to third, Luzinski to
second]; Boone grounded into a double play (third to catcher to
first) [Schmidt out at home]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell walked; Stennett flied out to center;
Taveras singled to center [Stargell to second]; Kison forced
Stargell (shortstop to third) [Taveras to second]; Taveras was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Sizemore flied out to center; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR
CHRISTENSON; McBride walked; Maddox homered [McBride scored];
Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt was hit by a
pitch; Mike Schmidt ejected by 2B umpire Harry
Wendelstedt; HUTTON RAN FOR SCHMIDT; Luzinski struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HEBNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MCGRAW REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING);
Garner flied out to center; Ott grounded out (second to first);
Parker singled to right; Robinson forced Parker (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Hebner singled to center; Johnstone singled to
right [Hebner scored (error by Parker) (no RBI), Johnstone to
third]; TEKULVE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Boone walked;
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Johnstone scored,
Boone to second]; McGraw singled to right [Boone to third];
Maddox forced McGraw (second to shortstop) [Boone scored]; Bowa
flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver doubled to center; Stargell was hit by a
pitch; Tug McGraw and Phillies Manager Danny Ozark ejected by
2B umpire Harry Wendelstedt; GARBER REPLACED MCGRAW
(PITCHING); Stennett doubled to left [Oliver scored, Stargell to
third]; MORENO BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Moreno struck out; HAIRSTON
BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Hairston grounded out (first unassisted)
[Stargell scored, Stennett to third]; Garner singled to center
[Stennett scored]; Ott singled to center [Garner to third];
Parker singled to right [Garner scored, Ott to second]; BRUSSTAR
REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Robinson struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Pirates 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MORENO (PLAYING SS); GOSSAGE
REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); Hutton flied out to left; Luzinski
grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver doubled to center; Stargell was walked
intentionally; Stennett out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Oliver to third, Stargell to second]; GONZALEZ BATTED
FOR MENDOZA; Gonzalez was walked intentionally; FREGOSI BATTED
FOR GOSSAGE; Fregosi walked [Oliver scored, Stargell to third,
Gonzalez to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 7, Pirates
8.