A single by Al Oliver in the eighth inning scored Omar Moreno with the Pirates' deciding run in a 3-1 victory over the Astros. Moreno walked, stole second, moved to third on an infield out by Dave Parker and crossed the plate on Oliver's single to break a 1-1 tie. Singles by Phil Garner and Duffy Dyer around a sacrifice added an insurance tally in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       15, 1977 (Day game) at Astrodome
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  8  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Gonzalez ss           2   0   1   0     1   1   .305
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .267        Crawford ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .262
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .395        Sperring ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Oliver lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .327      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Stargell 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .351      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Garner 2b,3b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .239      Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .348
Gonzalez 3b           2   0   1   1     1   1   .357      Ferguson c            2   0   1   0     2   0   .297
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Watson 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .235
  Stennett pr,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Dyer c                3   0   1   1     1   1   .302        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .286      Howe 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .302        Boswell ph,2b       1   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Richard p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .100
  Tekulve p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294

Totals               32   3   8   3     4   7             Totals               31   1   7   1     6   2

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  9,340
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Astros 9
DP: Pirates 2, Astros 1
Doubles: Gonzalez (1)
Triples: Richard (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (16), Dilone (8), Moreno (15), Cabell 2 (12)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (2), Cedeno (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stennett (2)
GIDP: Moreno (2), Roberts (1), Watson (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  6     5   0   0   4   2   0  25   2.65
O. Jones                0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   6.75
Tekulve W(3-0)          2.2   1   0   0   2   0   0  10   1.59
Totals                  9     7   1   1   6   2   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(2-4)          8.1   8   3   3   4   7   0  36   2.97
Forsch                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.20
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   7   0  37

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to left; Taveras struck out;
Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez struck out; Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell walked; Garner
struck out; Gonzalez doubled to left [Stargell scored]; Dyer
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
singled to center; Watson singled to center [Ferguson to third];
Roberts reached on a fielder's choice [Ferguson out at home
(third to catcher), Watson to second]; Howe grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker struck out; Moreno singled to center; Moreno
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Taveras
singled to right; Taveras stole second; Taveras stole third;
Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
walked; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Stargell made an out to
second; Garner grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to
second]; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson walked; Ferguson walked [Johnson to second];
Watson forced Ferguson (shortstop to second) [Johnson to third];
Roberts grounded into a double play (second to first) [Watson
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer struck out; On a bunt Rooker struck out;
Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe popped to second; Richard struck out; Gonzalez
singled to left; Cabell singled to center [Gonzalez to third];
Cabell stole second; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras flied out to left; Parker flied out to
left; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
lined to left; Watson singled to left; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell flied out to center; Garner flied out to
center; Gonzalez walked; DILONE RAN FOR GONZALEZ; Dilone stole
second; STENNETT RAN FOR DILONE; Dyer walked; Miguel Dilone
injured on steal; ROBINSON BATTED FOR ROOKER; Robinson made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: STENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); O. JONES REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING);
BOSWELL BATTED FOR HOWE; Boswell grounded out (first
unassisted); Richard tripled to right; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR
GONZALEZ; TEKULVE REPLACED O. JONES (PITCHING); Crawford singled
to center [Richard scored]; Cabell forced Crawford (shortstop to
second); Cabell stole second; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

PIRATES 8TH: SPERRING REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING SS); BOSWELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Moreno walked; Moreno stole second;
Taveras made an out to second; Parker grounded out (second to
first) [Moreno to third]; Oliver singled to right [Moreno
scored]; Stargell popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Ferguson
walked; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Ferguson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Astros 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Garner singled to center; Stennett out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garner to second]; Dyer
singled to left [Garner scored]; On a bunt Tekulve singled to
third [Dyer to second]; FORSCH REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING);
Moreno grounded into a double play (second to first) [Tekulve
out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Cruz grounded out (pitcher
to first); Boswell walked; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard
forced Boswell (shortstop to second); Sperring grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 1.