A Cincinnati crowd of 50,085 saw the Pirates, instead of the Reds, put on a slugging show to sweep a twi-night doubleheader, 12-1 and 10-6. The Pirates piled up 15 hits in the opener, including two homers by Dave Parker, while Jerry Reuss limited the Reds to four hits. Parker's first homer, coming with two men on base in the second inning, landed in the top tier in right field, marking the first ball hit into that section since Riverfront Stadium was opened in 1970. The game was marred by a fight in the ninth inning when Frank Taveras, hit with a pitch by Joe Hoerner, threw his bat at the Reds' reliever and then received a punch in the face in return.

Angered over that blow, Taveras took revenge in the nightcap, hitting his first major league homer on an inside-the-park drive with the bases loaded in the second inning. Bill Robinson also batted in four runs for the Pirates with a single and homer. George Foster tried to keep the Reds in the game with his 37th and 38th homers, accounting for four runs to raise his RBI total to 109. Johnny Bench added another homer in the Reds' losing cause. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    5, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  6  4    0  2  0    0  0  0  -  12 15  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   3   1   0     2   0   .236      Rose 3b               1   0   0   0     0   1   .310
  Mendoza pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Knight 3b,2b        3   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Gonzalez 3b           6   2   3   2     0   0   .310      Griffey rf            2   0   1   0     0   1   .325
Parker rf             4   3   2   5     1   1   .338        Summers rf,3b       2   0   1   0     0   1   .196
  Hairston pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   1     1   0   .275
Robinson 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .321        Lum rf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Macha pr,1b         4   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Foster cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .319
Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .292      Bench c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Stennett 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .333        Plummer ph,c        3   0   0   0     0   2   .161
Dyer c                4   1   1   0     1   1   .266      Bailey 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Moreno cf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .243      Armbrister lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Reuss p               5   0   2   2     0   1   .222      Auerbach 2b,ss        3   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                          Norman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moskau ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Murray p            1   1   1   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               40  12  15  11     5   5             Totals               31   1   4   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:47
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Reds 4
DP: Pirates 0, Reds 3
Errors: Armbrister
Doubles: Moreno (11), Gonzalez (7), Macha (1), Taveras (12)
Triples: Oliver (4)
Home Runs: Parker 2 (16)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (34), Taveras (39)
GIDP: Moreno (4), Macha (1), Dyer (4)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson (3,by Norman), Taveras (6,by Hoerner)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(7-10)           9     4   1   1   1   7   0  32   3.95
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   7   0  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(9-9)           1.1   6   6   6   1   2   1  12   3.59
Sarmiento               1.2   5   4   2   0   1   0  11   5.23
Murray                  5     4   2   2   4   1   1  20   4.91
Hoerner                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   3  12.71
Borbon                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.95
Totals                  9    15  12  10   5   5   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Norman (2), Hoerner (3)
Wild Pitches: Reuss 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Gonzalez singled to
shortstop; Parker struck out; Robinson was hit by a pitch
[Gonzalez to second]; MACHA RAN FOR ROBINSON; Oliver struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: MACHA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rose struck out;
Griffey struck out; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to center; Dyer singled to left
[Stennett to second]; Moreno doubled to center [Stennett scored,
Dyer to third]; Reuss grounded out (second to first) [Dyer
scored]; Moreno stole third; Taveras walked; Gonzalez singled to
left [Moreno scored, Taveras to second]; Parker homered [Taveras
scored, Gonzalez scored]; SARMIENTO REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
Macha flied out to center; Oliver tripled to right; Stennett
popped to catcher in foul territory; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to left; Bench flied out to right;
Bailey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Reds 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer struck out; Moreno singled to third; Moreno
stole second; Reuss singled to center [Moreno scored]; Taveras
forced Reuss (shortstop unassisted); Taveras stole second;
Gonzalez doubled to right [Taveras scored]; Parker reached on an
error by Armbrister [Gonzalez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Parker
to second]; Macha doubled to left [Parker scored (unearned)];
Oliver grounded out (second to first); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 10, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Armbrister grounded out (pitcher to first); Auerbach
grounded out (second to first); MOSKAU BATTED FOR SARMIENTO;
Moskau grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 10, Reds 0.

PIRATES 4TH: MURRAY REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); KNIGHT REPLACED
ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dyer flied out to right; Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 10, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Knight popped to second; Griffey singled to left;
Reuss threw a wild pitch [Griffey to second]; Concepcion walked;
Foster grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffey to third,
Concepcion to second]; PLUMMER BATTED FOR BENCH; Plummer was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 10, Reds 0.

PIRATES 5TH: PLUMMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SUMMERS
REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); Reuss grounded out (second to
first); Taveras doubled to right; Gonzalez flied out to center
[Taveras to third]; Parker homered [Taveras scored]; Macha
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 12, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Bailey struck out; Armbrister grounded out (third to
first); Auerbach flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 12, Reds 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver struck out; Stennett singled to left; Dyer
walked [Stennett to second]; Moreno grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Dyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 12, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Murray singled to center; Knight singled [Murray to
second]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Murray to third, Knight to
second]; Summers struck out; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Murray scored, Knight to third]; Foster struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 12, Reds 1.

PIRATES 7TH: LUM REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING RF); SUMMERS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); KNIGHT CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); AUERBACH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Reuss
singled to left; Taveras walked [Reuss to second]; Gonzalez
popped to first in foul territory; Parker walked [Reuss to
third, Taveras to second]; HAIRSTON RAN FOR PARKER; Macha
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hairston
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 12, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Plummer struck
out; Bailey flied out to right; Armbrister grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 12, Reds 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver walked; Stennett flied out to center; Dyer
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 12, Reds
1.

REDS 8TH: Auerbach flied out to left; GERONIMO BATTED FOR
MURRAY; Geronimo popped to third; Knight flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 12, Reds 1.

PIRATES 9TH: HOERNER REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Moreno popped
to third; Reuss struck out; Taveras was hit by a pitch; MENDOZA
RAN FOR TAVERAS; BORBON REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Gonzalez
flied out to right; Frank Taveras threw his bat at Joe
Hoerner after HBP; Hoerner punched Taveras in the face; both
benches cleared; Taveras and Hoerner ejected by HP umpire Jim
Quick and Taveras suspended for 5 games; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 12, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: MENDOZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Summers singled
to right; Lum grounded out (second to first) [Summers to
second]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Summers to
third]; Plummer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 12, Reds 1.