After Jerry Reuss pitched his first complete game of the season and won the opener of a doubleheader, 6-1, the Pirates also beat the Padres in the nightcap, 7-4. The Padres notched their run off Reuss in the fourth inning on a single by Mike Ivie, double by Dave Winfield and infield out by George Hendrick, but the Pirates came back with four runs off Randy Jones in their half. Duffy Dyer hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded for the first run. Omar Moreno singled for two more. After stealing second, Moreno scored on a single by Reuss. Bill Robinson wrapped up the victory with a two-run homer in the fifth.

In the nightcap, Dave Parker, who had singled in the first inning and doubled in the third, scoring both times, broke a 4-4 tie with a homer in the the fifth. The Pirates iced the victory with two insurance runs on a double by Moreno in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      12, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Pirates      0  0  0    4  2  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund lf         5   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Almon ss              4   0   2   0     1   0   .221      Stennett 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .328
Ivie 1b               4   1   2   0     0   1   .310        Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Winfield rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .298      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .350
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .299      Robinson lf           3   2   1   2     1   2   .299
Tenace c,3b           1   0   0   0     3   0   .233      Stargell 1b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .282
Valentine 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .175      Garner 3b,2b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .215
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dyer c                3   0   1   1     0   0   .294
  Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .366      Moreno cf             3   1   1   2     1   0   .206
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuss p               2   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Champion 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Jones p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
  Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Wehrmeister p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .190

Totals               33   1   6   1     5   6             Totals               29   6   9   6     4   7

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Padres 10, Pirates 5
DP: Padres 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Tenace, Robinson, Garner
Doubles: Winfield (12), Almon (5), Stargell (6), Stennett (11)
Home Runs: Robinson (5)
Stolen Bases: Garner (4), Moreno (19), Stennett (16)
Caught Stealing: Almon (3), Stennett (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Dyer (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(4-7)            4     6   4   4   2   4   0  19   4.37
Wehrmeister             1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   5.06
D'Acquisto              2     1   0   0   2   3   0   8   5.14
Spillner                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.94
Totals                  8     9   6   6   4   7   1  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(2-6)            9     6   1   1   5   6   0  38   4.13
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Wehrmeister (1)

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


PADRES 1ST: Rettenmund flied out to center; Almon walked; Almon
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Ivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras lined to second; Stennett singled to left;
Parker flied out to center; Stennett was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Hendrick lined to right; Tenace
walked [Winfield to second]; Valentine flied out to center;
Champion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson struck out; Stargell struck out; Garner
singled to center; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PADRES 3RD: Jones struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (third to
first); Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); Reuss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras singled to center;
Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Pirates 0.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie singled to left; Winfield doubled to right
[Ivie to third]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Ivie scored]; Tenace walked; Valentine struck out; Champion
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; Robinson walked; Stargell
doubled to center [Robinson to third]; Garner was walked
intentionally; Dyer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Robinson
scored, Stargell to third]; Garner stole second; Moreno singled
to right [Stargell scored, Garner scored]; Moreno stole second;
Reuss singled to center [Moreno scored]; Reuss was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Tenace [Reuss to second];
Taveras struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 4.

PADRES 5TH: ROBERTS BATTED FOR JONES; Roberts made an out to
first; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon
singled to center; Ivie singled to center [Almon to second];
Winfield made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: WEHRMEISTER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Stennett
doubled to center; Parker popped to third in foul territory;
Wehrmeister threw a wild pitch [Stennett to third]; Robinson
homered [Stennett scored]; Stargell grounded out (first
unassisted); Garner grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PADRES 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Tenace
grounded out (second to first); Valentine reached on an error by
Garner [Valentine to first]; Champion lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: DAVIS REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PLAYING C ); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); D'ACQUISTO REPLACED VALENTINE
(PITCHING); Dyer singled to center; Moreno walked [Dyer to
second]; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Dyer
to third, Moreno to second]; Taveras hit into a double play
(second to first to third) [Dyer out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PADRES 7TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
struck out; Almon doubled to center; Ivie reached on a fielder's
choice [Almon out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett walked; Stennett stole second; Parker
struck out; Robinson struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PADRES 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 3B); GARNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Winfield made an out to first;
Hendrick struck out; Tenace walked; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR
D'ACQUISTO; Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Garner
made an out to third; Dyer grounded out (third to first); Moreno
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Pirates 6.

PADRES 9TH: Champion lined to shortstop; Davis singled to left
[Davis to second (error by Robinson)]; Rettenmund flied out to
center; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.