A double by Duffy Dyer and triple by Dave Parker each drove in a run for the Pirates and enabled Jerry Reuss to defeat the Mets, 2-0. Fernando Gonzalez singled and scored on a double by Dyer in the seventh inning. Parker's triple in the eighth came after a single by Omar Moreno. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    13, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   2  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .243
Flynn 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .232      Garner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Parker rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .347
Stearns 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Robinson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .306
Youngblood rf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .340
Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Gonzalez lf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .275
Mazzilli cf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .241      Dyer c                2   0   1   1     1   0   .261
Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Matlack p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .045      Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .203
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               29   0   7   0     1   4             Totals               31   2   9   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 32,212
Left on Base: Mets 4, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 3
Doubles: Flynn (4), Parker (38), Dyer (8)
Triples: Parker (6)
Caught Stealing: Flynn (1), Garner (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (4)
GIDP: Stearns 2 (10), Harrelson (3), Mendoza (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(6-13)         7     7   1   1   1   6   0  27   3.83
Lockwood                1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.21
Totals                  8     9   2   2   2   6   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(8-11)           9     7   0   0   1   4   0  31   3.71
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   4   0  31

Wild Pitches: Reuss 2 (9)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn flied
out to right; Henderson singled to center; Stearns flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Garner grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Youngblood grounded out (second to first); Grote
singled to left; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Grote to second];
Mazzilli flied out to left; Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson flied out to center; Stennett singled to
left; Gonzalez singled to left [Stennett to second]; Dyer walked
[Stennett to third, Gonzalez to second]; Mendoza grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dyer out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack walked; Randle flied out to center; Flynn
forced Matlack (shortstop to second); Flynn was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss struck out; Moreno grounded out (third to
first); Garner singled to second; Garner was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Henderson singled to first; Stearns grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at
second]; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker doubled to center; Robinson flied out to
center [Parker to third]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
singled to left; Harrelson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer popped to second; Mendoza singled to left;
Reuss struck out; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: Matlack was called out on strikes; Randle struck out;
Flynn doubled to right; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner flied out to center; Parker was called out
on strikes; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: Stearns was called out on strikes; Youngblood grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grote flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to center; Gonzalez singled to
right; Dyer doubled to left [Gonzalez scored]; Mendoza flied out
to right; Reuss struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 1.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli singled to center; Harrelson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mazzilli to second]; VAIL
BATTED FOR MATLACK; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Mazzilli to
third]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Moreno singled
to left; Garner flied out to center; Parker tripled to left
[Moreno scored]; Robinson walked; Stennett reached on a
fielder's choice [Parker out at home (third to catcher to third
to pitcher), Robinson to third, Stennett to second]; Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 2.

METS 9TH: Flynn singled to shortstop; Henderson forced Flynn
(third to second); Stearns grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.