Phil Garner hit a two-run homer and John Candelaria helped himself with a triple and fielder's choice grounder, accounting for two RBIs, as the Pirates defeated the Mets, 6-3, to complete a sweep of the five-game series. A single by Mario Mendoza, Candelaria's triple, a double by Omar Moreno and Garner's homer produced four runs in the third inning.

The Pirates added their other pair in the fourth. Fernando Gonzalez walked, Duffy Dyer singled and both advanced on a sacrifice by Mendoza. When Candelaria hit a high chopper to second, Gonzalez beat the throw home. Dyer took third on the play and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Moreno. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    14, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  8  2
Pirates      0  0  4    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Moreno cf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .244
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Garner 3b             4   1   1   2     0   2   .248
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   1     0   0   .275      Parker rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .348
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Hairston pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .314      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .338
Vail rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Tolan 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Stearns 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Gonzalez lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .268
Grote c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .266      Dyer c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Youngblood 3b,2b      3   1   2   1     0   0   .270      Mendoza ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .166      Candelaria p          3   1   1   2     0   0   .204
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randle ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .304

Totals               32   3   8   2     2   4             Totals               32   6   7   6     1   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 17,945
Left on Base: Mets 5, Pirates 6
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Stearns, Harrelson, Mendoza
Doubles: Stearns (21), Moreno (15)
Triples: Candelaria (2)
Home Runs: Garner (15)
Stolen Bases: Parker (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (1), Moreno (2)
GIDP: Stearns 2 (12)
Hit by Pitch: Stennett (2,by Baldwin)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(6-9)         3.1   6   6   6   1   2   1  18   4.03
Siebert                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.32
Baldwin                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   9   5.09
Apodaca                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.19
Totals                  8     7   6   6   1   4   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(12-4)      7.1   6   2   2   2   4   0  28   2.72
Tekulve SV(4)           1.2   2   1   0   0   0   0   7   3.42
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   4   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Baldwin (3)
Wild Pitches: Tekulve (2)
Balks: Candelaria (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel


METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Flynn flied out to right;
Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno lined to pitcher; Garner struck out; Parker
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Vail grounded out (third to first); Stearns doubled to
right; Grote singled to second [Stearns to third]; Youngblood
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stearns scored, Grote to second (on
throw to home)]; Harrelson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Tolan
flied out to center; Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Espinosa made an out to second; Mazzilli flied out to
left; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer popped to second; Mendoza singled to center;
Candelaria tripled to center [Mendoza scored]; Moreno doubled to
center [Candelaria scored]; Garner homered [Moreno scored];
Parker singled to third; Parker stole second; Stennett flied out
to right; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 4.

METS 4TH: Henderson walked; Vail flied out to center; Stearns
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Gonzalez walked; Dyer singled to third [Gonzalez to
second]; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Gonzalez to third, Dyer to second]; Candelaria reached on a
fielder's choice [Gonzalez scored, Dyer to third]; SIEBERT
REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Dyer scored]; Garner struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 6.

METS 5TH: Grote flied out to right; Youngblood flied out to
center; Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Stennett
reached on an error by Stearns [Stennett to first]; Tolan flied
out to right; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 6.

METS 6TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boisclair flied out to
center; Mazzilli flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: BALDWIN REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Dyer popped
to catcher in foul territory; Mendoza grounded out (pitcher to
first); Candelaria reached on an error by Harrelson [Candelaria
to first]; Moreno lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 6.

METS 7TH: Henderson singled to center; Vail singled to left
[Henderson to second]; Stearns grounded into a double play
(third to second) [Stearns to first, Henderson out at third,
Vail out at second]; Candelaria balked [Stearns to second];
Grote struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Parker singled to second; HAIRSTON RAN FOR PARKER; Stennett was
hit by a pitch [Hairston to second]; Tolan flied out to left;
Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 6.

METS 8TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Youngblood
singled to shortstop; Harrelson singled to center [Youngblood to
second]; RANDLE BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Randle struck out; Mazzilli
walked [Youngblood to third, Harrelson to second]; TEKULVE
REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN;
Kranepool forced Mazzilli (second to shortstop) [Youngblood
scored, Harrelson to third]; Henderson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: APODACA REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); RANDLE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Dyer flied out to right; Mendoza grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tekulve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 6.

METS 9TH: Vail made an out to shortstop; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grote singled to third; Tekulve threw a
wild pitch [Grote to second]; Youngblood singled to shortstop
[Grote scored (error by Mendoza) (unearned) (no RBI)]; MILNER
BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Milner flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 6.