Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1977 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 1 0
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 0
Oliver lf 3 1 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 2
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0
Garner 3b 1 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 1 1
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 1 0
Griffey rf 4 0 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Foster cf 4 0 1 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Bailey 1b 3 0 1 0
  Driessen ph 1 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Armbrister lf 3 0 0 0
Billingham p 2 0 0 0
  Knight ph 1 0 0 0
  Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 012370
Cincinnati 000 000 000070
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (5-0) 8.0 6 0 0 0 6
  Gossage  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
0
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (4-3) 8.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Caldwell   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
0

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Stennett (5,off Billingham), Cincinnati Bailey (1,off Candelaria).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (7,9th inning off Caldwell 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Garner (3,off Billingham); Candelaria (2,off Billingham).  HBP–Garner (1,by Billingham); Oliver (1,by Billingham).  CS–Oliver (7,2nd base by Billingham/Bench).  HBP–Billingham 2 (2,Garner,Oliver).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:06.  A–30,575.
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