Ken Macha made up for a first-inning error by batting in the tie-breaking run with a single in the sixth to give the Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Mets. After Macha's error led to an unearned run, the Mets made it 2-0 in the fourth, but the Pirates rallied to tie the score and then put over the deciding tally when Al Oliver doubled in the sixth and Macha hit his single. Jim Rooker was the winner with help from Rich Gossage. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 28, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  x  -   3 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .303      Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .246      Garner 2b,3b          4   0   3   1     0   0   .260
Henderson lf          3   1   0   1     1   0   .296      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .340
Stearns 1b,c          3   0   0   0     1   1   .249      Robinson 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Norman rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Oliver lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Rosado c              2   0   1   1     0   0   .222        Hairston lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Ott c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .264
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Macha 3b              3   0   2   1     0   1   .265
Youngblood 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Edwards pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Moreno cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .240
  Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Flynn ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .199        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Swan p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .188
  Milner 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259

Totals               31   2   9   2     3   3             Totals               33   3  11   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  2,673
Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 6
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 3
Errors: Rosado, Macha
Doubles: Norman (1), Oliver (29)
Stolen Bases: Randle (32), Garner 2 (32), Robinson (12), Ott (6), Taveras (68), Moreno (51)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli 2 (14), Edwards (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rosado (2)
GIDP: Randle (15), Milner (9), Stearns (15), Parker (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(9-10)            5.1   9   3   2   0   2   0  25   4.23
Myrick                  2.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.83
Totals                  8    11   3   2   0   3   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(14-9)          7     9   2   1   2   1   0  29   3.08
Gossage SV(26)          2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   1.65
Totals                  9     9   2   1   3   3   0  35

Wild Pitches: Rooker (8)
Balks: Swan (2)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Jerry Crawford


METS 1ST: Randle reached on an error by Macha [Randle to first];
Randle stole second; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first)
[Randle to third]; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Randle scored (unearned)]; Stearns flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras made an out to second; Garner grounded out
(second to first); Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosado
singled to third; Youngblood forced Rosado (second to
shortstop); Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson made an out to second; Oliver made an out
to shortstop; Ott singled to center; Macha singled to center
[Ott to second]; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Swan lined to right; Randle singled to left; Mazzilli
forced Randle (shortstop to second); Mazzilli was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
flied out to left; Garner singled to left; Garner stole second;
Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates
0.

METS 4TH: Henderson walked; Stearns was called out on strikes;
Norman singled to left [Henderson to second]; Rooker threw a
wild pitch [Henderson to third, Norman to second]; Rosado hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Henderson scored]; Youngblood flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson singled to left; Robinson stole second
[Robinson scored (error by Rosado) (unearned)]; Oliver flied out
to left; On a bunt Ott singled to second; Ott stole second;
Macha struck out; Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 1.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Swan singled to
right; Randle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Swan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Rooker popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt
Taveras singled to third; Swan balked [Taveras to second];
Taveras stole third; Garner singled to center [Taveras scored];
Garner stole second; Parker flied out to center; Robinson popped
to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli singled to left; Henderson popped to first in
foul territory; Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Stearns walked; Norman doubled to left [Stearns to
third]; Rosado flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver doubled to right; Ott made an out to
shortstop; Macha singled to right [Oliver scored]; EDWARDS RAN
FOR MACHA; STEARNS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); MYRICK
REPLACED ROSADO (PITCHING); MILNER REPLACED SWAN (PLAYING 1B);
Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Moreno singled to left; Moreno stole second; Rooker grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

METS 7TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HAIRSTON REPLACED
OLIVER (PLAYING LF); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn singled to
left; Milner grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Flynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
singled to center; Parker grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: Randle singled to left; Mazzilli singled to center
[Randle to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING);
Henderson forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second) [Randle to
third]; Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Robinson flied out to right; Hairston struck out;
Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Pirates 3.

METS 9TH: Norman grounded out (first unassisted); BOISCLAIR
BATTED FOR MYRICK; Boisclair struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
YOUNGBLOOD; Kranepool walked; HARRELSON RAN FOR KRANEPOOL;
HODGES BATTED FOR FLYNN; Hodges struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.