Dale Berra, son of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, singled in the 11th inning and drove in Al Oliver to bring the Pirates a 5-4 victory over the Phillies. Oliver singled and Duffy Dyer also singled before Berra delivered his game-winning hit. Led by Mike Schmidt, who drove in three runs with a homer and single, the Phillies led three times at 1-0, 2-1 and 4-2, but the Pirates came back to tie the score each time.

A single by Bill Robinson in the first, homer by Oliver in the fourth and single by Phil Garner in the fifth produced the Pirates' first three runs before they tied the score in the ninth at 4-4. Omar Moreno reached base on an error by Schmidt, stole second, advanced on a bunt by Miguel Dilone and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jim Fregosi. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 6, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     1  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4  8  2
Pirates      1  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  -   5  9  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Taveras ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Bowa ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Tolan ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Schmidt 3b            5   1   2   3     0   3   .275        Fregosi ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .280
Luzinski lf           5   0   2   0     0   2   .310        Mendoza ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Garner 2b             4   1   1   1     1   2   .254
  Hebner ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .348
Maddox cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Robinson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .303
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Oliver lf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .296
  Johnstone ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Ott c                 2   0   1   0     1   0   .258
  Martin pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Dyer ph,c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .247
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      xBerra 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .000
Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .291      Moreno cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .248
Reed p                2   1   0   0     0   0   .143      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375        Dilone ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .329        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Foote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               40   4   8   4     0   7             Totals               35   5   9   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 15,136
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Pirates 8
DP: Phillies 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Schmidt, Boone, Reuss
Doubles: McBride (19), Ott (11), Taveras (17)
Home Runs: Schmidt (33), Oliver (16)
Stolen Bases: McBride (30), Garner (27), Taveras (55), Moreno (44)
Sacrifice Hits: Reed (1), Sizemore (5), Dilone (3), Robinson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Fregosi (2)
GIDP: Dyer (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    6.1   5   4   3   2   2   1  27   2.65
McGraw                  1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   2.61
Garber L(7-6)           2     4   1   1   0   2   0  10   2.63
Totals                 10     9   5   4   4   5   1  43

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   7     7   4   2   0   2   1  29   3.91
Tekulve                 1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.03
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.82
Gossage W(10-9)         2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.88
Totals                 11     8   4   2   0   7   1  42

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to left; Bowa grounded out
(third to first); Schmidt homered; Luzinski struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to second; Garner walked; Garner
stole second; Parker flied out to right [Garner to third];
Robinson singled to right [Garner scored, Robinson out at second
(right to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
popped to first; Boone lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Ott grounded
out (second to first); Berra reached on catcher's interference
by Boone; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to right; Reed out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Sizemore to second]; McBride singled
to left [Sizemore scored]; McBride stole second; Bowa grounded
out (shortstop to first); Schmidt struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss grounded out (second to first); Taveras flied
out to right; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski singled to left; Johnson lined to
shortstop; Maddox forced Luzinski (third to shortstop to
second); Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to right; Robinson struck out;
Oliver homered; Ott doubled to left; Berra grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Reed reached on an
error by Reuss [Reed to first]; McBride doubled to right [Reed
to third]; Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt singled to center
[Reed scored (unearned), McBride scored (unearned)]; Luzinski
singled to center [Schmidt to third]; Johnson flied out to left;
2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno popped to pitcher; Reuss popped to
shortstop; Taveras doubled to left; Taveras stole third; Garner
singled to center [Taveras scored]; Parker grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox flied out to right; Boone grounded out
(third to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Ott walked; Berra grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates
3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Reed flied out to center; McBride grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno reached on an error by Schmidt [Moreno to
first]; DILONE BATTED FOR REUSS; Moreno stole second; Dilone out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Moreno to third]; TOLAN
BATTED FOR TAVERAS; MCGRAW REPLACED REED (PITCHING); FREGOSI
BATTED FOR TOLAN; Fregosi hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moreno
scored (unearned)]; Garner struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); MENDOZA
REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING SS); Schmidt struck out; Luzinski
struck out; HEBNER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Hebner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates
4.

PIRATES 8TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Parker walked;
Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Parker to
second]; Oliver was walked intentionally; DYER BATTED FOR OTT;
Dyer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: DYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Maddox flied out
to right; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BOONE; Johnstone singled to
right; MARTIN RAN FOR JOHNSTONE; Sizemore out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Martin to second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
MCGRAW; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); McCarver grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: GARBER REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); FOOTE REPLACED
MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Berra struck out; Moreno flied out to
center; EASLER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Easler flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 10TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 10TH: Mendoza struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); Parker singled to left; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates
4.

PHILLIES 11TH: Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Hebner
struck out; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 11TH: Oliver singled to right; Dyer singled to third
[Oliver to second]; Berra singled to left [Oliver scored, Dyer
to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 5.