Pittsburgh Pirates 8 – 6 Montreal Expos
20 April 1977 · MON02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Gary Carter | 1 in 321 games |
| 26 | final score 8–6 | 1 in 106 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Frank Taveras | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Montreal Expos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank Taveras | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dave Parker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Al Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Robinson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rennie Stennett | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Phil Garner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Duffy Dyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Rooker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rich Gossage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rooker | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Rich Gossage | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Jackson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Tekulve | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Montreal Expos batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cash | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tim Foli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ellis Valentine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Larry Parrish | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Cromartie | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gary Carter | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Andre Dawson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Hannahs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pete Mackanin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Jorgensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Del Unser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Montreal Expos pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hannahs | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Jeff Terpko | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Warthen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Kerrigan | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |