Bill Robinson drove in two runs and scored two others to take a leading role in the Pirates' 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. After accounting for his two RBIs with a double in the first inning, Robinson crossed the plate himself on a wild pitch by John Denny. Robinson doubled again in the third and scored on a single by Ed Ott.

Frank Taveras singled in the seventh, stole second and counted what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Phil Garner. The Cardinals had back-to-back homers by Ted Simmons and Keith Hernandez in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 7, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   4  5  1
Pirates      3  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .300      Garner 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .256
Templeton ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .318      Parker rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .346
Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .331      Robinson 1b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .305
Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .291      Oliver lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .270      Ott c                 3   0   1   1     1   1   .259
Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Berra 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .130
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .240      Forster p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Denny p               1   1   0   0     1   0   .119        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Bosetti ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               31   4   5   4     4   2             Totals               32   5   8   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  7,219
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Pirates 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Reitz (34), Robinson 2 (26)
Home Runs: Simmons (19), Hernandez (14)
Stolen Bases: Brock (32), Denny (1), Garner (28), Taveras (56), Oliver (11)
GIDP: Simmons (17), Parker (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(7-6)            6     6   4   2   2   3   0  27   4.31
Schultz                 2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   1.54
Totals                  8     8   5   3   3   4   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster W(4-4)          5     3   2   2   4   1   0  21   4.96
Jackson                 3     2   2   2   0   0   2  11   3.91
Tekulve SV(6)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9     5   4   4   4   2   2  35

Wild Pitches: Denny 3 (5)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to second; Brock stole second;
Mumphrey struck out; Templeton walked; Simmons grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Garner reached on an
error by Templeton [Garner to first]; Garner stole second; Denny
threw a wild pitch [Garner to third]; Parker walked; Robinson
doubled to left [Garner scored (unearned), Parker scored];
Oliver flied out to right [Robinson to third]; Denny threw a
wild pitch [Robinson scored (unearned)]; Ott walked; Berra
struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez walked; Reitz popped to pitcher;
Anderson flied out to left; Tyson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Forster
singled to left; Taveras grounded out (catcher to first)
[Forster to second]; Garner singled to shortstop [Forster to
third]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Denny flied out to center; Brock flied out to
center; Mumphrey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Robinson doubled to left; Oliver popped to
shortstop; Ott singled to center [Robinson scored]; Berra forced
Ott (shortstop to second); Moreno flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Forster grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz doubled to left; Anderson flied to right in
foul territory [Reitz to third]; Tyson grounded out (second to
first) [Reitz scored]; Denny walked; Denny stole second; Brock
walked; Mumphrey singled to center [Denny scored, Brock to
third, Mumphrey to second (on throw)]; Templeton popped to
first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled to center; Denny
threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Ott struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: JACKSON REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Simmons
popped to third in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (first
to pitcher); Reitz popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Berra flied out to left; Moreno popped to
shortstop; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Anderson popped to second; Tyson popped to
second; BOSETTI BATTED FOR DENNY; Bosetti grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED BOSETTI (PITCHING); Taveras
singled to shortstop; Taveras stole second; Garner singled to
center [Taveras scored]; Parker grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; Robinson
lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out
(third to first); Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver walked; Oliver stole second; Ott popped to
shortstop; Berra struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons homered; Hernandez homered; TEKULVE
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Reitz struck out; RADER BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); IORG BATTED
FOR TYSON; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 5.