The Pirates, after trailing, 5-1, came from behind to defeat the Cardinals, 9-5. Ken Reitz and Garry Templeton each batted in two runs for the Redbirds. The Pirates rallied for three runs in the fifth and then erupted for four in the seventh.

Miguel Dilone walked, stole second and scored on a double by Phil Garner off Rawly Eastwick. Al Hrabosky relieved and Dave Parker greeted the Mad Hungarian with a homer. Bill Robinson walked, stole second and counted the fourth run of the frame on a single by Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Thursday, September 8, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  4
Pirates      0  0  0    1  3  0    4  1  x  -   9 12  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti lf            4   2   1   0     0   0   .250      Taveras ss            5   0   2   1     0   0   .244
  Iorg ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Garner 2b             5   2   2   2     0   0   .257
Mumphrey cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Parker rf             4   3   3   2     0   1   .349
Templeton ss          5   2   2   2     0   0   .319      Robinson 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .305
Simmons c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .329      Oliver lf             3   0   2   2     1   0   .299
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .292      Ott c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Reitz 3b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .271      Berra 3b              1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Mendoza 3b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .208
  Cruz rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Moreno cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .248
Tyson 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .243      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .141        Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
  Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Dilone ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .105
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .283

Totals               35   5   8   5     3   6             Totals               33   9  12   8     5   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  4,848
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Pirates 5
DP: Cardinals 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Simmons, Hernandez, Reitz, Anderson, Taveras, Ott
Doubles: Garner (30)
Home Runs: Parker (19)
Stolen Bases: Bosetti 2 (4), Hernandez (6), Moreno (45), Taveras (57), Dilone (9), Robinson (8)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (9)
GIDP: Tolan (1), Garner (11)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  5     7   4   2   2   3   0  22   3.32
Schultz                 1.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   6   1.63
Eastwick L(5-8)         0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3.48
Hrabosky                0     2   2   2   1   0   1   3   4.40
Falcone                 1.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   6   5.35
Totals                  8    12   9   7   5   3   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  5     7   5   2   2   2   0  25   3.33
Demery W(6-4)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.94
Gossage SV(20)          2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   1.85
Totals                  9     8   5   2   3   6   0  39

Wild Pitches: Rooker (6)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Bosetti singled to center; Bosetti stole second;
Mumphrey flied out to center; Templeton singled to right
[Bosetti scored]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Templeton to second]; Hernandez singled to right [Templeton
scored]; Hernandez stole second [Hernandez to third (error by
Ott)]; Reitz struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
flied out to center; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson flied out to right; Tyson singled to
center; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tyson
to second]; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Tyson to third]; Bosetti
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson flied out to right; Oliver walked; Ott
grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Oliver to second];
Berra was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton grounded out (second to first); Simmons grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Rooker flied
out to center; Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz
singled to right; Anderson flied out to center; Tyson lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner flied out to left; Parker singled to center;
Robinson reached on an error by Reitz [Parker to second,
Robinson to first]; Oliver singled to center [Parker scored,
Robinson to second]; Ott walked [Robinson to third, Oliver to
second]; TOLAN BATTED FOR BERRA; Tolan grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Ott out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: MENDOZA REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING 3B); Forsch was
called out on strikes; Bosetti reached on an error by Taveras
[Bosetti to first]; Bosetti stole second; Mumphrey flied out to
right; Templeton singled to center [Bosetti scored (unearned),
Templeton to second (on throw to home)]; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Hernandez walked [Templeton to third, Simmons to
second]; Reitz singled to right [Templeton scored (unearned),
Simmons scored (unearned), Hernandez to third]; Anderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno singled to center; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR
ROOKER; Moreno stole second; Hairston was called out on strikes;
Taveras singled to right [Moreno to third]; Taveras stole
second; Garner singled to left [Moreno scored, Taveras out at
home (left to third to shortstop)]; Parker singled to right
[Garner scored (error by Anderson) (unearned) (no RBI), Parker
to third]; Robinson singled to left [Parker scored (unearned),
Robinson out at second (left to second)]; 3 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: DEMERY REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); TAMARGO BATTED FOR FORSCH;
Tamargo struck out; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mendoza flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: On a bunt Moreno singled to first; DILONE BATTED
FOR DEMERY; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Taveras lined to
left; EASTWICK REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Garner doubled to
right [Dilone scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING);
Parker homered [Garner scored]; Robinson walked; Robinson stole
second; Oliver singled to left [Robinson scored, Oliver to
second (error by Simmons)]; FALCONE REPLACED HRABOSKY
(PITCHING); Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); Hernandez
lined to right; Reitz flied out to center; BROCK BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); Mendoza walked;
Moreno reached on an error by Hernandez [Mendoza to third,
Moreno to second]; Gossage reached on a fielder's choice
[Mendoza out at home (third to catcher), Moreno to third];
Taveras singled to left [Moreno scored, Gossage to second];
Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Taveras
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 9.

CARDINALS 9TH: Tyson singled to shortstop; RADER BATTED FOR
FALCONE; Rader was called out on strikes; IORG BATTED FOR
BOSETTI; Iorg walked [Tyson to second]; Mumphrey struck out;
Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Pirates 9.