Pirates @ Cardinals
June 29, 1977

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Pirates 9 15 0
Cardinals 1 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 9 15 0
Cardinals 1 7 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .266
OBP .667 .333
At Bats 3 94
Hits 2 25
• Singles 2 23
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 6

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 13
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Busch Stadium - June 29, 1977
Rich Gossage
Ed Ott
Willie Stargell
Rennie Stennett
Phil Garner
Frank Taveras
Al Oliver
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Don Kessinger
Jerry Mumphrey
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Mumphrey moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Rader strikes out.
Top 9 Gossage strikes out.
Top 9 Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Ott scores.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Ott moves to second.
Top 9 Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores.
Top 9 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 9 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Parker scores.
Top 9 Moreno hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Garner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Templeton strikes out.
Top 8 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Bruce Kison. Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 8 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Taveras is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out.
Bottom 7 Hector Cruz pinch hits for Clay Carroll. Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Omar Moreno now playing center field. Al Oliver now playing left field. Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Templeton fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 7 Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Omar Moreno pinch runs for Bill Robinson. There goes Moreno. The throw from Rader and he is out, Templeton applying the tag.
Top 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Scott is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Stennett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clay Carroll now pitching. Kison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kessinger scores. Freed moves to second.
Bottom 5 Roger Freed pinch hits for Butch Metzger. Freed takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Butch Metzger now pitching. Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kison, and towards Garner, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Templeton hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kison strikes out.
Top 4 Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rasmussen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Ott hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Robinson. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Top 3 Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey strikes out. Ott drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mumphrey out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Parker hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Garner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stennett moves to third.
Top 2 Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores.
Top 2 Kison strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Taveras. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Taveras steals third.
Top 2 There goes Taveras. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 2 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Ott strikes out. Rader drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ott out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Parker hits a line drive into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garner strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Stennett. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Stennett steals second.
Top 1 Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.