Playing before his hometown fans for the first time, Doc Medich gained his first N. L. victory, pitching the Pirates past the Mets, 3-1. "This was more than a ball game for me," Medich said. "So many of them (the fans at the game) watched me grow up and play baseball around here." Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 1Game Played on Friday, April 16, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumMets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 x - 3 9 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garrett 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .154 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Millan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .200 Sanguillen c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .429 Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Oliver cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Milner lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .435 Stargell 1b 2 1 1 0 2 1 .412 Kingman rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .214 Zisk lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Unser cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Parker rf 3 1 2 2 0 0 .333 Grote c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .421 Hebner 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250 Taveras ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .222 Lolich p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 8 1 1 5 Totals 30 3 9 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 19,899 Left on Base: Mets 7, Pirates 5 DP: Mets 2, Pirates 1 Errors: Lolich Doubles: Sanguillen (1), Zisk 2 (3), Hebner (2), Taveras (1) Home Runs: Milner (2) Caught Stealing: Parker (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich L(0-2) 6.1 9 3 3 1 5 0 26 4.32 Apodaca 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.86 Totals 8 9 3 3 2 5 0 32 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich W(1-0) 9 8 1 1 1 5 1 35 2.20 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 5 1 35 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Tom Gorman METS 1ST: Garrett flied to left; Millan singled to center; Kranepool lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Millan out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen doubled to left; Oliver flied to left; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 2ND: Milner singled to right; Kingman struck out; Unser singled to center [Milner to third]; Grote flied out to center; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Zisk doubled to center; Parker lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Zisk out at second]; Hebner doubled to left; Taveras lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 3RD: Lolich grounded out (second to first); Garrett singled to right; Millan popped to first; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Medich flied to center; Stennett grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 4TH: Milner homered; Kingman struck out; Unser flied out to right; Grote singled to left; Harrelson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell walked; Zisk doubled to left [Stargell to third]; Parker singled to right [Zisk scored, Stargell scored]; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hebner lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. METS 5TH: Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan singled to center; Kranepool forced Millan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras struck out; Medich struck out; Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman flied to center; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen singled to right; Oliver forced Sanguillen (second to shortstop); Stargell singled to center [Oliver to second]; Zisk lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. METS 7TH: Grote flied to center; Harrelson walked; Lolich forced Harrelson (pitcher to shortstop); Garrett singled to center [Lolich to second]; Millan lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: Parker singled to third; Parker was picked off first but was safe on an error by Lolich [Parker to second]; Hebner struck out; Taveras doubled to left [Parker scored]; APODACA REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Medich reached on a fielder's choice [Taveras out at third (second to catcher to third)]; Stennett flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. METS 8TH: Kranepool flied to center; Milner popped to shortstop; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen lined to shortstop; Oliver grounded out (third to first); Stargell walked; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. METS 9TH: Unser popped to pitcher; Grote flied to center; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. |
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