St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 8, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1977 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti lf 4 2 1 0
  Iorg ph 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 5 0 0 0
Templeton ss 5 2 2 2
Simmons c 3 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 2 2
Anderson rf 3 0 0 0
  Brock ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz rf 0 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 0 2 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Tamargo ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Falcone p 0 0 0 0
  Rader ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 2 1
Garner 2b 5 2 2 2
Parker rf 4 3 3 2
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 1
Oliver lf 3 0 2 2
Ott c 3 0 0 0
Berra 3b 1 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza 3b 1 0 0 0
Moreno cf 4 2 2 0
Rooker p 1 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
  Dilone ph 0 1 0 0
  Gossage p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 12 8
St. Louis 200 030 000584
Pittsburgh 000 130 41x9122
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   5.0 7 4 2 2 3
  Schultz   1.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Eastwick  L (5-8) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Hrabosky   0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Falcone   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
7
5
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker   5.0 7 5 2 2 2
  Demery  W (6-4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gossage  SV (20) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
2
3
6

  E–Simmons (9), Hernandez (12), Reitz (8), Anderson (1), Taveras (23), Ott (8).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (30,off Eastwick).  HR–Pittsburgh Parker (19,7th inning off Hrabosky 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Forsch (9,off Rooker).  IBB–Simmons (20,by Rooker).  SB–Bosetti 2 (4,2nd base off Rooker/Ott 2); Hernandez (6,2nd base off Rooker/Ott); Moreno (45,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons); Taveras (57,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons); Dilone (9,2nd base off Schultz/Simmons); Robinson (8,2nd base off Hrabosky/Simmons).  CS–Moreno (13,2nd base by Schultz/Simmons).  WP–Rooker (6).  IBB–Rooker (4,Simmons).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:46.  A–4,848.
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