Al Oliver hit a homer and sacrifice fly, driving in two runs, and Frank Taveras rapped a pair of triples in support of Jerry Reuss, who pitched the Pirates to a 6-2 victory over the Reds. Oliver hit his homer in the fourth inning. Taveras' first triple led to three runs in the fifth.

A double by Omar Moreno, Taveras' second triple and Oliver's sacrifice fly added a pair in the sixth. Reuss, who allowed six hits, lost his bid for a shutout in the ninth when the Reds scored on a homer by Pete Rose, single by George Foster and double by Dave Concepcion. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      21, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0
Pirates      0  0  0    1  3  2    0  0  x  -   6 12  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .314      Taveras ss            5   2   2   1     0   0   .233
Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .330      Garner 3b             2   1   0   1     1   0   .253
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Parker rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .332
Foster lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .318      Robinson 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .309
Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .265      Oliver lf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .292
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .329
Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .302      Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Moreno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .233
Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Reuss p               4   0   0   0     0   4   .222
  Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .308
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   8             Totals               34   6  12   6     1   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 21,713
Left on Base: Reds 5, Pirates 7
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 3
Errors: Garner, Robinson
Doubles: Griffey (25), Concepcion (17), Moreno 2 (9), Stennett (15)
Triples: Taveras 2 (4)
Home Runs: Rose (5), Oliver (11)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (21)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (6), Garner (1)
GIDP: Driessen (7), Foster (10)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(9-6)           5     9   4   4   1   2   1  25   3.23
Soto                    2     3   2   2   0   1   0   9   9.00
Murray                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.57
Totals                  8    12   6   6   1   4   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(5-10)           9     6   2   1   2   8   1  34   3.96
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   8   1  34

Wild Pitches: Soto (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Paul Pryor


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey struck
out; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to shortstop; Garner grounded out
(third to first); Parker singled to center; Robinson singled to
left [Parker to second]; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to left; Bench walked [Foster to
second]; Concepcion forced Bench (pitcher to shortstop) [Foster
to third]; Driessen grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to left; Dyer singled to left
[Stennett to second]; Moreno popped to shortstop; Reuss struck
out; Taveras popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo lined to shortstop; Norman grounded out
(second to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner popped to first in foul territory; Parker
flied out to right; Robinson grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey doubled to left; Morgan grounded out (second
to first) [Griffey to third]; Foster hit into a double play
(right to catcher) [Griffey out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver homered; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dyer flied out to left; Moreno doubled to right; Reuss
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Bench struck out; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop
to first); Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Geronimo
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras tripled to left; Garner walked; Parker
singled to right [Taveras scored, Garner to third]; Robinson
singled to center [Garner scored, Parker to third]; Oliver hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Parker scored]; Stennett lined to
third; Dyer flied out to center; 31 minute rain delay; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 4.

REDS 6TH: KNIGHT BATTED FOR NORMAN; Knight struck out; Rose
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Griffey flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: SOTO REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Moreno doubled;
Debut game for Mario Soto; On a bunt Reuss struck out; Soto
threw a wild pitch [Moreno to third]; Taveras tripled to left
[Moreno scored]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Taveras
scored]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 6.

REDS 7TH: Morgan reached on an error by Robinson [Morgan to
first]; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Morgan out at second]; Bench grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stennett doubled; Dyer flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 6.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Driessen singled to
left; Geronimo struck out; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR SOTO;
Armbrister struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Moreno
grounded out (third to first); Reuss struck out; Taveras
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 6.

REDS 9TH: Rose homered; Griffey struck out; Morgan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster singled to left; Bench reached on
an error by Garner [Foster to second, Bench to first];
Concepcion doubled to right [Foster scored (unearned), Bench to
third]; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 6.