The Pirates smashed three homers while exploding for six runs in the third inning to mark a 10-2 victory over the Expos. Dave Parker started the cannonading with a solo shot to break a 2-2 tie. Bill Robinson singled and Al Oliver followed with a two-run blow, knocking out Jackie Brown. After Don Stanhouse relieved, Ed Ott doubled and scored on a single by Bruce Kison before Rennie Stennett capped the inning with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      25, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  3
Pirates      0  2  6    1  0  0    0  1  x  -  10 14  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               1   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Stennett 2b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .316
  Frias 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .045      Garner 3b             3   1   2   0     2   0   .225
Speier ss             3   0   2   1     1   0   .251      Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .348
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Moreno cf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .226
Valentine rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Robinson lf           4   2   1   0     0   0   .298
  Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .267        Hairston rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Perez 1b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Oliver cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .290
  Unser 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Gonzalez lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Carter c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .289      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Cromartie lf          3   0   2   0     1   0   .297        Tolan 1b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .271      Ott c                 4   1   2   1     0   0   .277
Parrish 3b            2   0   1   1     0   0   .263      Taveras ss            3   2   1   0     0   0   .243
  Mackanin ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Brown p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Kison p               4   1   2   2     0   1   .267
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .174
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .136

Totals               31   2   8   2     3   5             Totals               39  10  14  10     2   1

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  7,721
Left on Base: Expos 6, Pirates 8
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 3
Errors: Speier, Parrish, Brown
Doubles: Speier (11), Parrish (9), Ott (3), Taveras (9), Garner (13)
Home Runs: Parker (11), Oliver (8), Stennett (2)
Stolen Bases: Cash (7), Taveras (29), Garner (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Parrish (1)
GIDP: Frias (1), Valentine (10), Parker (2)
Hit by Pitch: Taveras (4,by Brown)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(4-6)            2     7   5   5   0   0   2  14   3.90
Stanhouse               2     4   4   3   1   0   1  13   4.64
Walker                  3     1   0   0   1   1   0  10   5.93
Atkinson                1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.45
Totals                  8    14  10   9   2   1   3  42

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(5-3)            9     8   2   2   3   5   0  35   4.34
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Brown (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Bob Engel


EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to left; Cash stole second; Speier
doubled to left [Cash scored]; Valentine hit into a double play
(right to third) [Speier out at third]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to center; Garner singled to
center; Parker grounded out (second unassisted) [Garner stayed
at first]; FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Robinson popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates
0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter singled to shortstop; Cromartie walked [Carter
to second]; Dawson forced Cromartie (pitcher to shortstop)
[Carter to third]; Parrish hit a sacrifice fly to left [Carter
scored]; Brown flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver lined to second; Stargell grounded out
(second to first); Ott doubled to left; Taveras was hit by a
pitch; Kison singled to center [Ott scored, Taveras to third];
Stennett singled to center [Taveras scored, Kison to second];
Stennett was picked off first but was safe on an error by Brown
[Kison to third, Stennett to second]; Garner flied out to left;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker homered; Robinson singled to center; Oliver
homered [Robinson scored]; STANHOUSE REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING);
Stargell made an out to second; Ott grounded out (second to
first); Taveras doubled to left; Taveras stole third; Kison
singled to shortstop [Taveras scored]; Stennett homered [Kison
scored]; Garner walked; Garner stole second; Parker made an out
to shortstop; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 8.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez lined to center; Carter grounded out (third to
first); Cromartie singled to right; Dawson forced Cromartie
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson reached on an error by Parrish [Robinson
to first]; Oliver reached on an error by Speier (assist by
Frias) [Robinson to second, Oliver to first]; Stargell flied out
to right; Ott singled to center [Robinson scored (unearned),
Oliver to second]; Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Ott
to second, Oliver to third]; Kison grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 9.

EXPOS 5TH: TOLAN REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Parrish flied
out to center; MORALES BATTED FOR STANHOUSE; Morales singled to
left; Frias grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 9.

PIRATES 5TH: WALKER REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); UNSER REPLACED
PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Stennett popped to first in foul territory;
Garner walked; Parker grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 9.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier singled to center; Valentine grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at
second]; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 6TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Robinson
flied out to center; Oliver flied out to right; Tolan singled to
right; Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 2, Pirates 9.

EXPOS 7TH: MORENO REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING CF); HAIRSTON
REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING RF); GONZALEZ REPLACED OLIVER
(PLAYING LF); Carter grounded out (third to first); Cromartie
lined to center; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Kison
struck out; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 9.

EXPOS 8TH: Parrish doubled to left; GARRETT BATTED FOR WALKER;
Garrett struck out; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Parrish to third]; Speier walked; Mejias walked [Speier to
second]; Unser grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 8TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MACKANIN
REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING SS); ATKINSON REPLACED SPEIER
(PITCHING); Garner doubled to left; Moreno singled to center
[Garner scored]; Hairston grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Moreno to second]; Gonzalez made an out to first; Tolan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
2, Pirates 10.

EXPOS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Carter struck
out; Cromartie singled to right; Dawson struck out; Mackanin
lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 10.