Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 5, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1977 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
  McBride ph 1 0 0 0
  Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0
Martin rf 3 1 1 1
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Lerch p 2 0 1 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 2 0
Garner 2b 4 1 2 0
Parker rf 4 0 3 1
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Oliver lf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 0 1 1
Dyer c 4 1 1 1
Moreno cf 4 0 2 0
Candelaria p 3 0 1 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 13 3
Philadelphia 010 000 000170
Pittsburgh 011 010 00x3130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  L (7-5) 4.0 10 3 3 0 2
  Garber   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Brusstar   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
3
3
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (16-4) 7.1 7 1 1 1 5
  Gossage  SV (19) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Taveras (16,off Lerch); Parker (42,off Lerch); Candelaria (2,off Lerch).  HR–Philadelphia Martin (6,2nd inning off Candelaria 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Dyer (3,2nd inning off Lerch 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Oliver (7,by Garber).  SB–Maddox (19,2nd base off Candelaria/Dyer); Garner 2 (26,2nd base off Lerch/Boone,3rd base off Garber/Boone); Taveras (54,3rd base off Lerch/Boone); Robinson (7,2nd base off Lerch/Boone); Parker (14,2nd base off Garber/Boone).  WP–Lerch (7).  BK–Lerch (2).  IBB–Garber (8,Oliver).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:24.
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