Al Oliver's fourth hit of the game drove in Omar Moreno with two out in the ninth inning and provided the Pirates with a 6-5 victory over the Mets. Moreno led off the stanza with a triple off Ray Sadecki, who retired the next two batters before Oliver rapped a single. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Saturday, April     23, 1977 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  2    2  0  1  -   6 10  0
Mets         1  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  6  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .220      Mazzilli cf           2   3   1   1     2   1   .220
Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .353      Phillips 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .190
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boisclair lf          4   0   1   3     0   0   .360
  Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Parker rf             3   2   1   0     2   0   .389      Kranepool rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Oliver lf             5   1   4   2     0   0   .250        Millan pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Robinson 1b           4   0   0   1     0   2   .306      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Stennett 2b           3   0   0   1     0   1   .265      Staiger 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .184
Garner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .229      Harrelson ss          1   1   0   0     1   1   .118
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .189        Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Kison p               4   1   1   1     0   1   .167        Foster ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Torre ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .308
                                                          Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               35   6  10   5     4   5             Totals               32   5   6   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  9,040
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Mets 4
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 0
Errors: Stearns, Staiger
Doubles: Oliver (2), Ott (1), Mazzilli (1), Boisclair (3)
Triples: Moreno (1)
Home Runs: Kison (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (5), Parker (2), Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (2), Espinosa (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stennett (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   7.2   4   5   5   3   5   0  30   3.49
Gossage W(2-0)          1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.50
Totals                  9     6   5   5   3   7   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                6.2   8   5   5   3   2   1  31   2.79
Apodaca                 1.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   5   5.40
Sadecki L(0-1)          1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   6.00
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   5   1  41

Wild Pitches: Kison (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


PIRATES 1ST: Mets Manager Joe Frazier ejected by HP umpire
Bill Williams sometime in game; Moreno grounded out (third
to first); Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets
0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Phillips grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Kison threw a wild
pitch [Mazzilli to third]; Boisclair grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Mazzilli scored]; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver doubled to left; Robinson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Oliver to third]; Stennett grounded out
(pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Stearns
flied out to left; Staiger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras was called out on strikes; Kison homered;
Moreno walked; Ott doubled to left [Moreno to third]; Parker was
walked intentionally; Oliver popped to third in foul territory;
Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Harrelson walked; Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Harrelson to second]; Mazzilli doubled to
left [Harrelson scored]; Phillips singled to right [Mazzilli
scored]; Boisclair flied out to right; Kingman flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett flied out to right; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Kranepool flied out to center; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staiger grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Kison grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Ott grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Harrelson struck out; Espinosa grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to left; On a bunt Oliver singled to
third [Parker to third (error by Staiger), Oliver to second];
Robinson grounded out (second to first) [Parker scored, Oliver
to third]; Stennett hit a sacrifice fly to left [Oliver scored];
Garner singled to left; Taveras grounded out (catcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Phillips flied out to center; Boisclair flied out to
left; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

PIRATES 7TH: On a bunt Kison made an out to catcher; Moreno
singled to center; Moreno stole second; Ott popped to second;
Parker was walked intentionally; Oliver singled to right [Moreno
scored, Parker to second]; APODACA REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING);
Parker stole third and Oliver stole second [Oliver to third
(error by Stearns), Parker scored]; Robinson struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Kranepool flied out to center; Stearns lined to left;
Staiger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett was called out on strikes; Garner walked;
Taveras popped to shortstop; Kison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: HODGES BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Hodges popped to third in
foul territory; VAIL BATTED FOR APODACA; Vail struck out;
Mazzilli walked; Phillips singled to right [Mazzilli to second];
Boisclair doubled to center [Mazzilli scored, Phillips scored];
GOSSAGE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 5.

PIRATES 9TH: FOSTER REPLACED HODGES (PLAYING SS); SADECKI
REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Moreno tripled to right; HELMS BATTED
FOR OTT; Helms popped to second; Parker grounded out (first to
second) [Moreno stayed at third]; Oliver singled to left [Moreno
scored]; Robinson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Mets 5.

METS 9TH: DYER REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING C ); Kranepool singled to
center; MILLAN RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Stearns forced Millan (right
to shortstop); Staiger singled to center [Stearns to second];
TORRE BATTED FOR FOSTER; Torre struck out; GROTE BATTED FOR
SADECKI; Grote forced Stearns (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 5.