New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (Game 2)
Game Played on Friday, July      15, 1977 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  1
Mets         0  0  3    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   6 12  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garner 3b,ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Randle 3b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .308
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .330      Millan 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .216
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .335      Henderson lf          4   1   2   1     0   1   .250
Oliver cf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .295        Boisclair pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Robinson lf,3b        3   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Vail rf               4   2   4   1     0   0   .329
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Stearns c             3   0   1   1     1   1   .293
  Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Fregosi 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Valentine 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .160
Dyer c                3   1   0   0     0   1   .276      Flynn ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Mendoza ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Espinosa p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .103
  Moreno ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Gonzalez 3b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .286

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   7             Totals               34   6  12   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 20,219
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Mets 7
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 1
Errors: Demery, Millan, Vail
Doubles: Parker (28)
Home Runs: Millan (1), Vail (6)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (15), Randle (13)
GIDP: Robinson (3), Valentine (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(4-10)           2.2   8   3   3   1   0   1  16   4.18
O. Jones                2.1   2   1   1   0   2   1   8   5.28
Demery                  1     2   2   1   2   0   0   8   5.73
Jackson                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.93
Totals                  8    12   6   5   3   3   2  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(5-7)         9     4   1   0   1   7   0  32   3.79
Totals                  9     4   1   0   1   7   0  32

Wild Pitches: Reuss (5), Demery (4), Espinosa (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


PIRATES 1ST: Garner grounded out (second to first); Stennett
struck out; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Millan singled
to right; Henderson forced Millan (third to second); Vail
singled to right [Henderson out at third (right to third)]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to left; Robinson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at
second]; Fregosi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns popped to first; Mazzilli singled to pitcher;
Valentine walked [Mazzilli to second]; Flynn flied out to center
[Mazzilli to third]; Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

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

METS 3RD: Randle flied out to left; Millan homered; Henderson
singled to center; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Henderson to
second]; Vail singled to third [Henderson to third]; Stearns
singled to left [Henderson scored, Vail to second]; Mazzilli
forced Stearns (third to second) [Vail to third]; Valentine
singled to left [Vail scored, Mazzilli to second]; O. JONES
REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Flynn forced Valentine (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner popped to center; Stennett singled to
second; Stennett was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Parker lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
singled to left; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver flied out to left; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fregosi walked; Dyer flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Henderson was called out on strikes; Vail homered;
Stearns struck out; Mazzilli made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 4.

PIRATES 6TH: MORENO BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Moreno was called out on
strikes; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR O. JONES; Hairston grounded out
(second to first); Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); OLIVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DEMERY REPLACED HAIRSTON
(PITCHING); Valentine flied out to center; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett reached on an error by Millan [Stennett to
first]; Espinosa threw a wild pitch [Stennett to second]; Parker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (second to
first) [Stennett to third]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: Randle walked; Demery threw a wild pitch [Randle to
second]; Millan reached on an error by Demery [Randle scored (no
RBI), Millan to second]; Henderson singled to right [Millan
scored (unearned)]; BOISCLAIR RAN FOR HENDERSON; Vail singled to
left [Boisclair to second]; Stearns walked [Boisclair to third,
Vail to second]; JACKSON REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); GONZALEZ
REPLACED DEMERY (PLAYING 3B); Mazzilli struck out; Valentine
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Stearns
out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 6.

PIRATES 8TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Fregosi
flied out to center; Dyer reached on an error by Vail [Dyer to
third]; Moreno popped to left; Gonzalez singled to center [Dyer
scored (unearned)]; Garner forced Gonzalez (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Espinosa
flied out to center; Randle grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett flied out to left; Parker doubled to left;
Oliver popped to first; OTT BATTED FOR JACKSON; Ott flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 6.