| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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