New York Mets 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, July      17, 1977 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  4  2
Mets         2  1  0    0  0  0    6  0  x  -   9  8  4


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .254      Randle 3b             3   2   2   1     1   0   .312
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .327      Millan 2b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .219
Parker rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .330      Henderson lf          3   1   1   5     0   0   .267
Robinson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Stearns 1b,c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .289
Oliver cf,lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .292      Vail rf               1   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Hairston lf           2   1   1   1     1   0   .283        Youngblood rf       3   0   1   0     0   0   .190
  Moreno cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Grote c               2   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Harrelson pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .168
Mendoza ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .209        Lockwood ph,p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Forster p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .220
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Flynn ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .181
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Kranepool ph,1b     1   1   0   0     1   0   .284
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Boisclair ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Valentine ph,ss     1   1   0   0     1   0   .154

Totals               33   3   4   3     2   9             Totals               30   9   8   8     4   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 19,492
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 3
DP: Pirates 2, Mets 2
Errors: Mendoza 2, Randle, Millan, Stearns, Kranepool
Doubles: Stennett (14), Grote (3)
Triples: Millan (1)
Home Runs: Hairston (2), Henderson (5)
Caught Stealing: Youngblood (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Henderson (1)
GIDP: Oliver (7), Robinson (4), Koosman (1), Grote (5)
Hit by Pitch: Grote (2,by Forster)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster L(2-3)          6.1   4   4   3   2   3   0  25   5.07
Gossage                 0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   1.75
Jackson                 0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   5.14
Tekulve                 0     4   3   3   0   0   1   4   3.26
O. Jones                1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.14
Totals                  8     8   9   8   4   3   1  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(7-11)         7     3   3   2   2   9   1  27   3.13
Lockwood                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.54
Totals                  9     4   3   2   2   9   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Forster (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Garner reached on an error by Randle [Garner to
first]; Stennett doubled to right [Garner scored (unearned)];
Parker singled to left [Stennett scored]; Robinson was called
out on strikes; Oliver grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Parker out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle walked; Millan tripled to right [Randle
scored]; Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Millan
scored]; Stearns struck out; Vail grounded out (third to
first); Mike Vail ejected by 1B umpire Ed Montague; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 2ND: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); Hairston
flied out to right; Ott popped to third in foul territory;
Mendoza struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Grote was hit by a pitch; Mazzilli walked [Grote to
second]; Flynn reached on an error by Mendoza [Grote to third,
Mazzilli to second, Flynn to first]; Koosman grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grote scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Mazzilli to third, Flynn out at second];
Randle grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Forster struck out; Garner struck out; Stennett
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Millan flied out to right; Henderson grounded out
(second to first); Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; Robinson grounded out (second to
first); Oliver walked; Hairston walked [Oliver to second]; Ott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Youngblood reached on an error by Mendoza [Youngblood
to first]; Grote grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Youngblood out at second]; Mazzilli flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Mendoza flied out to left; Forster grounded out
(second to first); Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Koosman struck
out; Randle singled to center; Millan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Parker
reached on an error by Stearns [Parker to first]; Robinson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); Stearns
flied out to right; Youngblood singled to third; Youngblood was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Hairston homered; Ott struck out; Mendoza was
called out on strikes; Forster grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Grote doubled to left; HARRELSON RAN FOR GROTE;
Mazzilli grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson to third];
GOSSAGE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN;
Kranepool was walked intentionally; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; JACKSON REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); VALENTINE BATTED
FOR BOISCLAIR; Valentine walked [Kranepool to second]; TEKULVE
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Randle singled to left [Harrelson
scored, Kranepool to third, Valentine to second]; Millan singled
to center [Kranepool scored, Valentine to third, Randle to
second]; Henderson homered [Valentine scored, Randle scored,
Millan scored]; Stearns singled to center; O. JONES REPLACED
TEKULVE (PITCHING); Youngblood flied out to center; LOCKWOOD
BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Lockwood flied out to center; 6 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 9.

PIRATES 8TH: LOCKWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
SS); STEARNS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Garner
singled to third; Stennett flied out to center; Parker reached
on an error by Millan [Garner to second, Parker to first];
Robinson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Parker
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 9.

METS 8TH: OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MORENO REPLACED
HAIRSTON (PLAYING CF); Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher);
Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 9.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Moreno made an out to first; Ott reached on an error by
Kranepool [Ott to second]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 9.