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.

A double by Rennie Stennett in the second inning snapped Matlack's scoreless streak. The Pirates then chased Matlack with three runs in the fourth on a single by Al Oliver, pass to Stennett and singles by Phil Garner, Reuss and Omar Moreno. Oliver added a run with a homer off Bob Myrick in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       24, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         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.