Phil Garner batted in three runs with two singles and a triple and Terry Forster helped himself with a run-scoring double as the Pirates defeated the Mets, 5-2. Doc Medich, obtained on waivers from the Mariners, was the loser in his first appearance with the Mets. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 29, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0
Pirates      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   5 10  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .304      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .254
Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .246      Moreno cf             3   2   0   0     1   0   .239
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Garner 2b             4   1   3   3     0   0   .263
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Easler rf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Norman rf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .500      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Rosado 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Macha 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Berra 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .125
Youngblood 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Hairston lf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .237
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .281      Forster p             3   1   2   1     0   0   .346
Flynn ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .201        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Medich p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   2   8   1     1   6             Totals               30   5  10   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  2,504
Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 3
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Moreno, Hairston
Doubles: Hairston 2 (2), Forster (1)
Triples: Randle (6), Garner (10)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (53)
Caught Stealing: Randle (21), Garner (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (5), Easler (1)
GIDP: Taveras (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(0-1)           7     6   3   3   1   3   0  25   4.53
Lockwood                1     4   2   2   0   1   0   7   3.24
Totals                  8    10   5   5   1   4   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster W(6-4)          8.1   8   2   1   1   5   0  33   4.43
Tekulve SV(7)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.91
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   6   0  35

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Eric Gregg


METS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Randle was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Mazzilli was called out on
strikes; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Moreno forced Taveras
(second to shortstop); Moreno stole second; Garner singled to
left [Moreno scored]; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Easler grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Norman flied
out to left; Rosado flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Macha struck
out; Berra flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 1.

METS 3RD: Youngblood lined to second; Flynn grounded out (second
to first); Medich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Hairston grounded out (second to first); Forster
singled to third; Taveras grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Forster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 1.

METS 4TH: Randle tripled to right; Mazzilli reached on a
fielder's choice [Randle out at home (third to catcher)];
Henderson singled to center [Mazzilli scored (error by Moreno)
(no RBI), Henderson to second]; Stearns grounded out (shortstop
to first); Norman singled to shortstop [Henderson to third];
Rosado grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Garner tripled
to right [Moreno scored]; Easler hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Garner scored]; Ott grounded out (second to first); Macha
grounded out (third to shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 5TH: Youngblood flied out to right; Flynn flied out to
center; Medich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Berra singled to center; Hairston doubled to center
[Berra out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Forster
flied out to left; Taveras was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 6TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli struck
out; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno lined to pitcher; Garner flied out to
center; Easler grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Norman singled
to center; Rosado flied out to right; Youngblood flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Macha flied out
to center; Berra struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: Flynn singled to right; MANGUAL BATTED FOR MEDICH;
Mangual was called out on strikes; Randle forced Flynn
(shortstop to second); Mazzilli singled to shortstop [Randle to
second]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MANGUAL (PITCHING); Hairston
doubled to left; Forster doubled to left [Hairston scored];
Taveras struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to first)
[Forster to third]; Garner singled to right [Forster scored];
Easler singled to right [Garner to third]; Ott grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 5.

METS 9TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Norman walked;
Rosado singled to left [Norman to third (error by Hairston)];
TEKULVE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
YOUNGBLOOD; HARRELSON RAN FOR ROSADO; Kranepool hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Norman scored (unearned)]; MILNER BATTED FOR
FLYNN; Milner struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 5.