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Wednesday September 21, 1977
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The Pirates beat the Mets, 4-0, and made a 20-game loser of Jerry Koosman. Frank Taveras broke the scoreless tie in the sixth when he singled, stole second and third for his 65th and 66th stolen bases of the season, then came home as Fernando Gonzalez looped a single to left. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 21, 1977 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  0  -   4 11  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .256      Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .258      Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Gonzalez rf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .278        Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Dilone pr,rf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .136      Boisclair rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Robinson 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .304      Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .303      Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Macha 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .265      Stearns c             2   0   0   0     2   1   .253
  Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Youngblood 2b         3   0   1   0     0   2   .242
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Moreno cf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .244        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Kison p               3   0   2   1     0   1   .265        Flynn ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Mangual ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               37   4  11   4     2  10             Totals               30   0   5   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  5,044
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Mets 6
DP: Pirates 2, Mets 2
Errors: Koosman
Doubles: Kison (4), Robinson (31)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (66), Oliver (13), Dilone (11), Stearns (9)
GIDP: Gonzalez (8), Kranepool (10), Mazzilli (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(9-9)            6.1   4   0   0   2   4   0  25   4.66
Gossage SV(24)          2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.71
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   5   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-20)         8    10   4   4   1   9   0  34   3.49
Myrick                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.87
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2  10   0  39

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras lined to first; Garner singled to right;
Gonzalez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Mazzilli flied
out to left; Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
singled to shortstop; Macha reached on an error by Koosman
[Oliver to second, Macha to first]; Dyer struck out; Moreno
forced Macha (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner
singled to shortstop; Stearns forced Milner (shortstop to
second); Stearns stole second; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison doubled to left; Taveras popped to first in
foul territory; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gonzalez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman
popped to second; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson struck out; Oliver flied out to right;
Macha grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Boisclair
flied out to center; Henderson singled to right; Milner struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
struck out; Kison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Stearns walked; Youngblood struck out; Harrelson
forced Stearns (pitcher to shortstop); Koosman forced Harrelson
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to right; Taveras stole second;
Garner grounded out (third to first); Taveras stole third;
Gonzalez singled to left [Taveras scored]; DILONE RAN FOR
GONZALEZ; Robinson struck out; Oliver singled to right [Dilone
to third]; Oliver stole second; Macha struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Randle flied out
to center; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Boisclair
singled to right; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Dyer walked; Moreno forced Dyer (second to
shortstop); Kison singled to right [Moreno scored]; Taveras
struck out; Garner was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Milner flied out to center; Stearns walked; Youngblood
singled to center [Stearns to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
HARRELSON; GOSSAGE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Kranepool grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Youngblood
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING SS); Dilone
singled to right; Dilone stole second; Robinson doubled to
center [Dilone scored]; Oliver grounded out (second to first)
[Robinson to third]; Macha singled to second [Robinson scored];
Dyer lined into a double play (second to first) [Macha out at
first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.

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

PIRATES 9TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MYRICK
REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); Moreno grounded out (second to
first); Gossage was called out on strikes; Taveras singled to
right; Garner walked [Taveras to second]; Dilone forced Taveras
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Boisclair flied out to center; Henderson walked;
Milner flied out to right; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.



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