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Friday August 5, 1977
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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Cincinnati Reds 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 5, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates      0  6  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -  10 14  2
Reds         2  0  1    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   2   4     0   0   .238      Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .309
Gonzalez 3b,2b        5   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .324
Parker rf             2   2   2   0     3   0   .341      Morgan 2b             4   2   2   1     1   0   .300
Robinson 1b           4   1   2   4     1   0   .324      Foster lf             5   2   3   4     0   0   .322
Oliver lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Driessen 1b           5   0   1   0     0   2   .299
Stennett 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Bench c               5   1   1   1     0   2   .269
  Mendoza 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Ott c                 4   1   2   1     1   1   .287      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Moreno cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .242      Capilla p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .059
O. Jones p            1   1   0   0     1   1   .190        Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Jackson p           2   1   1   1     0   1   .300        Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Armbrister ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .278
                                                            Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  14  10     6   5             Totals               37   6   9   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 50,085
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Reds 9
DP: Pirates 1, Reds 1
Errors: Taveras, Mendoza, Griffey
Doubles: Parker 2 (36), Moreno (12), Ott (8), Morgan (17), Foster (22)
Home Runs: Taveras (1), Robinson (16), Foster 2 (38), Bench (25)
Stolen Bases: Bench (1)
Caught Stealing: Robinson (2)
GIDP: Gonzalez (4), Rose (5)
Hit by Pitch: Capilla (1,by O. Jones)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones                3.2   4   4   4   1   3   2  18   5.27
Jackson W(4-3)          4.1   4   2   2   3   1   1  20   4.37
Gossage                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.66
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   5   3  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla L(3-4)          5.2   9   9   9   6   3   1  30   5.77
Billingham              0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   5.57
Borbon                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.88
Sarmiento               1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.76
Totals                  9    14  10  10   6   5   2  44

Hit by Pitch: O. Jones (3)
Wild Pitches: Capilla (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jim Quick


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); Parker walked; Robinson forced
Parker (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop to
second); Morgan doubled to left [Griffey scored]; Foster doubled
to left [Morgan scored]; Driessen struck out; Bench reached on
an error by Taveras [Foster to third, Bench to first]; Bench
stole second; Geronimo struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to right; Stennett singled to right
[Oliver to second]; Ott singled to center [Oliver scored,
Stennett to third]; Moreno struck out; O. Jones walked [Ott to
second]; Taveras hit an inside the park homer to right [Stennett
scored, Ott scored, O. Jones scored]; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); Parker doubled to left; Capilla threw a wild
pitch [Parker to third]; Robinson singled to left [Parker
scored]; Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Capilla
grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver popped to shortstop; Stennett flied out to
center; Ott walked; Moreno struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (second
to first); Foster homered; Driessen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 3.

PIRATES 4TH: O. Jones struck out; Taveras grounded out (third to
first); Gonzalez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Bench homered; Geronimo flied to left in foul
territory; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Capilla
was hit by a pitch; JACKSON REPLACED O. JONES (PITCHING); Rose
forced Capilla (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Reds 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker walked; Robinson walked [Parker to second];
Oliver lined to center; Stennett flied out to center [Parker to
third]; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Griffey grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked;
Foster homered [Morgan scored]; Driessen singled to second;
Bench struck out; Geronimo flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno doubled to right [Moreno to third (error by
Griffey)]; Jackson singled to center [Moreno scored]; On a bunt
Taveras singled to third [Jackson to second]; Gonzalez grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson to
third, Taveras out at second]; Parker walked; BILLINGHAM
REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Robinson homered [Jackson scored,
Parker scored]; Oliver flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 10, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 3B); GONZALEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Concepcion lined to first;
KNIGHT BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Knight flied out to right; Rose
singled to center; Griffey singled to second [Rose to second];
Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 10, Reds 6.

PIRATES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Mendoza grounded
out (second to first); Ott doubled to right; Moreno popped to
shortstop; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
10, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to center; Driessen popped to second;
Bench reached on an error by Mendoza [Bench to first]; Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
10, Reds 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez
flied out to left; Parker doubled to center; Robinson flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion flied out to center; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR
BORBON; Armbrister walked; Rose grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Armbrister out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 10, Reds 6.

PIRATES 9TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Oliver
singled to left [Oliver out at second (left to second)]; Mendoza
singled to left; Ott struck out; Moreno popped to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Reds 6.

REDS 9TH: Griffey walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING);
Morgan singled to center [Griffey to second]; Foster flied out
to right; Driessen popped to second; Bench was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 10, Reds 6.



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