Pinch-hitter Jim Fregosi's two-run single capped a four-run seventh inning, lifting the Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the Reds. Trailing 4-1, Dave Parker ignited the rally with a double and scored on Bill Robinson's single. After a forceout, Rennie Stennett doubled in another tally. Following a popout, pinch-hitter Fernando Gonzalez walked and pinch-hitter Jerry Hairston beat out an infield single, filling the bases and setting the stage for Fregosi's game-winning hit.

Joe Morgan's two-run homer highlighted a four-run fifth inning for the Reds after Pete Rose's single and a fielder's choice accounted for a pair of tallies. Rose tied Frankie Frisch as baseball's all-time leading switch-hitter with his 2,880th safe blow. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      23, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    4  0  x  -   5  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   3   1     0   0   .318      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Griffey rf            5   1   0   1     0   1   .324        Fregosi ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .297
Morgan 2b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .305        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Foster lf,cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .313        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Garner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Parker rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .338
Driessen 1b           3   1   2   0     1   1   .310      Robinson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .312
Geronimo cf           3   1   2   0     0   1   .273      Oliver lf,cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .297
  Bailey ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Stennett 2b           3   2   2   2     0   0   .333
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Capilla p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moreno cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Gonzalez ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .286
  Armbrister ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .319        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
                                                          Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .162
                                                            Hairston ph,lf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .292

Totals               34   4   9   4     3   4             Totals               30   5   8   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 28,625
Left on Base: Reds 8, Pirates 3
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Driessen (18), Parker (33), Stennett (16)
Home Runs: Morgan (14), Stennett (5)
Stolen Bases: Rose (9)
Caught Stealing: Garner (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Capilla 2 (2)
GIDP: Griffey (10), Stennett (7)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla L(2-2)          6.2   8   5   5   2   2   1  28   4.85
Borbon                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.04
Soto                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.00
Totals                  8     8   5   5   2   3   1  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(8-5)           7     7   4   4   2   2   1  30   3.90
Tekulve                 0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.47
Jackson SV(2)           1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.86
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   4   1  39

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner
walked; Garner was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second to pitcher); Parker struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to right; Bench flied out to left;
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson flied out to center; Oliver singled to
center; Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Driessen struck out; Geronimo singled to center;
Capilla reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to right [Geronimo to third,
Capilla to second]; Griffey grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer popped to third in foul territory; Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Rooker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bench walked; Concepcion forced Bench
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras flied out to left; Garner flied out to
left; Parker singled to right; Robinson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 5TH: Driessen walked; Geronimo singled to center [Driessen
to third]; Capilla out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to right [Driessen scored,
Geronimo to third]; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop)
[Geronimo scored]; Morgan homered [Griffey scored]; Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver flied out to left; Stennett homered; Dyer
grounded out (second to first); Moreno flied to left in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench lined to center; Concepcion flied out to left;
Driessen singled to right; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Rooker struck out; Taveras flied out to center;
Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Pirates 1.

REDS 7TH: Capilla grounded out (second to first); Rose singled
to right; Rose stole second; Griffey lined to right; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker doubled to center; Robinson singled to
center [Parker scored]; Oliver forced Robinson (second to
shortstop); Stennett doubled [Oliver scored]; Dyer popped to
catcher in foul territory; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MORENO; Gonzalez
walked; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR ROOKER; Hairston singled to
shortstop [Stennett to third, Gonzalez to second]; FREGOSI
BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Fregosi singled to left [Stennett scored,
Gonzalez scored, Hairston to third]; BORBON REPLACED CAPILLA
(PITCHING); Garner lined to third; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
4, Pirates 5.

REDS 8TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TEKULVE REPLACED
FREGOSI (PITCHING); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
MENDOZA REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING SS); Foster struck out; Bench
singled to center; Concepcion forced Bench (third to second);
Driessen doubled to left [Concepcion to third]; JACKSON REPLACED
TEKULVE (PITCHING); BAILEY BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Bailey was
walked intentionally; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Armbrister
popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: ARMBRISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SOTO
REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Parker flied out to left; Robinson struck out; Oliver flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 5.

REDS 9TH: Rose flied out to center; Griffey struck out; Morgan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 5.