Dave Kingman took over the league lead in homers with his 36th and 37th of the season and also hit a sacrifice fly, driving in a total of five runs, to mark the Mets' 7-6 victory over the Pirates. However, the Mets also needed a homer by John Stearns, plus a pinch-triple by Bruce Boisclair and pinch-single by Ed Kranepool, to post their tying and winning runs in the sixth inning.

The Pirates counted twice in the first on a single by Frank Taveras, a stolen base and singles by Omar Moreno and Willie Stargell. Their four other runs registered in the fifth when Moreno and Stargell each homered with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      2  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Mets         0  1  1    0  3  2    0  0  x  -   7 11  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   2   2   0     0   2   .259      Mazzilli cf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .152
  Ott ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Millan 2b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .284
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torre 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .311
Moreno cf             4   2   2   3     0   1   .277      Kingman rf            3   2   2   5     0   1   .232
Zisk lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .287      Staiger 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Stargell 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .260      Stearns c             3   1   1   1     1   1   .274
Parker rf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .312      Mangual lf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Hebner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .243        Boisclair ph,lf     2   1   2   0     0   0   .287
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Swan p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .114
Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Espinosa p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kranepool ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .292
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .353
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .329

Totals               37   6  12   6     0   9             Totals               33   7  11   7     3   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 18,652
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Mets 6
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 1
Errors: Mazzilli, Millan
Triples: Boisclair (3)
Home Runs: Moreno (2), Stargell (18), Kingman 2 (37), Stearns (2)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (55), Brown (2)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (1), Mangual (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Kingman (3)
GIDP: Stennett (13)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  5     7   5   5   2   1   2  23   3.65
Giusti L(4-4)           0.1   3   2   2   0   0   1   4   4.82
Bair                    0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.08
Tekulve                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.30
Totals                  8    11   7   7   3   4   3  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    4.2   8   6   5   0   1   2  22   3.76
Espinosa W(4-4)         1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.18
Lockwood SV(17)         3     3   0   0   0   7   0  11   2.84
Totals                  9    12   6   5   0   9   2  37

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second;
Moreno singled to center [Taveras scored, Moreno to second
(error by Mazzilli)]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stargell flied to right [Moreno to third]; Parker singled to
right [Moreno scored (unearned)]; Hebner flied to right; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied to left; Millan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett popped to first; Dyer flied to left;
Rooker flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman homered; Staiger grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stearns walked; Mangual popped to shortstop; Harrelson
lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras was called out on strikes; Moreno flied to
center; Zisk singled to center; Stargell flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Swan lined to right; Mazzilli singled to left; Millan
singled to left [Mazzilli to second]; Torre singled to right
[Mazzilli to third, Millan to second]; Kingman hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Mazzilli scored]; Staiger flied to center; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Hebner
popped to shortstop; Stennett flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Stearns flied to center; Mangual singled to center;
Mangual was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Harrelson flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets
2.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer popped to first; Rooker flied to right;
Taveras singled to center [Taveras to second (on throw to 1b)];
Moreno homered [Taveras scored]; Zisk singled to left; Stargell
homered [Zisk scored]; ESPINOSA REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Parker
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Espinosa grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Mazzilli
flied to left; Millan walked; Torre singled to center [Millan to
second]; Kingman homered [Millan scored, Torre scored]; Staiger
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Mets 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner singled to center; Stennett grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at
second]; Dyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Stearns homered;
BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR MANGUAL; Boisclair tripled to right;
Harrelson lined to first; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR ESPINOSA;
Kranepool singled to right [Boisclair scored]; BROWN RAN FOR
KRANEPOOL; BAIR REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Brown stole second;
Mazzilli struck out; Millan walked; Torre flied to right; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 7.

PIRATES 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR BAIR;
Kirkpatrick struck out; Taveras was called out on strikes;
Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 7.

METS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Kingman
struck out; Staiger grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Zisk struck out; Stargell singled to center; Parker
was called out on strikes; Hebner singled to second [Stargell to
third (error by Millan), Hebner to second]; Stennett struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: Boisclair singled to center; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first) [Boisclair to second]; Lockwood grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 7.

PIRATES 9TH: Dyer struck out; OLIVER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); OTT BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Ott
singled to right; DILONE RAN FOR OTT; Dilone was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Mets 7.