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Message #: 11627
to fall out of first. Definitely a tight race here in the Wild East. Jon Fellows New York Mets 1976 NL East Champions "Meet the Mets. Step right up and greet the Mets ..." BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 7/31/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG K.Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 .254 O.Moreno CF 4 0 2 0 .279 B.Bell 3B 3 0 2 1 .282 R.Stennett 2B 3 1 1 0 .330 S.Lezcano RF 2 0 0 0 .271 D.Parker RF 4 0 1 0 .333 E-J.Johnstone PH 1 0 0 0 .280 R.Zisk LF 3 1 2 2 .301 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 .500 A-B.Coluccio LF 1 0 0 0 .214 R.Smith LF,RF 4 0 0 0 .304 B.Robinson 1B 4 0 3 0 .322 J.Bench C 4 0 0 0 .252 P.Garner 3B 4 0 0 0 .240 J.Orta 2B 4 0 1 0 .285 D.Dyer C 2 0 0 0 .268 L.Mazzilli CF 3 0 0 0 .211 F.Taveras SS 3 0 0 0 .230 C.Speier SS 2 0 0 0 .242 B-F.Patek SS 0 0 0 0 .171 C-M.Guerrero PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .311 J.Rooker P 3 0 1 0 .260 K.Kravec P 2 0 0 0 .119 K.Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 .000 D-E.Maddox PH,LF 1 1 1 0 .211 G.Garber P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 1 4 1 Totals 31 2 10 2 A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Zisk In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Taveras In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Speier In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Kravec In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Lezcano In 8th Inning Mets............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 0 Pirates......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Mets (70-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET K.Kravec LOSS(10-7) 7 9 2 2 1 4 1 106 3.55 A1 D2 W.Brusstar 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.98 D3 Totals 8 10 2 2 1 5 1 Pirates (62-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Rooker WIN(12-7) 7 2/3 4 1 1 2 2 0 106 4.32 A1 D2 K.Tekulve HOLD(18th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.82 D3 D3 G.Garber SAVE(16th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.51 D4 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 48,697 DATE- Sunday, July 31st 1977 TIME- Night T- 1:59 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 5 Pirates: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Pirates: 0 DOUBLES- B.Bell(17th), E.Maddox(4th), R.Stennett(14th), B.Robinson(27th), J.Rooker HOME RUNS- R.Zisk(21st) CAUGHT STEALING- O.Moreno-2 SACRIFICE HITS- R.Stennett WALKS- B.Bell, S.Lezcano, D.Dyer STRIKE OUTS- K.Hernandez, J.Bench, L.Mazzilli, O.Moreno, R.Stennett, D.Parker-2, B.Robinson PASSED BALLS- J.Bench Richie Zisk connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the struggling New York NL Mets by the score of 2 to 1 at Three Rivers Stadium. Jim Rooker(12-7) earned his pay with a solid performance for Rooker. He surrendered 4 hits and 2 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings. Gene Garber was perfect in the ninth giving him his 16th save on the season. Ken Kravec(10-7) ended up with the loss. He gave up 9 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/1/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG J.Johnstone LF 2 0 0 0 .277 F.Taveras SS 4 1 1 0 .230 A-S.Lezcano PH,RF 0 0 0 1 .271 P.Garner 3B 4 0 0 0 .237 L.Mazzilli CF 5 0 0 0 .208 A.Oliver CF 4 0 1 0 .306 J.Milner 1B 3 0 1 1 .175 D.Parker RF 4 0 2 1 .335 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 .333 B.Robinson 1B 4 2 1 1 .321 E-E.Maddox PH 1 0 0 0 .207 R.Zisk LF 3 0 0 0 .299 R.Gossage P 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Ott C 4 0 1 1 .305 R.Smith RF,LF 4 2 1 1 .304 R.Stennett 2B 4 0 2 0 .331 J.Bench C 5 1 2 0 .254 B.Kison P 1 0 0 0 .200 J.Orta 2B 4 1 2 1 .288 D.Laroche P 0 0 0 0 .000 C-M.Tyson 2B 1 0 0 0 .216 D-W.Stargell PH 1 0 0 0 .235 B.Bell 3B 3 1 0 0 .280 G.Jackson P 0 0 0 0 .500 C.Speier SS 4 0 3 1 .248 F-A.Howe PH 1 0 0 0 .271 N.Espinosa P 2 0 0 0 .067 B-K.Hernandez 1B 1 0 1 0 .256 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 5 10 5 Totals 34 3 8 3 A-Pinch Hit For Johnstone In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Espinosa In 6th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Orta In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Laroche In 7th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Lockwood In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 9th Inning Mets............ 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 5 10 0 Pirates......... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Mets (71-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET N.Espinosa WIN(10-7) 5 1/3 5 2 2 1 3 1 80 3.19 A1 C4 S.Lockwood HOLD(7th) 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 35 1.43 C5 D3 R.Gossage SAVE(25th) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 26 2.58 D4 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 4 1 Pirates (62-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Kison LOSS(10-7) 5 7 4 4 4 1 0 119 4.82 A1 C8 D.Laroche 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 23 3.36 C9 D6 G.Jackson 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 20 4.52 D7 Totals 9 10 5 5 6 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 45,590 DATE- Monday, August 1st 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:36 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Pirates: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Pirates: 0 DOUBLES- C.Speier(15th), K.Hernandez(25th) HOME RUNS- R.Smith(29th), B.Robinson(25th) SACRIFICE HITS- N.Espinosa, B.Kison WALKS- J.Johnstone, S.Lezcano-2, J.Milner, R.Smith, B.Bell, R.Zisk STRIKE OUTS- L.Mazzilli, E.Maddox, R.Smith, J.Bench, J.Orta, B.Bell, P.Garner, R.Zisk, E.Ott, B.Kison Shortstop Chris Speier had 3 base hits as the New York NL Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 5 to 3 at Three Rivers Stadium. New York NL went ahead for good in the 2nd inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits. New York NL had 10 hits for the night. The winning pitcher was Nino Espinosa(10-7) who allowed 2 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings. Espinosa got help from Rich Gossage who earned his 25th save. Bruce Kison(10-7) took the loss. 'It's been a rough ride lately, but this was a good win for us' said Jon Fellows, 'Maybe this will put us back on track.' BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/2/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG B.Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 .277 F.Taveras SS 4 1 0 1 .228 K.Hernandez 1B 5 0 0 0 .253 P.Garner 3B 3 0 0 1 .236 S.Lezcano RF 3 1 0 0 .268 A.Oliver CF 4 1 2 0 .308 R.Smith LF 4 1 1 0 .303 D.Parker RF 3 0 0 0 .333 J.Bench C 4 1 2 2 .256 B.Robinson 1B 4 1 2 2 .323 M.Guerrero 2B 3 0 1 0 .311 R.Zisk LF 3 0 2 0 .302 L.Mazzilli CF 4 0 1 1 .208 E.Ott C 3 0 0 0 .301 C.Speier SS 3 0 0 0 .246 R.Stennett 2B 3 1 1 0 .331 P.Zachry P 3 0 1 0 .178 J.Candelaria P 2 0 0 0 .161 D.Tomlin P 0 0 0 0 .333 D.Laroche P 0 0 0 0 .000 C-E.Maddox PH 1 0 1 0 .220 A-W.Stargell PH 1 0 1 0 .242 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 .333 B-O.Moreno PR 0 0 0 0 .279 G.Jackson P 0 0 0 0 .500 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 30 4 8 4 A-Pinch Hit For Laroche In 8th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Stargell In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Tomlin In 9th Inning Mets............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Pirates......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 8 0 Mets (71-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Zachry 7 6 2 2 1 2 0 95 4.63 A1 C8 D.Tomlin BS(4th) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 3.34 C9 D3 S.Lockwood LOSS(3-2) 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 1.54 D4 Totals 8 1/3 8 4 3 1 2 1 Pirates (63-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Candelaria 7 6 3 3 3 6 0 103 3.33 A1 D3 D.Laroche 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 3.32 D4 D7 G.Jackson WIN(4-3) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.46 D8 Totals 9 7 3 3 5 9 0 ATTENDANCE- 48,106 DATE- Tuesday, August 2nd 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:22 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 9 Pirates: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Pirates: 0 ERRORS- J.Bench DOUBLES- J.Bench(37th), M.Guerrero(4th), A.Oliver(16th), R.Zisk(20th) HOME RUNS- B.Robinson(26th) STOLEN BASES- F.Taveras(76th) SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Garner WALKS- B.Bell, S.Lezcano-2, M.Guerrero, C.Speier, D.Parker STRIKE OUTS- B.Bell, K.Hernandez-2, S.Lezcano, R.Smith, L.Mazzilli-2, C.Speier, P.Zachry, D.Parker, J.Candelaria GIDP- E.Ott First baseman Bill Robinson went deep and had 2 RBI at Three Rivers Stadium as the New York NL Mets lost a heartbreaker to Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 4 to 3. Pittsburgh scored the deciding run in the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Robinson smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 26th of the season) making Pittsburgh the winners and sending the 48,106 fans home happy. Pittsburgh totaled 8 on the night. Grant Jackson(4-3) got the win allowing no runs in 1 inning. The losing pitcher was Skip Lockwood(3-2) in relief. He surrendered 1 run and 1 hit in 1/3 of an inning. The Pittsburgh ballclub's record now stands at 63-54. With the loss, New York NL has a record of 3-7 lately, 71-50 overall. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/3/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG B.Bell 3B 5 2 3 2 .281 O.Moreno CF 3 1 1 1 .280 K.Hernandez 1B 5 1 3 1 .257 E-W.Stargell PH 1 0 0 0 .240 S.Lezcano RF 4 1 2 3 .271 R.Stennett 2B 3 2 2 0 .334 R.Smith LF 5 0 2 0 .304 D.Parker RF 4 0 0 0 .330 J.Bench C 3 0 0 0 .254 R.Zisk LF 3 1 1 5 .302 B-R.Hodges PH,C 1 0 0 0 .328 B.Robinson 1B 4 0 1 0 .322 E.Maddox CF 4 1 1 0 .222 P.Garner 3B 3 0 1 0 .236 J.Orta 2B 3 2 0 0 .285 K.Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 .000 D-M.Tyson 2B 0 0 0 0 .216 C-A.Howe PH 1 0 1 0 .277 C.Speier SS 5 0 0 0 .243 G.Garber P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Carlton P 4 0 1 0 .329 D.Dyer C 4 0 0 0 .262 R.Gossage P 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Taveras SS 4 1 1 0 .228 J.Reuss P 2 0 0 0 .220 A-J.Fregosi 3B 2 1 1 0 .300 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 7 12 6 Totals 34 6 9 6 A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Reuss In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Bench In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Tekulve In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Orta In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Moreno In 9th Inning Mets............ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 - 7 12 0 Pirates......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 - 6 9 2 Mets (72-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET S.Carlton WIN(17-7) 7 2/3 7 6 6 2 7 1 120 3.21 A1 D4 R.Gossage SAVE(26th) 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.54 D5 Totals 9 9 6 6 2 9 1 Pirates (63-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Reuss LOSS(7-10) 7 2/3 8 5 5 4 6 0 144 4.47 A1 E1 K.Tekulve 0 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 1 10 5.11 E2 E5 G.Garber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.44 E6 Totals 9 12 7 7 4 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 47,440 DATE- Wednesday, August 3rd 1977 TIME- Day T- 2:18 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Pirates: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- R.Stennett, D.Parker DOUBLES- B.Bell(18th), S.Lezcano(12th), R.Smith(20th), O.Moreno(11th) HOME RUNS- S.Lezcano(22nd), R.Zisk(22nd) CAUGHT STEALING- O.Moreno SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Zisk WALKS- S.Lezcano, J.Bench, J.Orta-2, O.Moreno, R.Stennett HIT BY PITCH- E.Maddox STRIKE OUTS- B.Bell, K.Hernandez, R.Smith, J.Bench-2, S.Carlton, W.Stargell, D.Parker-2, R.Zisk-2, B.Robinson-2, D.Dyer, F.Taveras GIDP- C.Speier BALKS- S.Carlton-2 Sixto Lezcano lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 3 RBI as the New York NL Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 7 to 6. Steve Carlton(17-7) pitched a fine game--EXCEPT FOR THAT GRAND SLAM TO ZISK! He was reached for 7 hits and 2 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings. For the game New York NL out-hit Pittsburgh 12 to 9. Rich Gossage was credited with his 26th save. The loss was charged to Jerry Reuss(7-10). He gave up 5 runs and 8 hits in 7 and 2/3 innings. |
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