Steve Henderson, who was the Mets' key acquisition in the trade of Tom Seaver to the Reds, drove in three runs, including a pair with a homer in the seventh inning, to play a major role in a 5-3 victory over the Pirates. Willie Stargell accounted for the Pirates' first two runs with a homer in the fourth inning. The Mets got one back with a circuit clout by Ed Kranepool in their half and tied the score when Henderson doubled to drive in Lenny Randle in the fifth.

The Pirates regained the lead in the sixth on a double by Dave Parker, an infield out and sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson. Randle singled in the seventh and was forced by Felix Millan before Henderson came up and tagged Rich Gossage for his homer. The Mets added an insurance run on an error by Stargell in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      16, 1977 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
Mets         0  0  0    1  1  0    2  1  x  -   5  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Randle 3b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .308
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Millan 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .218
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .334      Henderson lf          4   1   3   3     0   1   .274
Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Vail rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .321
Robinson lf           3   0   0   1     0   1   .312      Kranepool 1b          3   1   2   1     1   0   .287
Stargell 1b           3   1   1   2     1   2   .274        Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .168
Stennett 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .328        Valentine 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Stearns c             3   1   0   0     1   1   .289
Kison p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .221
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Flynn ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .180
                                                          Swan p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .148
                                                            Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
                                                            Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               30   3   5   3     2   4             Totals               31   5   9   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 24,445
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Mets 6
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 0
Errors: Stargell
Doubles: Garner (22), Parker (29), Mazzilli (11), Henderson (4)
Home Runs: Stargell (13), Kranepool (10), Henderson (4)
Stolen Bases: Randle (16)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (16), Harrelson (3), Mazzilli (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (3,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   6.1   8   3   3   1   5   1  28   4.83
Gossage L(8-6)          1.2   1   2   1   2   1   1   7   1.68
Totals                  8     9   5   4   3   6   2  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(5-6)             7     5   3   3   2   3   1  27   3.95
Apodaca SV(2)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.91
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   4   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Kison (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Garner popped to right; Ott lined to pitcher;
Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan singled
to second; Henderson singled to center [Millan to second]; Vail
popped to shortstop; Millan was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Robinson
struck out; Stargell walked; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool flied out to left; Stearns flied out to
right; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mendoza popped to catcher in foul territory; Kison
grounded out (third to first); Garner doubled to center; Ott
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Swan singled to
center; Randle was called out on strikes; Millan was hit by a
pitch [Swan to second]; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to right; Robinson grounded out (second to first)
[Oliver to second]; Stargell homered [Oliver scored]; Stennett
walked; Stennett was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Vail flied out to center; Kranepool homered; Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli doubled to center;
Flynn flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Mendoza flied out to center; Kison struck out;
Garner singled to left; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Swan flied out to right; Randle walked; Randle stole
second; Millan flied out to center; Henderson doubled to right
[Randle scored]; Vail struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker doubled to left; Oliver grounded out (second
to first) [Parker to third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Parker scored]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Kranepool singled to right; Stearns was called out on
strikes; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted) [Kranepool to
second]; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Mets 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to center; Mendoza flied out to
right; Kison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: HODGES BATTED FOR SWAN; Hodges grounded out (shortstop
to first); Randle singled to right; GOSSAGE REPLACED KISON
(PITCHING); Millan forced Randle (second to shortstop);
Henderson homered [Millan scored]; Vail struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 4.

PIRATES 8TH: APODACA REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Garner grounded
out (second to first); Ott grounded out (pitcher to first);
Parker lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Kranepool walked; HARRELSON RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Stearns
walked [Harrelson to second]; Harrelson was caught stealing
third (catcher to third) [Stearns to second]; Mazzilli reached
on an error by Stargell [Stearns scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Mazzilli to first]; Flynn flied out to right; Mazzilli was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 5.

PIRATES 9TH: VALENTINE REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING 1B); Oliver
flied out to left; Robinson flied to left in foul territory;
Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 5.