The slugging sensation of the the early season, Dave Kingman smashed his fifth homer among the Mets' 21 hits in a 17-1 walloping of the Pirates. Kingman's clout came with two men on base. Ed Kranepool also drove in three runs with a homer and single as the Mets put a stop to the Pirates' five-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 17, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         5  0  0    0  2  0    5  2  3  -  17 21  0
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  5


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            6   2   3   2     0   0   .219      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .308
Unser cf              6   0   2   1     0   1   .313      Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .400
Milner lf             5   3   3   0     1   1   .464      Oliver cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .480
Kranepool 1b          6   4   2   3     0   0   .214      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .200
Kingman rf            6   2   2   3     0   2   .235      Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Hodges c              5   2   3   2     1   0   .667      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .318
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   2     0   0   .250      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
  Phillips ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Millan 2b             5   2   3   2     0   0   .267      Kison p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Koosman p             4   1   2   2     0   1   .500        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48  17  21  17     2   5             Totals               35   1   9   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 13,082
Left on Base: Mets 7, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Stennett, Robertson, Zisk, Parker 2
Doubles: Millan 2 (4), Garrett 2 (2), Kingman (2), Koosman (1), Parker (1), Oliver (1), Zisk (4)
Home Runs: Kingman (5), Kranepool (1)
Caught Stealing: Unser (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (1)
GIDP: Zisk (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(1-0)          9     9   1   1   0   4   0  35   0.93
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   4   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(1-1)            0.2   5   5   5   1   2   0   8  12.71
Tekulve                 2.1   3   0   0   0   3   0   8   0.00
Demery                  2     2   2   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Giusti                  4    11  10   7   1   0   2  26  18.00
Totals                  9    21  17  12   2   5   2  51

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Garrett singled to right; Unser struck out; Milner
singled to right [Garrett to second]; Kranepool singled to
center [Garrett scored, Milner to second]; Kingman struck out;
Hodges walked [Milner to third, Kranepool to second]; Harrelson
singled to center [Milner scored, Kranepool scored, Hodges to
second]; Millan doubled to left [Hodges scored, Harrelson
scored, Millan to third (error by Zisk)]; TEKULVE REPLACED KISON
(PITCHING); Koosman struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out; Sanguillen flied out to
center; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Garrett doubled to center; Unser singled to center
[Garrett out at home (center to catcher)]; Milner struck out
while Unser was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (second to first); Parker doubled to center; Hebner
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Kingman
struck out; Hodges singled to center; Harrelson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); HELMS
BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Helms flied out to center; Stennett struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: DEMERY REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Millan grounded out
(second to first); Koosman made an out to shortstop; Garrett
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Oliver singled to
center [Sanguillen to third]; Robertson singled to left
[Sanguillen scored, Oliver to second]; Zisk grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Oliver to third,
Robertson out at second]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 1.

METS 5TH: Unser flied out to center; Milner grounded out (second
to first); Kranepool reached on an error by Parker; Kingman
doubled to left [Kranepool to third]; Hodges singled to center
[Kranepool scored (unearned), Kingman scored (unearned)];
Harrelson flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (second to first); DYER BATTED FOR DEMERY; Dyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
7, Pirates 1.

METS 6TH: GIUSTI REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Millan singled to
center; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Millan to second]; Garrett flied out to right [Millan to
third]; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett flied out to right; Sanguillen popped to
catcher in foul territory; Oliver doubled to left; Robertson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.

METS 7TH: Milner singled to right [Milner to second (error by
Parker)]; Kranepool reached on an error by Stennett [Milner to
third]; Kingman homered [Milner scored, Kranepool scored
(unearned)]; Hodges singled to right; Harrelson made an out to
shortstop; Millan reached on an error by Robertson [Hodges to
second]; Koosman singled to left [Hodges scored (unearned),
Millan to third]; Garrett forced Koosman (second to shortstop)
[Millan scored (unearned)]; Unser grounded out (second to
first); 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 12, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk made an out to second; Parker struck out;
Hebner singled to right; Taveras singled to left [Hebner to
second]; Giusti forced Hebner (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 12, Pirates 1.

METS 8TH: Milner singled to right; Kranepool homered [Milner
scored]; Kingman grounded out (third to first); Hodges flied out
to center; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Phillips flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 14, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Stennett
lined to right; Sanguillen lined to right; Oliver singled to
shortstop; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 14,
Pirates 1.

METS 9TH: Millan doubled to left; Koosman doubled to left
[Millan scored]; Garrett doubled to right [Koosman scored];
Unser singled to left [Garrett scored]; Milner walked [Unser to
second]; Kranepool flied out to right; Kingman popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hodges grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 17, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Zisk doubled to left; Parker popped to third in
foul territory; Hebner lined to shortstop; Taveras grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 17, Pirates 1.