The Cardinals exploded for seven runs in the sixth inning and won the second game of a twi-night doubleheader, 10-7, after the Pirates had eked out a 4-3 victory in the first game. John Candelaria, the Pirates' winner in the opener, helped himself at bat with a two-run double. Rich Gossage relieved Candelaria in the ninth and saved the game, but not before allowing two runs to cross the plate on a bases-loaded single by Lou Brock.

In the nightcap, Phil Garner batted in two runs with a homer and two more with a double to help the Pirates take a 6-1 lead before the Cardinals erupted in the sixth. Hector Cruz homered with two men on base, Garry Templeton batted in two runs with a single and Roger Freed, who led off the inning with a single, capped it with a two-run triple. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, September 15, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    3  0  0  -   4 10  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .253      Bosetti lf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .240
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .255        Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Robinson 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .300      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .293
Oliver lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Simmons c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .325
  Dilone pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Reitz 3b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .265
Ott c                 2   1   2   1     0   0   .261      Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Macha 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .261      Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .293
  Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Moreno cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .249        Freed ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .368
Candelaria p          4   0   1   2     0   1   .222        Iorg ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .212
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Phillips pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                          Rasmussen p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .152
                                                            Potter ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Brock ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .267

Totals               34   4  10   4     2   3             Totals               33   3   7   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Garner, Templeton
Doubles: Robinson (28), Ott (13), Candelaria (3)
Triples: Taveras (9)
Caught Stealing: Candelaria (1), Tyson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Ott (2)
Hit by Pitch: Parker (7,by Rasmussen), Ott (2,by Rasmussen), Reitz (7,by Candelaria)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(17-5)      8.2   5   3   3   3   4   0  34   2.54
Gossage SV(22)          0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.81
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   4   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(10-16)      8     9   4   3   1   2   0  34   3.65
Eastwick                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.50
Totals                  9    10   4   3   2   3   0  39

Passed Balls: Simmons (7)
Hit by Pitch: Candelaria (2), Rasmussen 2 (4)
Balks: Candelaria (2), Rasmussen (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Taveras was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Parker was hit by a pitch; Robinson popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to left; Templeton flied out to
center; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory; Ott
singled to right; Macha singled to center [Ott to second];
Moreno forced Macha (first to shortstop) [Ott to third];
Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Reitz flied out to
center; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to left; Garner grounded out
(second to first); Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey singled to right; Tyson lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at first];
Rasmussen singled to center; Bosetti reached on an error by
Garner [Rasmussen to second, Bosetti to first]; Templeton flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson doubled to center; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Robinson to third]; Ott hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Robinson scored]; Macha singled to left; Moreno flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons singled to
left; Reitz flied out to center; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Candelaria flied out to right; Taveras flied out to
center; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Tyson
walked; Rasmussen struck out; Tyson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals
0.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Bosetti walked; Candelaria balked [Bosetti to
second]; Templeton flied out to right; Hernandez was called out
on strikes; Simmons singled to left [Bosetti scored]; Reitz
popped to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott doubled to right; Macha singled to center [Ott
to third]; Moreno singled to right [Ott scored, Macha to third,
Moreno to second (error by Templeton; assist by Cruz)];
Candelaria doubled to left [Macha scored, Moreno scored
(unearned)]; Taveras flied out to center; Candelaria was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Garner flied out to center; 3
R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (second to first); Tyson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker flied out to center; Robinson struck out;
Oliver walked; DILONE RAN FOR OLIVER; Rasmussen balked [Dilone
to second]; Ott was hit by a pitch; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Dilone to third, Ott to second]; Macha grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); POTTER BATTED
FOR RASMUSSEN; Potter was called out on strikes; Bosetti walked;
Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bosetti to second];
Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED POTTER (PITCHING); Moreno flied
out to left; Candelaria struck out; Taveras tripled to right;
Garner walked; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); Simmons
popped to third; Reitz was hit by a pitch; Cruz flied out to
right; Mumphrey singled to left [Reitz to second]; FREED BATTED
FOR TYSON; GOSSAGE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); IORG BATTED
FOR FREED; Iorg singled to second [Reitz to third, Mumphrey to
second]; PHILLIPS RAN FOR IORG; BROCK BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Brock
singled to center [Reitz scored, Mumphrey scored, Phillips to
second]; RADER BATTED FOR BOSETTI; Rader popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.