Bill Robinson singled in the tie-breaking run that helped John Candelaria gain his 18th victory as the Pirates downed the Mets, 4-2. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 20, 1977 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   4  7  3
Mets         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Randle 3b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .302
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   3   .341      Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .297
Robinson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .305      Vail rf               3   2   1   0     1   0   .264
Oliver lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .302      Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Ott c                 4   1   2   1     0   0   .259      Rosado 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .188
Macha 3b              2   0   1   1     1   0   .266      Youngblood 2b         4   0   0   1     0   0   .240
  Mendoza 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .246      Espinosa p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Candelaria p          3   1   0   0     1   0   .213        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   7             Totals               31   2   6   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  3,372
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 5
DP: Pirates 2, Mets 1
Errors: Taveras, Parker 2
Doubles: Vail (12), Stearns (25)
Home Runs: Ott (6)
Stolen Bases: Garner (29), Mazzilli (21)
Caught Stealing: Macha (1), Henderson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rosado (1)
GIDP: Flynn (2), Vail (9)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(18-5)      9     6   2   1   1   6   0  34   2.48
Totals                  9     6   2   1   1   6   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(8-13)        7.2   6   4   4   3   6   1  31   3.61
Lockwood                1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.10
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   7   1  36

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Garner lined to second;
Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle struck out; Mazzilli popped to first in foul
territory; Henderson singled to third; Henderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson flied out to right; Oliver flied out to
right; Ott homered; Macha lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Vail doubled to left; Stearns reached on an error by
Parker [Vail to third, Stearns to second]; Rosado struck out;
Youngblood reached on an error by Taveras [Vail scored
(unearned) (RBI), Stearns to third, Youngblood to first]; Flynn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Youngblood out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno struck out; Candelaria grounded out (first
unassisted); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Espinosa reached on an error by Parker [Espinosa to
first]; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Espinosa to second]; Mazzilli lined to second; Henderson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner singled to center; Parker struck out; Garner
stole second; Robinson flied out to center; Oliver flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Vail walked; Stearns doubled to left [Vail to third];
Rosado hit a sacrifice fly to center [Vail scored]; Youngblood
flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Macha walked;
Moreno struck out while Macha was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle was
called out on strikes; Mazzilli singled to left; Mazzilli stole
second; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Candelaria flied out to left; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Vail made an out to second; Stearns struck out; Rosado
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker was called out on strikes; Robinson grounded
out (third to first); Oliver walked; Ott singled to right
[Oliver to third]; Macha singled to center [Oliver scored, Ott
to third]; Moreno flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Flynn
grounded out (second to first); Espinosa grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Candelaria walked; Taveras popped to third in foul
territory; Garner flied out to center; Parker singled to center
[Candelaria to second]; Robinson singled to left [Candelaria
scored, Parker to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED ESPINOSA
(PITCHING); Oliver singled to left [Parker scored, Robinson to
second]; Ott popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); Randle singled to
center; Mazzilli struck out; Henderson singled to shortstop
[Randle to second]; Vail grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Mendoza struck out; Moreno flied out to left;
Candelaria flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Stearns flied out to left; Rosado flied out to right;
Youngblood made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Mets 2.