With Phil Garner driving in both runs, the Pirates defeated the Phillies, 2-0, behind the pitching of Jim Rooker and Rich Gossage. A triple by Frank Taveras and infield out by Garner produced the initial run in the first inning. Rooker singled and scored on a triple by Garner in the sixth. Rooker was lifted with two out in the eighth and Gossage finished. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .252      Martin rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Garner 2b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .257      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .345      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Robinson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .309
Oliver lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .314
Macha 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .214        McBride ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .281
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Moreno cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .249        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Rooker p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .210      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Kaat p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .192
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               31   2   6   2     0   4             Totals               32   0   5   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 42,638
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Phillies 7
DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 2
Doubles: Maddox (23), Boone (23), Bowa (16)
Triples: Taveras (8), Garner (7)
Stolen Bases: Dyer (6)
GIDP: Macha (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(12-9)          7.2   5   0   0   1   6   0  29   3.19
Gossage SV(21)          1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.82
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(6-9)             7.1   6   2   2   0   2   0  26   5.00
Garber                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.53
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.42
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   4   0  31

Balks: Rooker (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras tripled to center; Garner grounded out
(second to first) [Taveras scored]; Parker struck out; Robinson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Martin struck out; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to
first); Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Macha
grounded out (second to first); Dyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Johnson struck
out; Maddox doubled to left; Boone grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno singled to center; Rooker lined into a
double play (third to first) [Moreno out at first]; Taveras
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore popped to third; Kaat popped to pitcher;
Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner flied out to right; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt walked; Rooker
balked [Schmidt to second]; Luzinski popped to first in foul
territory; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Macha flied out to
right; Dyer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox singled to left; Boone doubled to left
[Maddox to third]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Kaat
struck out; On a bunt Martin made an out to catcher; Jerry
Martin called for interference; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno struck out; Rooker singled to right; Taveras
flied out to center; Garner tripled to center [Rooker scored];
Parker flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa popped to second; Schmidt flied out to
center; Luzinski singled to center; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Robinson flied out to left; Oliver singled to left;
Macha grounded into a double play (second to first) [Oliver out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Boone was called out on strikes;
Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Dyer singled to center; Moreno popped to catcher in
foul territory; GARBER REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Dyer stole
second; Rooker grounded out (second to first) [Dyer to third];
Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: BROWN BATTED FOR GARBER; Brown popped to first in
foul territory; Martin grounded out (third to first); Bowa
doubled to left; GOSSAGE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Schmidt
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Garner lined to
third; Parker flied out to center; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski walked; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
McBride forced Luzinski (first to shortstop); Maddox flied out
to right; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BOONE; Johnstone grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies
0.