Staked to a four-run lead in the first inning, Mickey Lolich pitched the Mets to a 7-4 victory over the Pirates. The first two runs in the Mets' fast getaway scored on a single by Pepe Mangual, triple by Mike Vail and infield out by John Milner. Joe Torre followed with a single, Jerry Grote doubled and Roy Staiger was passed intentionally to load the bases, setting the stage for two more runs on a single by Leo Foster and walk to Bud Harrelson.

The Mets added their winning margin in the seventh on a walk to Milner, single by Torre, double by Grote, intentional pass to Staiger and double by Foster. Richie Zisk drove in two of the Pirates' runs with a homer and single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    8, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         4  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   7 12  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  2  0  -   4  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .238      Taveras ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .252
  Brown cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .266
Vail rf               5   1   1   1     0   2   .275      Oliver cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .328
Milner lf             3   1   1   1     2   0   .260      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Torre 1b              4   2   3   0     0   0   .313      Zisk lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .286
Grote c               4   2   2   1     1   0   .257      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Staiger 3b            3   0   2   0     2   0   .247      Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Foster 2b             5   0   2   3     0   0   .250      Dyer c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .247
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   1     1   0   .215      Rooker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Lolich p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .146        Moose p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Helms ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .278
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .224

Totals               35   7  12   7     6   4             Totals               34   4   8   4     1   0

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 16,538
Left on Base: Mets 9, Pirates 5
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Taveras
Doubles: Grote 2 (8), Foster (2), Torre (8), Dyer (5)
Triples: Vail (1), Robinson (2)
Home Runs: Zisk (14)
Caught Stealing: Staiger (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (6)
GIDP: Grote (14)
Hit by Pitch: Torre (3,by Moose)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(7-10)          9     8   4   4   1   0   1  36   2.88
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   0   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(9-6)           0.1   5   4   4   1   0   0   7   3.69
Moose                   4.2   1   0   0   2   2   0  16   2.74
Giusti                  2     4   3   3   2   1   0  11   4.69
Hernandez               2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.73
Totals                  9    12   7   7   6   4   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Moose (3)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (10)

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


METS 1ST: Mangual singled to center; Vail tripled to right
[Mangual scored]; Milner grounded out (second to first) [Vail
scored]; Torre singled to center; Grote doubled to left [Torre
to third]; Staiger was walked intentionally; Foster singled to
left [Torre scored, Grote to third, Staiger to second]; MOOSE
REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Harrelson walked [Grote scored,
Staiger to third, Foster to second]; Lolich struck out [Staiger
out at home (catcher unassisted)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Stennett grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Taveras to second]; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Taveras to third]; Robertson flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail was
called out on strikes; Milner walked; Torre flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk popped to second; Parker flied to right;
Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Staiger
singled to center; Foster flied to left; Staiger was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer flied to center; Moose grounded out (shortstop
to first); Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Harrelson reached on an error by Taveras; Lolich out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrelson to second];
Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrelson to third];
Vail lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett flied to right; Oliver lined to left;
Robertson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Milner popped to second; Torre was hit by a pitch;
Grote grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Torre out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Parker flied to
left; Robinson tripled to center; Dyer doubled to left [Robinson
scored]; HELMS BATTED FOR MOOSE; Helms singled to left [Dyer to
third]; Taveras flied to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4,
Pirates 1.

METS 6TH: GIUSTI REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Staiger singled to
center; Foster forced Staiger (shortstop to second); Harrelson
flied to left; Lolich lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett popped to second; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Robertson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 1.

METS 7TH: Mangual was called out on strikes; Vail flied to
center; Milner walked; Torre singled to center [Milner to
second]; Grote doubled to left [Milner scored, Torre to third];
Staiger was walked intentionally; Foster doubled to left [Torre
scored, Grote scored, Staiger out at home (left to third to
catcher)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: BROWN REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING CF); Zisk homered;
Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson lined to third;
Dyer singled to center; HEBNER BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Hebner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7,
Pirates 2.

METS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Harrelson
grounded out (third to first); Lolich flied to center; Brown
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras walked; Stennett singled to right [Taveras
to third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Taveras
scored]; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Stennett to second];
Robertson flied to center; Zisk singled to left [Stennett
scored]; Parker popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7,
Pirates 4.

METS 9TH: Vail struck out; Milner singled to right; Torre
doubled to left [Milner to third]; Grote was walked
intentionally; Staiger popped to shortstop; Foster flied to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Dyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Kirkpatrick flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 7, Pirates 4.