A loser of five previous decisions, Jerry Reuss gained his first victory of the season, with relief help from Terry Forster, when the Pirates defeated the Mets, 5-2. The Pirates beat Jon Matlack, who had gone into the game with two straight shutouts to his credit. Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 2Game Played on Tuesday, May 24, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumMets 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Pirates 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .215 Moreno cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Randle 2b,cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .368 Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Vail rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .327 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .371 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .222 Oliver lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .311 Torre 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .184 Robinson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Stearns c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Stennett 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .290 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garner 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .221 Millan ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Dyer c 2 0 1 0 2 1 .325 Staiger 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .218 Reuss p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .211 Harrelson ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 .136 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Matlack p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .105 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Baldwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grote ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Hodges ph,c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .318 Totals 33 2 8 2 3 11 Totals 32 5 10 5 3 4 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 9,309 Left on Base: Mets 7, Pirates 6 DP: Mets 2, Pirates 0 Doubles: Matlack (1), Vail (2), Stennett (7) Home Runs: Oliver (5) Stolen Bases: Randle (6), Parker (6), Stennett 2 (12) Caught Stealing: Stearns (4) GIDP: Reuss (1), Taveras (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(3-5) 3.1 8 4 4 2 0 0 19 3.82 Baldwin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Myrick 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 3.63 Apodaca 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.48 Totals 8 10 5 5 3 4 1 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss W(1-5) 6.1 7 2 2 2 6 0 26 5.17 Tekulve 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.63 Forster SV(1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 5 0 9 3.79 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 11 0 36 Wild Pitches: Myrick (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Randle grounded out (third to first); Vail struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Taveras lined to shortstop; Parker singled to left; Parker stole second; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 2ND: Kingman was called out on strikes; Torre flied out to right; Stearns singled to left; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Robinson singled to left; Stennett doubled to left [Robinson scored]; Garner flied out to center; Dyer singled to third [Stennett to third]; Reuss grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dyer out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 3RD: Staiger grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Matlack doubled to center; Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 4TH: Randle flied out to center; Vail doubled to left; Kingman struck out; Torre singled to center [Vail scored, Torre out at second (center to first to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to left; Robinson grounded out (third to first) [Oliver to second]; Stennett walked; Garner singled to center [Oliver scored, Stennett to second]; Stennett stole third; Dyer walked [Garner to second]; Reuss singled to second [Stennett scored, Garner to third, Dyer to second]; Moreno singled to center [Garner scored, Dyer to third, Reuss to second]; BALDWIN REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Taveras grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Dyer out at home]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4. METS 5TH: Stearns struck out; Staiger flied out to right; Harrelson singled to center; GROTE BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Grote lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: GROTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MYRICK REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); Parker made an out to shortstop; Oliver homered; Robinson made an out to first; Stennett flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5. METS 6TH: MENDOZA REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Mazzilli made an out to second; Randle walked; Randle stole second; Vail singled to shortstop [Randle to third]; Kingman struck out; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 6TH: Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); Dyer walked; Dyer was picked off first (pitcher to first); Reuss struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5. METS 7TH: MILLAN BATTED FOR MYRICK; Millan flied out to center; Staiger singled to right; Harrelson walked [Staiger to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); HODGES BATTED FOR GROTE; Hodges singled to center [Staiger scored, Harrelson to third]; FORSTER REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Mazzilli struck out; Randle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: HODGES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); APODACA REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Parker struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5. METS 8TH: Vail struck out; Kingman struck out; Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 8TH: Robinson flied out to center; Stennett singled to right; Stennett stole second; Garner popped to catcher in foul territory; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5. METS 9TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Staiger struck out; Harrelson walked; Hodges grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5. |
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