Rookie Ed Whitson received credit for his first major league victory as the Pirates downed the Expos, 6-3. Bill Robinson and Ken Macha each drove in a run with doubles in the fifth when the Pirates moved ahead, 5-3. Frank Taveras stole two bases, giving him a club record 64 for the year. The game's start was delayed 2½ hours by rain. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      2  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Expos        0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Cash 2b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .290
Garner 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .257      Papi 3b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .222
Parker rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .340        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Robinson 1b           5   2   1   2     0   1   .302        Mackanin 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .302      Dawson cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .275
Ott c                 4   0   1   1     1   1   .260      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Macha 3b              4   0   3   2     0   0   .276      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   3   .279
Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Cromartie lf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .280
Reuss p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Speier ss             2   1   0   0     2   0   .231
  Whitson p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Landreth p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            White ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .429
                                                            Alcala p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               38   6  12   6     4   6             Totals               33   3   6   3     2  10

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 12,674
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Expos 5
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 0
Doubles: Parker (44), Garner 2 (33), Macha 2 (4), Robinson (30), Taveras (19)
Triples: Cash (7), Cromartie (7), Perez (5)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (64), Parker (15), Dawson (18), Carter (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.03
Whitson W(1-0)          5     5   3   3   2   5   0  22   6.48
Gossage SV(23)          4     1   0   0   0   5   0  13   1.75
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2  10   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Landreth L(0-1)         4.2   8   5   5   3   2   0  24  12.00
Brown                   1     3   1   1   1   2   0   7   4.48
McEnaney                1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.94
Alcala                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.94
Totals                  9    12   6   6   4   6   0  42

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


PIRATES 1ST: 2:10 rain delay before start of game;
Taveras made an out to second; Garner walked; Parker doubled to
left [Garner to third]; Robinson reached on a fielder's choice
[Parker out at third (shortstop to third to second), Garner
scored]; Oliver singled to left [Robinson to third]; Ott walked
[Oliver to second]; Macha singled to right [Robinson scored,
Oliver out at home (right to catcher to third), Ott to
second]; Jerry Reuss injured warming up; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: WHITSON REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Cash flied out to
right; Papi popped to catcher in foul territory; Dawson popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Whitson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Valentine popped to first;
Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner doubled to center; Parker struck out;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garner to third];
Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie flied out to center; Speier walked;
Landreth struck out; Cash tripled to right [Speier scored]; Papi
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott lined to left; Macha doubled to center; Moreno
flied out to left; Whitson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled to center; Dawson stole second; Perez
grounded out (first unassisted) [Dawson to third]; Valentine
popped to first in foul territory; Carter singled to left
[Dawson scored]; Carter stole second; Cromartie tripled to left
[Carter scored]; Speier was walked intentionally; Landreth lined
to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole second;
Garner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Taveras to third];
Parker grounded out (second to first); Robinson doubled to left
[Taveras scored]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Ott singled
to right [Robinson scored, Oliver to second]; BROWN REPLACED
LANDRETH (PITCHING); Macha doubled to left [Oliver scored, Ott
to third]; Moreno was walked intentionally; Whitson struck out;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash grounded out (catcher to first); Papi was called
out on strikes; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Expos 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Garner
doubled to left; Parker singled to center [Garner scored];
Parker stole second; Robinson struck out; MCENANEY REPLACED
BROWN (PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez tripled to center; GOSSAGE REPLACED WHITSON
(PITCHING); Valentine lined to second; Carter struck out;
Cromartie popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Expos 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott struck out; Macha grounded out (shortstop to
first); Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier flied out to right; WHITE BATTED FOR MCENANEY;
White struck out; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Expos 3.

PIRATES 8TH: ALCALA REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Gossage grounded
out (second to first); Taveras doubled to left; Taveras stole
third; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); UNSER BATTED FOR
PAPI; Unser popped to third in foul territory; Dawson popped to
first in foul territory; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 6, Expos 3.

PIRATES 9TH: MACKANIN REPLACED UNSER (PLAYING 3B); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to
first); Ott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); Carter
struck out; Cromartie singled to center; Speier popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Expos 3.