Bill Robinson and Phil Garner each drove in two of the Pirates' runs to back the shutout pitching of Jerry Reuss in a 4-0 victory over the Padres. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    27, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Pirates      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .240      Almon ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Garner 2b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .248      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .230
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .342      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Robinson 1b           3   0   2   2     1   0   .306      Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Winfield rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .286
Gonzalez 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   3   .267      Champion 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Moreno cf             3   1   0   0     1   3   .235      Ashford 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Reuss p               3   1   0   0     0   1   .185      Jones p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .156
                                                            Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .318
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .277

Totals               33   4   8   4     3   9             Totals               34   0   6   0     2   8

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 14,732
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Padres 9
DP: Pirates 0, Padres 0
Errors: Taveras
Doubles: Parker (41), Robinson (22), Winfield (24)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (49)
Caught Stealing: Gonzalez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (6), Reuss (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(10-11)          9     6   0   0   2   8   0  36   3.79
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   8   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(5-11)           5     4   3   3   3   4   0  23   5.54
Spillner                2     1   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.52
Tomlin                  1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.40
Fingers                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.83
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   9   0  38

Passed Balls: Tenace (13)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (11)
Balks: Jones (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Jerry Dale


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras made an out to first; Garner walked; Parker
made an out to third; Robinson singled to right [Garner scored];
Oliver singled to center [Robinson to second]; Gonzalez flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Almon flied out to right; Tenace made an out to
first; Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott was called out on strikes; Moreno was called
out on strikes; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman singled to left;
Champion forced Kingman (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 3RD: On a bunt Taveras singled to third; Garner out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to second]; Jones
balked [Taveras to third]; Parker flied out to left; Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Ashford grounded out (third to first); Jones struck
out; Almon singled to left; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Gonzalez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
flied out to right; Winfield doubled to left; Kingman flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno walked; Tenace allowed a passed ball [Moreno
to second]; Reuss reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Moreno to third]; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted)
[Reuss to second]; Garner singled to left [Moreno scored, Reuss
scored, Garner to second (on throw to home)]; Parker flied out
to left; Robinson was walked intentionally; Oliver struck out
(catcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Champion grounded out (third to first); Ashford
reached on an error by Taveras [Ashford to first]; ROBERTS
BATTED FOR JONES; Roberts flied out to center; Almon grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres
0.

PIRATES 6TH: SPILLNER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Gonzalez
singled to center; Gonzalez was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Ott struck out; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Ivie singled to
left; Hendrick flied out to right; Winfield singled to left
[Ivie to second]; Kingman forced Ivie (third unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Reuss was called out on strikes; Taveras grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garner popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Champion grounded out (second to first); Ashford was
called out on strikes; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR SPILLNER;
Rettenmund walked; Almon singled to left [Rettenmund to second];
Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PIRATES 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Parker
doubled to right; Robinson doubled to center [Parker scored];
Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Robinson to third];
Gonzalez struck out; Ott made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Ivie made an out to first; Hendrick walked; Reuss
threw a wild pitch [Hendrick to second]; Winfield struck out;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PIRATES 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Moreno struck
out; Reuss flied out to left; Taveras singled to center; Taveras
stole second; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Champion struck out; Ashford grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR FINGERS;
Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.