Although rapped for 11 hits, Bruce Kison lasted the distance and helped himself at bat with two singles and pitched the Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals. With the score tied, 1-1, Kison singled in the eighth inning. Pete Falcone, who had started for the Cardinals, was forced to leave the mound with a pulled neck muscle.

After Al Hrabosky relieved, Frank Taveras forced Kison, but Rennie Stennett singled, Al Oliver walked and Willie Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to break the tie. Kison batted in an insurance run with a single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      27, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  6  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     1   0   .262      Brock lf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .288
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      McBride cf            3   0   3   1     0   0   .331
Oliver cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .346      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Stargell 1b           2   0   0   1     1   0   .264      Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .318      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .230
  Hebner 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Zisk lf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .291      Cruz 3b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .295        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Sanguillen c          3   1   1   0     1   1   .283        Harris 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Kison p               3   0   2   1     1   1   .229      Richard 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .122
                                                            Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .279
                                                            Clarey 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
                                                          Falcone p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .114
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232

Totals               29   3   6   3     6   6             Totals               34   1  11   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 13,953
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 9
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: McBride (11)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (34), Brock (30)
Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (3), Stargell (3), McBride (2)
GIDP: Taveras (8), Richard (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(8-6)            9    11   1   1   2   3   0  37   3.38
Totals                  9    11   1   1   2   3   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(6-11)         7     3   2   2   5   5   0  27   3.95
Hrabosky                2     3   1   0   1   1   0  10   2.79
Totals                  9     6   3   2   6   6   0  37

Wild Pitches: Kison (3), Falcone (6)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Tom Gorman


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Stennett
flied out to center; Oliver flied out to right [Taveras to
third]; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Kison threw a
wild pitch [Brock to third]; McBride hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Brock scored]; Crawford singled to second; Simmons was credited
with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to first
[Crawford out at second (first unassisted)]; Hernandez walked
[Simmons to second]; Kessinger singled to center [Simmons to
third, Hernandez to second]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson struck out; Zisk struck out; Parker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Richard flied out to center; Falcone grounded out
(second to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen walked; Sanguillen was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Kison struck out; Taveras flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: McBride doubled to left; Crawford flied out to
center; Simmons grounded out (second to first) [McBride to
third]; Hernandez lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to center; Stargell walked [Oliver to second]; Falcone
threw a wild pitch [Oliver to third, Stargell to second];
Robinson walked; Zisk hit a sacrifice fly to left [Oliver
scored]; Parker flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to center; Richard grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen struck out; Kison walked; Taveras
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kison
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Falcone singled to center; Brock singled to left
[Falcone to second]; On a bunt McBride singled to pitcher
[Falcone to third, Brock to second]; Crawford forced Falcone
(third to catcher) [Brock to third, McBride to second]; Simmons
lined into a double play (second to first) [Crawford out at
first]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett flied out to right; Oliver singled to
right; Stargell forced Oliver (second to shortstop); Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Kessinger
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cruz lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk popped to second; Parker grounded out (second
to first); Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR RICHARD; Mumphrey struck out;
Falcone grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to
right; McBride singled to center [Brock to third]; Crawford
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: CLAREY REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING 2B); Kison
singled to pitcher; HRABOSKY REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); On a
bunt Taveras forced Kison (pitcher to shortstop); Stennett
singled to right [Taveras to second]; Oliver walked [Taveras to
third, Stennett to second]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Taveras scored]; Robinson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: HEBNER REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); Simmons
singled to right; Hernandez grounded out (second to first)
[Simmons to second]; Kessinger flied out to center; FAIRLY
BATTED FOR CRUZ; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: HARRIS REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING 3B); Zisk popped to
second; Parker struck out; Sanguillen singled to shortstop
[Sanguillen to second (error by Kessinger)]; Kison singled to
left [Sanguillen scored (unearned)]; Taveras flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR CLAREY; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); FERGUSON BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Ferguson
grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.