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Message #: 9854
Pittsburgh commits 8 errors in the 3-game series. Game 1: Mets 5 Pirates 1 Pat Zachry spins a 7-hitter. Pat Kelly and Reggie Smith go yard. Game 2: Mets 6 Pirates 5 12 innings 5 Pittsburgh errors lead to 4 unearned runs - enough to keep the Mets in the game. Bob Apodaca equals his win total from all of last year. Game 3: Mets 4 Pirates 1 Jon Matlack hurls his 3rd CG in 6 starts. BOXSCORE: 1976 New York NL Mets At 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 4/19/1976 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG B.Boisclair CF 5 2 2 0 .343 R.Stennett 2B 4 0 0 0 .254 P.Kelly LF 2 1 1 1 .276 F.Stanley SS 4 0 0 0 .263 A-S.Lezcano LF 0 0 0 0 .205 A.Oliver CF 4 1 2 0 .417 J.Milner 1B 2 0 1 1 .204 W.Stargell 1B 4 0 1 1 .378 B-K.Hernandez 1B 1 1 1 1 .220 D.Parker RF 4 0 1 0 .321 R.Smith RF 4 1 1 2 .231 R.Zisk LF 3 0 2 0 .286 M.Cubbage 3B 2 0 0 0 .200 B.Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 .265 D-R.Staiger PH,3B 0 0 0 0 .100 M.Sanguillen C 3 0 1 0 .333 B.Harrelson SS 4 0 0 0 .217 B.Kison P 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Hodges C 3 0 0 0 .100 R.Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 .000 C-J.Bench C 1 0 0 0 .230 E-O.Moreno PH 1 0 0 0 .462 J.Remy 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 D.Giusti P 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Zachry P 4 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 5 7 5 Totals 31 1 7 1 A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kelly In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Milner In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hodges In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Cubbage In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 8th Inning Mets............ 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 - 5 7 1 Pirates......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Zachry WIN(1-1) 9 7 1 1 0 5 0 124 1.74 A1 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 5 0 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Kison LOSS(1-1) 7 4 2 2 3 3 1 112 2.14 A1 C9 R.Hernandez 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 15 15.88 D1 D7 D.Giusti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.40 D8 Totals 9 7 5 5 3 4 2 ATTENDANCE- 40,210 DATE- Monday, April 19th 1976 TIME- Night T- 2:25 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 5 Pirates: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2 Pirates: 2 ERRORS- R.Hodges, B.Robinson, B.Kison DOUBLES- A.Oliver(5th), W.Stargell(4th) TRIPLES- K.Hernandez(1st) HOME RUNS- P.Kelly(2nd), R.Smith(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- S.Lezcano, B.Kison WALKS- P.Kelly, J.Milner, M.Cubbage HIT BY PITCH- R.Staiger STRIKE OUTS- R.Smith, B.Harrelson, P.Zachry-2, R.Stennett, A.Oliver, D.Parker, B.Robinson-2 GIDP- P.Kelly, B.Harrelson, R.Zisk, B.Robinson Bruce Boisclair had 2 base hits and Pat Zachry pitched a complete game at Three Rivers Stadium as the New York NL Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 5 to 1. New York NL took the lead for good in the 6th inning scoring one runner using 2 hits. Both teams finished the game with 7 hits. The victory went to Zachry(1-1) who went the distance allowing 1 run. The loss was charged to Bruce Kison(1-1). He surrendered 2 runs and 4 hits in 7 innings. BOXSCORE: 1976 New York NL Mets At 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 4/20/1976 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG B.Boisclair CF 6 1 2 1 .341 F.Taveras SS 6 0 3 1 .400 P.Kelly LF 4 1 2 1 .303 R.Stennett 2B 6 0 2 0 .261 D.Tomlin P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Parker RF 5 1 1 0 .311 E-T.Harmon PH 1 0 0 0 .000 W.Stargell 1B 5 2 2 2 .380 B.Apodaca P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Zisk LF 5 0 0 0 .262 G-J.Milner PH 1 0 1 1 .218 B.Robinson 3B 5 0 0 0 .231 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Sanguillen C 5 1 2 1 .341 S.Lezcano RF 6 0 1 2 .200 O.Moreno CF 5 0 0 0 .333 J.Bench C 5 0 0 0 .212 L.Demery P 2 0 0 0 .000 J.Torre 1B,3B 6 0 2 0 .222 B-A.Oliver PH 1 0 0 0 .408 B.Harrelson SS 5 0 1 0 .215 R.Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Staiger 3B 4 1 1 0 .143 D-R.Hebner PH 1 0 0 0 .267 F-K.Hernandez PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .216 D.Giusti P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Remy 2B 5 2 1 0 .247 G.Garber P 0 0 0 0 ---- M.Lolich P 1 0 0 0 .167 I-E.Ott PH 1 1 1 0 .500 A-J.Johnstone PH,LF 1 0 1 1 .288 C-D.Collins PH,LF 2 1 0 0 .286 H-R.Smith LF 0 0 0 0 .231 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 48 6 12 6 Totals 47 5 11 4 A-Pinch Hit For Lolich In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Demery In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Johnstone In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Tomlin In 10th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Staiger In 11th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Apodaca In 12th Inning H-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Collins In 12th Inning I-Pinch Hit For Garber In 12th Inning Mets............ 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 12 2 Pirates......... 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 5 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET M.Lolich 6 5 3 3 1 4 1 84 3.49 A1 C6 D.Tomlin BS(1st) 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 45 4.91 C7 D9 B.Apodaca WIN(2-1) 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 37 2.87 E1 E8 S.Lockwood SAVE(3rd) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 18 2.30 E9 Totals 12 11 5 4 2 10 1 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET L.Demery 7 6 4 1 2 5 0 127 3.48 A1 D3 R.Hernandez 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 11.74 D4 D9 D.Giusti 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.06 E1 E1 G.Garber LOSS(2-2) 2 2/3 6 2 1 0 2 0 50 7.50 E2 Totals 12 12 6 2 2 8 0 ATTENDANCE- 30,324 DATE- Tuesday, April 20th 1976 TIME- Night T- 3:30 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 9 Pirates: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- J.Torre, B.Harrelson, F.Taveras, D.Parker, M.Sanguillen, O.Moreno, L.Demery DOUBLES- P.Kelly(2nd), J.Johnstone(7th), M.Sanguillen-2(3rd) TRIPLES- F.Taveras(1st) HOME RUNS- W.Stargell(3rd) STOLEN BASES- P.Kelly(3rd), B.Harrelson(2nd) CAUGHT STEALING- P.Kelly SACRIFICE HITS- M.Lolich WALKS- J.Bench, B.Harrelson, D.Parker, W.Stargell STRIKE OUTS- P.Kelly, T.Harmon, S.Lezcano-2, J.Bench-3, M.Lolich, F.Taveras, W.Stargell, R.Zisk, B.Robinson, M.Sanguillen, O.Moreno, L.Demery-2, A.Oliver, R.Hebner GIDP- D.Collins, R.Stennett WEB GEMS- Top 12th: Manny Sanguillen blocked the plate, saving a run! 30,324 fans were treated to a fine game at Three Rivers Stadium as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The New York NL Mets won by the slimmest of margins, 6 to 5. The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings. New York NL was victorious in the 12th inning. Dave Collins led off and keyed the rally when he reached on an error. Bruce Boisclair was next and he lined a single. John Milner then delivered a single driving in a run. Sixto Lezcano came up and he lashed a one-base hit scoring the final run of the inning. New York NL banged out 12 on the night. Bob Apodaca(2-1) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings. Skip Lockwood was credited with his 3rd save. Gene Garber(2-2) was tagged with the loss in relief. BOXSCORE: 1976 New York NL Mets At 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 4/21/1976 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG D.Collins LF 2 1 0 0 .250 F.Taveras SS 3 1 2 0 .421 S.Lezcano RF 4 0 1 0 .204 R.Stennett 2B 4 0 2 1 .274 J.Milner 1B 3 0 1 2 .224 D.Parker RF 4 0 0 0 .292 C-K.Hernandez 1B 1 0 0 0 .212 W.Stargell 1B 4 0 0 0 .352 R.Smith CF 4 0 0 0 .217 R.Zisk LF 4 0 0 0 .246 J.Bench C 4 0 0 0 .200 B.Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 .214 J.Torre 3B 2 1 1 1 .241 M.Sanguillen C 3 0 0 0 .319 B-R.Staiger PH,3B 2 0 0 0 .125 O.Moreno CF 3 0 0 0 .286 B.Harrelson SS 3 1 0 0 .206 J.Reuss P 1 0 0 0 .286 J.Remy 2B 4 1 1 0 .247 A-F.Stanley PH 1 0 0 0 .250 J.Matlack P 3 0 1 0 .154 G.Garber P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-R.Hebner PH 1 0 0 0 .261 K.Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 4 5 3 Totals 31 1 4 1 A-Pinch Hit For Reuss In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Torre In 6th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Milner In 6th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Garber In 8th Inning Mets............ 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 0 Pirates......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Matlack WIN(4-2) 9 4 1 1 1 2 0 129 3.48 A1 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 2 0 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Reuss LOSS(1-2) 5 4 4 4 2 3 1 87 5.40 A1 C3 G.Garber 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 36 6.00 C4 D6 K.Tekulve 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.26 D7 Totals 9 5 4 4 3 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 22,632 DATE- Wednesday, April 21st 1976 TIME- Day T- 2:43 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 5 Pirates: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Pirates: 0 ERRORS- W.Stargell HOME RUNS- J.Torre(1st) STOLEN BASES- S.Lezcano(1st), F.Taveras-2(8th) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Matlack WALKS- D.Collins-2, B.Harrelson, F.Taveras STRIKE OUTS- S.Lezcano, J.Milner-2, J.Bench, B.Harrelson-2, W.Stargell-2 WILD PITCHES- J.Matlack, J.Reuss Jon Matlack had a strong outing as the New York NL Mets outscored the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 1. In the 3rd inning New York NL scored 3 runs. That early run support was enough for Matlack(4-2) and New York NL. After the 4th inning, neither team was able to score. Jerry Reuss(1-2) ended up with the loss. 'Matlack pitched a gem of a game', Darren Dawson recounted. 'He kept our batters off balance the entire game.' Jonathan Fellows jonfel@... |
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