With no chance for a play at the plate, the Mets had to settle for a double play in the 10th inning while Rennie Stennett scored the run that gave the Pirates a 2-1 victory. The Pirates counted initially on singles by Al Oliver and Bill Robinson and an infield out by Dave Parker in the fourth. The Mets, who had been held scoreless for 24 innings, broke their drouth in the ninth when Joe Torre was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

However in the 10th, Stennett led off with a single and raced to third on a single by Oliver. Robinson then grounded into a double play, started by Bud Harrelson, as Stennett crossed the plate with the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      29, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2 10  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   1 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mendoza ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Brown cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Stennett 2b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .261        Kranepool ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Oliver cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .343        Mangual pr,cf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .253
Robinson lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Boisclair rf          4   0   3   0     0   1   .290
Parker rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .296      Milner lf             2   0   0   0     3   2   .261
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Torre 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .280
  Taveras pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Grote c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .247
  Kirkpatrick 1b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Hodges c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Dyer c                0   0   0   0     1   0   .230      Staiger 3b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .226
  Sanguillen c        2   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Rooker p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .212
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .162
  Moose p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .375        Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .455

Totals               38   2  10   1     2   4             Totals               37   1  10   1     5   7

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 12,588
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Mets 13
DP: Pirates 2, Mets 1
Doubles: Stennett (20), Robertson (2), Harrelson (9)
Triples: Staiger (1)
Stolen Bases: Parker (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (4), Boisclair (4)
GIDP: Robinson (13), Torre (14), Millan (10)
Hit by Pitch: Torre (2,by Moose)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  6     7   0   0   3   5   0  27   3.60
Hernandez               1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.25
Moose                   1.2   3   1   1   1   1   0   9   3.08
Tekulve W(2-1)          1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.05
Totals                 10    10   1   1   5   7   0  44

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  9     8   1   1   2   3   0  37   2.59
Lockwood L(6-5)         1     2   1   1   0   1   0   4   2.41
Totals                 10    10   2   2   2   4   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Moose (2)
Wild Pitches: Hernandez (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol


PIRATES 1ST: Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Stennett
flied out to center; Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Boisclair singled to pitcher; Milner struck out; Torre popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson flied out to right; Parker singled to
center; Robertson flied out to center; Hebner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Grote grounded out (third to first); Staiger tripled
to center; Millan made an out to second; Harrelson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer walked; Rooker out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Dyer to second]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stennett grounded out (third to first); 16 minute
rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Lolich singled to center; Brown singled to left
[Lolich to second]; Boisclair out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Lolich to third, Brown to second]; Milner walked; Torre
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Milner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Robinson singled to left
[Oliver to third, Robinson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Parker
grounded out (second to first) [Oliver scored, Robinson to
third]; Robertson grounded out (third to first); Hebner flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: SANGUILLEN REPLACED DYER (PLAYING C ); Grote
walked; Duffy Dyer left some time in 4th after getting
bruised right elbow blocking a pitch by Jim Rooker; Staiger
was called out on strikes; Millan singled to center [Grote to
second]; Harrelson made an out to second; Lolich grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rooker singled to right; Mendoza struck out; Stennett singled to
third [Rooker to second]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Brown flied out to center; Boisclair singled to left;
Milner was called out on strikes; Torre flied out to center;
24 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets
0.

PIRATES 6TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
singled to right; Robertson flied out to left; Parker stole
second; Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Grote walked; Staiger flied out to right; Millan flied
out to center; Harrelson doubled to left [Grote to third];
Lolich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Rooker
grounded out (third to first); Mendoza flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Brown popped to
catcher in foul territory; Boisclair struck out; Milner walked;
Hernandez threw a wild pitch [Milner to second]; Torre flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett doubled to left; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Stennett to third]; Robinson struck out;
Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: MOOSE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Grote flied out
to right; Staiger singled to left; Millan grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Staiger out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson doubled to left; TAVERAS RAN FOR
ROBERTSON; Hebner reached on a fielder's choice [Taveras out at
third (first to third to shortstop to catcher), Hebner to
second]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally; Moose forced
Sanguillen (shortstop to second) [Hebner to third]; Mendoza
forced Moose (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING 1B); Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR LOLICH;
Phillips was called out on strikes; Mike Phillips ejected by
HP umpire Bob Engel; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR BROWN; Kranepool
singled to center; MANGUAL RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Boisclair singled
to left [Mangual to second]; Milner walked [Mangual to third,
Boisclair to second]; Torre was hit by a pitch [Mangual scored,
Boisclair to third, Milner to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED MOOSE
(PITCHING); DWYER BATTED FOR GROTE; Dwyer flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 10TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HODGES
REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING C ); LOCKWOOD REPLACED PHILLIPS
(PITCHING); Stennett singled to center; Oliver singled to right
[Stennett to third]; Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stennett scored, Oliver out at
second]; Parker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 1.

METS 10TH: Staiger made an out to second; Millan grounded out
(second to first); Harrelson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.