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Message #: 11713
Reggie Smith hits a three-run dinger and Jay Johnstone follows with a solo shot of his own in a 5 run inning that is all Nino Espinosa needs. Sixto Lezcano goes 5 for 5 and Keith Hernandez and Johnny Bench chip in with home runs. Gossage makes it a little scary in the 9th but the Mets hang on. Hopes for the sweep are stoked when Mike Tyson (!) ties the game with a home run, but Bill Robinson smashes a 2-run shot off Warren Brusstar for the 4-2 Pirates win. Going into the 9th it's 2-0 Pirates and it looks like a split is in the offing - then Mazzilli homers, Guerrero doubles, Lezcano singles to tie the game and after another single, Hernandez gets the game-winning hit. One of the biggest wins of the season for the Mets. 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 8/12/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG L.Mazzilli CF 4 1 1 0 .210 R.Stennett 2B 4 0 1 0 .334 J.Orta 2B 4 1 1 1 .277 F.Taveras SS 4 0 0 0 .231 C-M.Tyson 2B 0 0 0 0 .209 A.Oliver CF 4 0 0 0 .298 K.Hernandez 1B 3 1 1 0 .255 D.Parker RF 4 0 1 0 .328 R.Smith RF,LF 3 1 2 3 .305 B.Robinson 1B 4 0 2 0 .321 J.Johnstone LF 2 1 2 1 .307 R.Zisk LF 4 0 0 0 .297 B-S.Lezcano PH,RF 2 0 0 0 .263 P.Garner 3B 3 0 0 0 .239 B.Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 .288 E.Ott C 2 0 2 0 .300 R.Hodges C 4 0 0 0 .310 B.Kison P 0 0 0 0 .200 C.Speier SS 4 0 0 0 .245 G.Jackson P 1 0 0 0 .444 N.Espinosa P 4 0 0 0 .061 A-F.Stanley PH 1 0 0 0 .130 D.Laroche P 0 0 0 0 .000 D-J.Fregosi PH 1 0 1 0 .371 K.Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 5 8 5 Totals 32 0 7 0 A-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Johnstone In 6th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Orta In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Laroche In 8th Inning Mets............ 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0 Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Mets (79-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET N.Espinosa WIN(11-7) 9 7 0 0 1 7 0 123 3.02 A1 Totals 9 7 0 0 1 7 0 Pirates (71-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Kison LOSS(11-9) 2 1/3 6 5 5 2 1 2 62 5.38 A1 B5 G.Jackson 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 4.19 B6 C4 D.Laroche 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 3.22 C5 D6 K.Tekulve 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.52 D7 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 7 2 ATTENDANCE- 40,148 DATE- Friday, August 12th 1977 TIME- Night T- 1:57 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 4 Pirates: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2 Pirates: 0 DOUBLES- L.Mazzilli(15th), B.Bell(21st), B.Robinson(32nd), E.Ott(16th) TRIPLES- D.Parker(6th) HOME RUNS- R.Smith(30th), J.Johnstone(15th) WALKS- K.Hernandez, R.Smith, E.Ott STRIKE OUTS- K.Hernandez, S.Lezcano, R.Hodges, N.Espinosa-4, R.Stennett, F.Taveras-2, D.Parker, B.Robinson, R.Zisk, P.Garner GIDP- F.Taveras, R.Zisk Right fielder Reggie Smith slammed a homerun and had 3 RBI and Nino Espinosa threw a complete game shutout as the New York NL Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5 to 0 at Three Rivers Stadium. Espinosa(11-7) looked very much in control throughout the night. He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 7 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. After the 3rd inning, neither team was able to score. Bruce Kison(11-9) ended up with the loss. He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 1/3 innings. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/13/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG B.Bell 3B 5 1 1 0 .287 R.Stennett 2B 5 0 2 0 .335 K.Hernandez 1B 4 2 2 1 .257 F.Taveras SS 3 1 0 0 .229 S.Lezcano RF 5 2 5 2 .274 A.Oliver CF 5 1 2 0 .300 R.Smith LF 4 0 0 0 .302 D.Parker RF 4 0 2 2 .329 J.Bench C 4 1 2 1 .261 B.Robinson 1B 4 0 1 0 .320 E.Maddox CF 5 0 2 1 .254 R.Zisk LF 3 1 1 1 .297 J.Orta 2B 3 0 0 0 .274 P.Garner 3B 3 0 0 0 .237 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 .333 E.Ott C 4 0 0 0 .296 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 .500 J.Reuss P 2 0 0 0 .200 C-M.Guerrero PH 1 0 1 0 .312 B-W.Stargell PH 1 0 0 0 .234 R.Gossage P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Laroche P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Speier SS 5 0 1 0 .245 D-F.Stanley PH 1 1 1 1 .167 C.Swan P 3 0 0 0 .167 A-M.Tyson 2B 2 0 0 0 .208 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 41 6 14 5 Totals 35 4 9 4 A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Swan In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Reuss In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Brusstar In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Laroche In 9th Inning Mets............ 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 14 0 Pirates......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0 Mets (80-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Swan WIN(6-6) 6 5 3 3 3 2 1 117 4.08 A1 C8 S.Lockwood HOLD(8th) 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 1.45 C9 D5 W.Brusstar HOLD(4th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.59 D6 D7 R.Gossage SAVE(28th) 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 14 2.73 D8 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 5 2 Pirates (71-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Reuss LOSS(8-11) 7 11 6 6 3 3 3 127 4.39 A1 D8 D.Laroche 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 41 3.15 D9 Totals 9 14 6 6 4 3 3 ATTENDANCE- 47,999 DATE- Saturday, August 13th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:40 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:12 Pirates: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Pirates: 0 DOUBLES- S.Lezcano(13th), E.Maddox(5th), D.Parker(36th) HOME RUNS- K.Hernandez(17th), S.Lezcano(23rd), J.Bench(24th), R.Zisk(25th), F.Stanley(1st) STOLEN BASES- R.Stennett(18th) CAUGHT STEALING- F.Taveras WALKS- K.Hernandez, R.Smith, J.Bench, J.Orta, F.Taveras, R.Zisk, P.Garner HIT BY PITCH- F.Taveras STRIKE OUTS- B.Bell, K.Hernandez, C.Speier, F.Taveras-2, R.Zisk, E.Ott, J.Reuss BALKS- J.Reuss WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Rennie Stennett robbed Johnny Bench of a base hit. Sixto Lezcano had 5 hits and 2 RBI as the potent New York NL Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 6 to 4 at Three Rivers Stadium. Lezcano led the offense for New York NL. He singled bringing in a run in the 1st inning, smashed a solo-shot out of the park (his 23rd of the season) in the 3rd inning, doubled in the 4th inning, lashed a single in the 6th inning and laced a one-base hit in the 8th inning. Pittsburgh had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. Craig Swan(6-6) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 6 innings. Rich Gossage recorded the save, his 28th. Jerry Reuss(8-11) was the loser. He served up 3 homeruns in his 7 innings. This win by New York NL continues their recent hot streak. In their last ten games, they have a record of 8-2. For the season, they are 80-52. With this loss, Pittsburgh has a 5-5 record of late, 71-61 overall. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/14/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG B.Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 .287 R.Stennett 2B 3 0 1 1 .335 K.Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 .255 F.Taveras SS 4 0 1 0 .229 S.Lezcano RF 4 0 0 0 .271 D-F.Patek SS 0 0 0 0 .167 R.Smith LF 4 1 1 0 .302 A.Oliver CF 4 1 3 0 .304 J.Bench C 4 0 1 0 .261 E-B.Coluccio CF 0 0 0 0 .258 M.Guerrero SS 3 0 2 0 .319 D.Parker RF 3 1 1 0 .329 G-B.Boisclair PH 1 0 1 0 .353 B.Robinson 1B 4 1 2 2 .322 L.Mazzilli CF 3 0 0 1 .208 R.Zisk LF 4 0 0 0 .294 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 .500 P.Garner 3B 4 1 3 1 .241 H-J.Johnstone PH 1 0 0 0 .306 E.Ott C 3 0 1 0 .296 M.Tyson 2B 3 1 2 1 .213 C-D.Dyer C 1 0 0 0 .258 P.Zachry P 2 0 0 0 .160 J.Candelaria P 2 0 2 0 .215 A-E.Maddox CF 1 0 0 0 .250 B-A.Howe PH 1 0 1 0 .307 G.Jackson P 0 0 0 0 .444 F-W.Stargell PH 1 0 0 0 .232 G.Garber P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 2 8 2 Totals 34 4 15 4 A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Zachry In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Candelaria In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ott In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Taveras In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Oliver In 8th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 8th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Guerrero In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Brusstar In 9th Inning Mets............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 0 Pirates......... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 15 1 Mets (80-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Zachry 6 10 2 2 2 3 0 102 4.60 A1 C8 W.Brusstar LOSS(6-2) 2 5 2 2 0 0 1 33 1.90 C9 Totals 8 15 4 4 2 3 1 Pirates (72-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Candelaria 7 5 1 1 0 3 0 84 3.26 A1 C7 G.Jackson W(6-3) BS(6th) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 19 4.25 C8 D2 G.Garber SAVE(18th) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.05 D3 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 48,697 DATE- Sunday, August 14th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:13 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 5 Pirates: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- E.Ott DOUBLES- A.Oliver(22nd) HOME RUNS- M.Tyson(5th), B.Robinson(31st) STOLEN BASES- P.Garner(25th) CAUGHT STEALING- R.Stennett WALKS- R.Stennett, D.Parker STRIKE OUTS- S.Lezcano, R.Smith, P.Zachry, R.Stennett, B.Robinson, P.Garner GIDP- S.Lezcano, F.Taveras, D.Parker In a close game the Pittsburgh Pirates got by the New York NL Mets by the score of 4 to 2. Pittsburgh scored the decisive runs in a big bottom of the 8th inning scoring 2 runs utilizing 3 base hits. Dave Parker led off the inning for Pittsburgh when he stroked a one-base hit. Bill Robinson stepped up next and he popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 31st of the season). New York NL had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. The win went to Grant Jackson(6-3) who allowed 1 run in 1 inning. Gene Garber got the save, his 18th. Warren Brusstar(6-2) took the loss in relief. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/15/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG J.Johnstone LF 5 0 1 0 .304 O.Moreno CF 4 0 1 0 .267 G-M.Tyson 2B 0 0 0 0 .213 R.Stennett 2B 4 1 2 0 .337 J.Orta 2B 5 0 1 0 .273 D.Parker RF 4 1 3 1 .332 R.Gossage P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Zisk LF 3 0 0 0 .292 K.Hernandez 1B 4 0 2 1 .257 D-B.Coluccio LF 1 0 0 0 .250 R.Smith RF,LF 4 0 1 0 .301 B.Robinson 1B 3 0 1 1 .322 J.Bench C 3 0 0 0 .259 P.Garner 3B 4 0 0 0 .240 L.Mazzilli CF 4 1 1 1 .209 D.Dyer C 3 0 0 0 .255 B.Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 .286 F.Taveras SS 2 0 0 0 .228 C.Speier SS 2 0 1 0 .246 E-F.Patek SS 1 0 0 0 .164 A-B.Boisclair PH 1 0 0 0 .351 J.Brown P 3 0 0 0 .021 C-M.Guerrero SS 1 1 1 0 .324 G.Garber P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Carlton P 2 0 0 0 .319 H-W.Stargell PH 1 0 1 0 .239 B-J.Milner PH 1 0 0 0 .171 I-A.Oliver PR 0 0 0 0 .304 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 .333 F-S.Lezcano PH,RF 1 1 1 1 .273 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 3 10 3 Totals 33 2 8 2 A-Pinch Hit For Speier In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Carlton In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Boisclair In 7th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Zisk In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Taveras In 8th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Lockwood In 9th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Johnstone In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Garber In 9th Inning I-Pinch Ran For Stargell In 9th Inning Mets............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 10 1 Pirates......... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Mets (81-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET S.Carlton 6 5 2 2 3 2 0 93 3.36 A1 C6 S.Lockwood WIN(4-2) 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 41 1.42 C7 D6 R.Gossage SAVE(29th) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.70 D7 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 6 0 Pirates (72-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Brown 8 1/3 7 2 2 3 5 1 126 4.41 A1 D8 G.Garber L(4-5) BS(9th) 0 2/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 23 3.17 D9 Totals 9 10 3 3 3 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 30,190 DATE- Monday, August 15th 1977 TIME- Day T- 2:19 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Pirates: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Pirates: 0 ERRORS- J.Bench DOUBLES- R.Smith(25th), M.Guerrero(5th), D.Parker(37th), B.Robinson(33rd), W.Stargell(8th) HOME RUNS- L.Mazzilli(7th) STOLEN BASES- R.Stennett(19th), D.Dyer(6th), F.Taveras(83rd) CAUGHT STEALING- O.Moreno, R.Stennett WALKS- K.Hernandez, R.Smith, J.Bench, O.Moreno, B.Robinson, D.Dyer, F.Taveras STRIKE OUTS- J.Johnstone, R.Smith-2, J.Bench-2, S.Carlton, O.Moreno, B.Coluccio, P.Garner, D.Dyer, J.Brown-2 WILD PITCHES- J.Brown WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Jorge Orta robbed Duffy Dyer of a base hit. In a great finish the New York NL Mets came back in the top of the ninth and held on to win over the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 3 to 2 at Three Rivers Stadium. New York NL had the winning rally in the top of the 9th inning with 3 runs using 5 hits. Lee Mazzilli kicked off the action when he smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 7th of the season). After an out was recorded, Mario Guerrero stepped up to the plate and he doubled. Sixto Lezcano then lashed a single bringing in another run. Jay Johnstone stepped in and he lined a one-base hit. One out later, Keith Hernandez came up and he slapped a base-hit scoring the final run of the inning. New York NL managed 10 in their victory. Skip Lockwood(4-2) got the win allowing no runs in 2 innings. Rich Gossage recorded his 29th save. Gene Garber(4-5) was the loser in relief. He allowed 1 run and 3 hits in 2/3 of an inning. Jon Fellows was all smiles after the game, 'To pull a game out in your last at bats, is a beautiful feeling - and did you see how quiet it got out there? You could have heard a pin drop when we took the lead. But, hey, that's what makes baseball so great - as the great sage Yogi Berra says, 'it's not over 'til its over.' |
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