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The Mets blasted Jerry Reuss and the Pirates, 13-2, in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Pirates bounced back to win the second game, 2-1, on the five-hit pitching of Doc Medich. Mike Phillips and Wayne Garrett each drove in three runs to support Jon Matlack's five-hitter in the opener. New York Mets 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Monday, May 31, 1976 (Day game) at Shea StadiumPirates 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 1
Mets 0 2 0 6 5 0 0 0 x - 13 14 0
Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .244 Brown cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Unser ph,cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .231
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .317 Garrett 2b 4 1 2 3 1 0 .229
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Milner lf 5 0 1 2 0 2 .340
Zisk lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .315 Kingman rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .255
Robinson rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .354 Ayala pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
Helms 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .318 Boisclair rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Torre 1b 4 3 2 0 1 0 .320
Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Grote c 3 2 2 1 2 0 .297
Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Staiger 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .200
Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Phillips ss 3 2 2 3 0 1 .231
Matlack p 3 2 1 1 1 2 .160
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 7 Totals 37 13 14 13 5 7
Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Mets 6
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 0
Errors: Helms
Doubles: Staiger (2), Milner (6), Torre (4)
Triples: Helms (1)
Home Runs: Zisk (5)
Caught Stealing: Garrett (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (1)
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Reuss L(5-4) 3.1 6 7 4 2 2 0 18 4.09
Tekulve 0.2 5 5 5 1 1 0 8 5.00
Hernandez 4 3 1 1 2 4 0 17 4.41
Totals 8 14 13 9* 5 7 0 43
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Matlack W(5-1) 9 5 2 2 1 7 1 33 2.83
Totals 9 5 2 2 1 7 1 33
Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel
PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
METS 1ST: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
walked; Milner struck out while Garrett was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0,
Mets 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Zisk struck out; Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
METS 2ND: Kingman singled to left; Torre singled to right
[Kingman to second]; Grote singled to left [Kingman scored,
Torre to second]; Staiger forced Grote (third to second) [Torre
to third]; Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to center [Torre scored,
Staiger to second]; Matlack was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
PIRATES 3RD: Helms tripled to right; Taveras struck out; Reuss
struck out; Stennett singled to right [Helms scored]; Sanguillen
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2.
METS 3RD: Brown grounded out (third to first); Garrett made an
out to shortstop; Milner made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2.
PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
made an out to shortstop; Zisk made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2.
METS 4TH: Kingman flied out to center; Torre reached on an error
by Helms; Grote walked [Torre to second]; Staiger doubled to
center [Torre scored (unearned), Grote scored]; Phillips singled
to right [Staiger scored, Phillips to second (on throw to
home)]; Matlack singled to left [Phillips to third]; TEKULVE
REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); UNSER BATTED FOR BROWN; Unser struck
out; Garrett singled to right [Phillips scored (unearned),
Matlack to third]; Milner doubled to center [Matlack scored
(unearned), Garrett scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher)]; Kingman grounded out (second to first); 6 R (3 ER), 5
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 8.
PIRATES 5TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Robinson made an
out to second; Helms singled to second; Taveras forced Helms
(shortstop to second); Tekulve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 8.
METS 5TH: Torre doubled to left; Grote walked; Staiger singled
to pitcher [Torre to third, Grote to second]; Phillips singled
to center [Torre scored, Grote to third, Staiger to second];
HERNANDEZ REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Matlack walked [Grote
scored, Staiger to third, Phillips to second]; Unser popped to
third in foul territory; Garrett singled to center [Staiger
scored, Phillips scored, Matlack to second]; Milner struck out;
Kingman singled to center [Matlack scored, Garrett to second];
AYALA RAN FOR KINGMAN; Torre forced Ayala (third to second); 5
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 13.
PIRATES 6TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stennett made an
out to second; Benny Ayala collided with Wayne Garrett and
suffered small laceration over right eye; BOISCLAIR REPLACED
AYALA (PLAYING RF); Sanguillen grounded out (third to first);
Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1,
Mets 13.
METS 6TH: Grote flied out to right; Staiger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Phillips was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 13.
PIRATES 7TH: Stargell popped to second in foul territory; Zisk
homered; Robinson walked; Helms flied out to right; Taveras
grounded out (catcher unassisted); Frank Taveras ran into his
own batted ball; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 13.
METS 7TH: Matlack struck out; Unser struck out; Garrett made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 13.
PIRATES 8TH: Hernandez popped to first in foul territory;
Stennett flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 13.
METS 8TH: Milner flied out to right; Boisclair popped to third
in foul territory; Torre walked; Grote singled to right [Torre
to second]; Staiger made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 13.
PIRATES 9TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
singled to third; Zisk forced Stargell (third to second);
Robinson lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets
13.
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