The Pirates whacked three homers, including the 400th of Willie Stargell's career, and beat the Cardinals, 9-1. Bill Robinson started the Pirates' scoring with a two-run rap in the first inning. Stargell's homer in the fifth followed a double by Robinson. Phil Garner added a circuit clout in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      29, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      2  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  4  -   9 15  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .321      Brock lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .296
Garner 3b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .235      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Parker rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .341      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .309
Robinson lf           2   2   2   2     1   0   .308      Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .307
  Moreno pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .325
Oliver cf,lf          4   1   1   1     1   0   .291      Mumphrey rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .335
Stargell 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .277      Phillips 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Ott c                 5   1   2   1     0   1   .280      Kessinger 2b          3   1   2   0     1   1   .266
Taveras ss            5   1   2   1     0   1   .233      Rasmussen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Kison p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .242        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .268        Freed ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .370
  Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .300        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .288
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Simmons ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .336

Totals               41   9  15   9     3   7             Totals               34   1   7   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 15,248
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cardinals 8
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Robinson (13), Parker (21), Oliver (12), Taveras (10)
Triples: Scott (3)
Home Runs: Robinson (9), Stargell (12), Garner (6)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (22), Taveras 2 (31), Robinson (4)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (5)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson (2,by Rasmussen)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(6-3)            7     6   1   1   1   4   0  28   4.11
Gossage                 2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   1.53
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   7   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(6-9)        4.2   9   5   5   1   4   2  25   3.55
Metzger                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.20
Carroll                 2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.15
Hrabosky                2     5   4   4   0   3   1  11   3.77
Totals                  9    15   9   9   3   7   3  45

Hit by Pitch: Rasmussen (2)
Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to center; Stennett stole second;
Garner struck out; Parker lined to right; Robinson homered
[Stennett scored]; Oliver walked; Stargell flied out to center;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton flied out to right; Scott tripled to left; Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott struck out (catcher to first); Taveras singled
to pitcher; Taveras stole second; Taveras stole third; Kison
struck out; Stennett singled to center [Taveras scored]; Garner
singled to right [Stennett to third]; Parker lined to first; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Rader flied out to right; Mumphrey struck out
(catcher to first); Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Robinson was hit by a pitch; Robinson stole second;
Oliver flied out to right; Stargell flied out to center; Ott
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Rasmussen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Kison
struck out; Stennett singled to left; Garner forced Stennett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton popped to shortstop; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to second; Rader
grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
doubled to right; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted)
[Robinson to third]; Stargell homered [Robinson scored]; Ott
singled to right; METZGER REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Taveras
forced Ott (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Phillips
grounded out (second to first); Kessinger singled to center;
FREED BATTED FOR METZGER; Freed walked [Kessinger to second];
Brock singled to second [Kessinger scored, Freed to second];
Templeton forced Brock (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Kison grounded
out (third to first); Stennett lined to second; Garner walked;
Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Hernandez
singled to right; Rader popped to third in foul territory;
Mumphrey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Robinson walked; MORENO RAN FOR ROBINSON; Moreno
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell singled to center;
Ott forced Stargell (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); OLIVER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Phillips flied out to right;
Kessinger singled to left; CRUZ BATTED FOR CARROLL; Cruz struck
out; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Taveras was
called out on strikes; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR KISON; Gonzalez
struck out; Stennett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Templeton
struck out; Scott struck out; Hernandez popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Garner homered; Parker doubled to left; Moreno
popped to first; Oliver doubled to center [Parker scored];
Stargell grounded out (first unassisted) [Oliver to third]; Ott
singled to center [Oliver scored]; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch
[Ott to second]; Taveras doubled to left [Ott scored]; Gossage
struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Rader struck out; Mumphrey singled to shortstop;
Phillips flied out to left; Kessinger walked [Mumphrey to
second]; SIMMONS BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Simmons forced Kessinger
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cardinals 1.