Although Willie Stargell smashed a grand-slam homer for the Pirates, the Mets were able to gain a 7-4 victory with a 17-hit attack that included four for Bud Harrelson and three each for Joe Torre and Roy Staiger. The Mets scored four runs in the fourth inning, two counting on a double by Leo Foster, and built up a 6-0 lead before Willie Stargell hit his homer off Jon Matlack in the sixth following infield singles by Mario Mendoza and Rennie Stennett and a walk to Dave Parker. Staiger wrapped up the Mets' scoring with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Thursday, August    5, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    4  1  0    1  0  0  -   7 17  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual cf            6   1   1   0     0   3   .243      Stennett 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .268
Foster 2b             4   1   1   2     1   1   .286      Helms 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .268
Vail rf               4   0   2   0     1   1   .268      Parker rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .298
Torre 1b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .302      Stargell 1b           4   1   1   4     0   3   .250
Milner lf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Grote c               5   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Robinson cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .319
Staiger 3b            5   2   3   1     0   1   .242      Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .224
Harrelson ss          4   1   4   0     1   0   .219      Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .177
Matlack p             3   1   2   1     0   0   .183      Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .417        Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      1   1   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .332
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  17   6     4   6             Totals               32   4   6   4     2   9

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  7,836
Left on Base: Mets 12, Pirates 3
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 3
Errors: Reuss
Doubles: Foster (1)
Home Runs: Staiger (2), Stargell (14)
Stolen Bases: Mangual (21), Stennett (13)
Caught Stealing: Lockwood (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (4), Lockwood (2)
GIDP: Matlack (2), Grote (13)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(11-6)         7     6   4   4   2   5   1  28   2.82
Lockwood SV(11)         2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   2.77
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2   9   1  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(10-6)           3.2   9   5   5   1   4   0  21   4.39
Moose                   2.1   5   1   1   2   1   0  12   2.97
Tekulve                 1     1   1   1   1   0   1   5   2.86
Giusti                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.23
Totals                  9    17   7   7   4   6   1  46

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Mangual singled to left; Foster struck out; Vail
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mangual to second]; Mangual
stole third; Torre singled to pitcher [Mangual scored]; Milner
forced Torre (first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms
singled to center; Parker forced Helms (first to shortstop);
Parker was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Staiger
struck out; Harrelson singled to left; Matlack singled to center
[Harrelson to second]; Mangual was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Zisk grounded out (third to
first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Vail singled
to pitcher [Vail to second (error by Reuss)]; Torre flied to
left; Milner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
grounded out (third to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Staiger
singled to center; Harrelson singled to center [Staiger to
second]; Matlack singled to center [Staiger scored, Harrelson to
third]; Mangual struck out; Foster doubled to right [Harrelson
scored, Matlack scored]; Vail walked; MOOSE REPLACED REUSS
(PITCHING); Torre singled to center [Foster scored, Vail to
third]; Milner lined to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett popped to first; Helms walked; Parker
forced Helms (second to shortstop); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Grote singled to right; Staiger singled to left [Grote
to second]; Harrelson singled to left [Grote to third, Staiger
to second]; Matlack grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Grote scored (no RBI), Staiger to third,
Harrelson out at second]; Mangual grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
struck out; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: Foster walked; Vail struck out; Torre singled to right
[Foster to second]; Milner walked [Foster to third, Torre to
second]; Grote grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: On a bunt Mendoza singled to second; KIRKPATRICK
BATTED FOR MOOSE; Kirkpatrick forced Mendoza (second to
shortstop); Stennett singled to third [Kirkpatrick to second];
Helms popped to second; Parker walked [Kirkpatrick to third,
Stennett to second]; Stargell homered [Kirkpatrick scored,
Stennett scored, Parker scored]; Zisk grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 4.

METS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Staiger
homered; Harrelson walked; Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Harrelson to second]; Mangual flied to left
[Harrelson to third]; Foster grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Dyer
singled to left; Mendoza struck out; OLIVER BATTED FOR TEKULVE;
Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 7, Pirates 4.

METS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Vail singled to
center; Torre flied to right; Milner popped to catcher in foul
territory; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett singled to left; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Stennett stole second; Helms struck out; Parker
grounded out (third to first); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 4.

METS 9TH: Staiger grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
singled to left; Lockwood reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Harrelson to second]; Mangual struck out while
Lockwood was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Zisk lined to right; Robinson struck out; Dyer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 4.