Pirates @ Cardinals
September 24, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 11 12 1
Cardinals 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 11 12 1
Cardinals 1 6 1

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .240
OBP .333 .323
At Bats 3 495
Hits 1 119
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 61
RBI’s 0 40

Jim Rooker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 8 1
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Busch Stadium - September 24, 1976
Out
Jim Rooker
Duffy Dyer
Bob Robertson
Tommy Helms
Richie Hebner
Mario Mendoza
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Don Kessinger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 11 12 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals 1 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Jim Rooker
Losing Pitcher John Curtis
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Richie Zisk
Attendance 10,368
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Eddie Solomon now pitching. Rooker strikes out.
Top 9 Mendoza hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Mendoza reaches second base with a double. Robertson scores. Dyer scores.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Robertson moves to third. Dyer moves to second.
Top 9 Dyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Robertson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Robertson reaches second base with a double. Moreno scores. Parker scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Bill Greif now pitching. Robinson is hit by the pitch. Parker moves to second.
Top 9 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hebner scores. Moreno moves to third.
Top 9 Moreno takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to second.
Top 9 Hebner takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rudolph hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Omar Moreno now playing center field. Bill Robinson now playing left field. Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robertson strikes out.
Top 8 Doug Capilla now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Capilla covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Mendoza.
Bottom 7 Mike Potter pinch hits for Lerrin LaGrow. Potter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Parker strikes out.
Top 7 Zisk is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rudolph hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with LaGrow covering, for the out.
Top 6 Rooker strikes out.
Top 6 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock strikes out. Dyer drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brock out.
Bottom 5 Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Alvarado hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dyer strikes out.
Top 5 Lerrin LaGrow now pitching. Luis Alvarado now playing second base. Don Kessinger now playing third base. Robertson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Robinson moves to second.
Top 5 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Parker reaches second base with a double. Helms scores.
Top 5 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rooker tags and scores.
Top 5 Hebner bunts towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. Rooker moves to third. Helms moves to second.
Top 5 Helms takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harris. Rooker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rudolph hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mendoza hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dyer strikes out.
Top 4 Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Curtis scores.
Bottom 3 Mumphrey strikes out.
Bottom 3 Curtis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Curtis reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Harris strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner scores.
Top 3 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rooker tags and scores. Hebner tags and moves to third.
Top 3 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rooker moves to third. Hebner moves to second.
Top 3 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rooker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a line drive towards short. Mendoza reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Rudolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Curtis covering. Safe.
Top 2 Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ken Rudolph now catching. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mumphrey is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hebner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.