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 Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 0 1
Bowa ss 5 1 1 0
  Buskey ss 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 2 2 2
  Harmon 2b 0 0 0 0
Johnstone lf 5 3 3 2
Maddox cf 4 1 3 1
McCarver c 4 1 1 1
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 0
  Hutton ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Carlton p 4 2 2 2
  Foote ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 13 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 1 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 1
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 2 0
Oliver lf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0
  Berra 3b 3 0 1 0
Dyer c 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 4 1 4 0
Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Dilone ph 1 0 0 0
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Macha ph 1 0 0 0
  Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 11 1
Philadelphia 021 105 00211130
Pittsburgh 001 000 0001114
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (20-8) 8.0 9 1 1 2 3
  Brusstar   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  L (7-8) 3.0 5 3 3 0 3
  Jackson   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Demery   1.0 3 5 1 2 1
  Holland   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Whitson   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
11
7
4
5

  E–Taveras (22), Garner (14), Berra (1), Demery (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Johnstone 2 (16,off Jackson,off Whitson); McCarver (10,off Whitson), Pittsburgh Dyer (11,off Carlton).  HR–Philadelphia Johnstone (11,2nd inning off Kison 1 on, 0 out); Carlton (3,3rd inning off Kison 0 on, 0 out).  SF–McBride (6,off Demery); Maddox (3,off Whitson).  IBB–Sizemore (18,by Jackson).  SB–Bowa (30,2nd base off Kison/Dyer); Moreno 2 (43,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver,3rd base off Carlton/McCarver).  CS–Maddox (4,2nd base by Kison/Dyer); Taveras (16,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver).  BK–Carlton (7).  IBB–Jackson (7,Sizemore).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:35.  A–40,423.
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