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. Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 2Game Played on Thursday, July 21, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumReds 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. |
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