Pirates @ Reds
August 5, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 10 14 2
Reds 6 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 10 14 2
Reds 6 9 1

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .270
OBP .250 .351
At Bats 4 319
Hits 1 86
• Singles 0 37
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 25
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 1 77

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 17
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Riverfront Stadium - August 5, 1977
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Strikeout
Rich Gossage
Ed Ott
Bill Robinson
Fernando Gonzalez
Mario Mendoza
Frank Taveras
Al Oliver
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
Ken Griffey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 14 2 7
Cincinnati Reds 6 9 1 9
Winning Pitcher Grant Jackson
Losing Pitcher Doug Capilla
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Grant Jackson
Attendance 50,085
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bench is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Driessen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 9 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Moreno hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ott strikes out.
Top 9 Mendoza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Oliver, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Armbrister takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Parker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out.
Bottom 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mendoza juggles the ball. That's an error on Mendoza.
Bottom 7 Driessen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jackson strikes out.
Top 7 Moreno hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Ott reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ray Knight pinch hits for Jack Billingham. Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mario Mendoza now playing third base. Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base. Concepcion hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jack Billingham now pitching. Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jackson moves to third.
Top 6 Taveras bunts towards third. Rose fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to second.
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moreno scores.
Top 6 Moreno hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Griffey fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Griffey. Moreno moves to third.
Bottom 5 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 5 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Foster hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker moves to third.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second.
Top 5 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Grant Jackson now pitching. Rose hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Taveras fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Capilla is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 3 Driessen strikes out.
Bottom 3 Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Morgan 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 3 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Moreno strikes out. Bench drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Moreno out.
Top 3 Ott takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rose 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 Capilla 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 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Robinson. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Top 2 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to third.
Top 2 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Taveras hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Griffey is chasing the ball. Taveras rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park grand slam home run.
Top 2 Jones takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second.
Top 2 Moreno strikes out.
Top 2 Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Stennett moves to third.
Top 2 Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Top 2 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Bench. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Bench steals second.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Foster moves to third.
Bottom 1 Driessen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Foster reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Griffey goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morgan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.