Ed Ott singled home Rennie Stennett to break a scoreless tie in the eighth inning and Willie Stargell followed with a two-run homer in the ninth to clinch the Pirates' 3-0 victory over the Reds. Stennett doubled and advanced to third on a sacrifice before crossing the plate on Ott's hit. Dave Parker singled ahead of Stargell's homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       17, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Parker rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .398      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Oliver lf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .318      Foster cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Stargell 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .344      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Bailey 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Garner 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Driessen ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Ott c                 3   0   1   1     0   0   .268      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Armbrister lf         3   0   0   0     0   2   .313
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               29   3   7   3     0   0             Totals               34   0   7   0     0   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 30,575
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Reds 7
DP: Pirates 0, Reds 1
Doubles: Stennett (5), Bailey (1)
Home Runs: Stargell (7)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (3), Candelaria (2)
GIDP: Stargell (3)
Hit by Pitch: Garner (1,by Billingham), Oliver (1,by Billingham)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(5-0)       8     6   0   0   0   6   0  30   1.27
Gossage SV(8)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.93
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   6   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(4-3)       8     5   1   1   0   0   0  28   4.25
Caldwell                1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   4.26
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   0   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Billingham 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen


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

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to third; Griffey popped to third in foul
territory; Morgan lined to center; Foster grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
flied out to left; Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench popped to second; Bailey doubled to left;
Concepcion popped to second; Armbrister struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner was hit by a pitch; Ott grounded out (second
to first) [Garner to second]; Candelaria reached on a fielder's
choice [Garner out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third to
second)]; Moreno singled to center [Candelaria to second];
Taveras singled to shortstop [Candelaria out at home (shortstop
to first to third to catcher), Moreno to third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Billingham grounded out (second to first); Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to right;
Morgan popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Oliver was
hit by a pitch; Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Bench struck out; Bailey
struck out; Concepcion singled to left [Foster to second];
Armbrister flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to center; Garner grounded out
(third to first); Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Billingham struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); Griffey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Foster was called out on
strikes; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker singled to second; Oliver flied out to
center; Stargell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Bailey flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Armbrister was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett doubled to left; Garner out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Stennett to third]; Ott singled to left
[Stennett scored]; Candelaria out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Ott to second]; Moreno grounded out (first to
pitcher to first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: KNIGHT BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Knight grounded out
(second to first); Rose lined to right; Griffey singled to
center; Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 9TH: CALDWELL REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Taveras
grounded out (third to first); Parker singled to left; Oliver
forced Parker (first to shortstop); Stargell homered [Oliver
scored]; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop
to first); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR BAILEY; Driessen singled to
shortstop; Concepcion lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 0.