The Pirates, who were eliminated from the Eastern Division race earlier in the day when the Phillies defeated the Cubs in Chicago, collected only four hits off Nino Espinosa and lost to the Mets, 7-1. Steve Henderson drove in a run with a double and two more with a homer to pace the Mets' attack. Lee Mazzilli had four hits. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         1  0  2    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   2   1   0     2   0   .301      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Norman rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Edwards 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Mazzilli cf           5   2   4   2     0   0   .244      Garner 2b,ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .256
Boisclair rf          5   1   1   2     0   0   .295      Parker rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .342
  Staiger 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Easler rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Henderson lf          5   1   2   3     0   1   .298      Robinson 1b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .305
Milner 1b             3   0   1   0     2   1   .259        Berra 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Stearns c             2   0   0   0     3   2   .251      Oliver lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Youngblood 2b         5   0   0   0     0   3   .233        Gonzalez lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Flynn ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .198      Ott c                 3   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Espinosa p            4   0   1   0     0   1   .121      Macha 3b,1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
                                                          Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                          Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
                                                            Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
                                                            Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            T. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   7     7   9             Totals               30   1   4   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  3,379
Left on Base: Mets 12, Pirates 4
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Youngblood, Garner
Doubles: Henderson (16), Mazzilli 2 (21)
Home Runs: Henderson (12)
Stolen Bases: Boisclair (6), Ott (5)
Caught Stealing: Garner (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(9-13)        9     4   1   0   2   5   0  32   3.44
Totals                  9     4   1   0   2   5   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(9-10)           3.2   8   7   7   3   2   1  22   4.90
Whitson                 1.1   2   0   0   2   1   0   8   5.59
Pagan                   3     1   0   0   0   4   0  10   5.87
T. Jones                1     0   0   0   2   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    11   7   7   7   9   1  46

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Vargo


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Mazzilli singled to first; Boisclair forced Mazzilli (third to
second); Boisclair stole second; Henderson doubled to center
[Boisclair scored]; Milner flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Garner walked; Garner was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Parker popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates
0.

METS 2ND: Stearns struck out; Youngblood flied out to center;
Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson singled to second; Oliver reached on an
error by Youngblood [Robinson to second, Oliver to first]; Ott
singled to center [Robinson scored (unearned), Oliver to
second]; Oliver was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Ott stole second; Macha struck out; Moreno made an out to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

METS 3RD: Espinosa struck out; Randle walked; Mazzilli doubled
to right [Randle scored]; Boisclair singled to right [Mazzilli
scored]; Henderson flied out to right; Milner singled to right
[Boisclair to second]; Stearns walked [Boisclair to third,
Milner to second]; Youngblood forced Milner (third unassisted);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garner walked; Parker singled to right [Garner to
third]; Robinson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 3, Pirates 1.

METS 4TH: Flynn singled to center; Espinosa out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Flynn to second]; Randle walked;
Mazzilli doubled to right [Flynn scored, Randle to third];
Boisclair grounded out (second to first) [Randle scored,
Mazzilli to third]; Henderson homered [Mazzilli scored]; WHITSON
REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Milner walked; Stearns walked [Milner
to second]; Youngblood was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Ott made an
out to second; Macha grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.

METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to center; Espinosa singled to right;
Randle singled to center [Espinosa to second]; Mazzilli popped
to third; Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno flied out to right; FREGOSI BATTED FOR
WHITSON; Fregosi popped to first in foul territory; Taveras
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7,
Pirates 1.

METS 6TH: PAGAN REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Henderson struck
out; Milner struck out; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner popped to shortstop; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 7, Pirates 1.

METS 7TH: EDWARDS REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING 2B); GARNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); EASLER REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF);
BERRA REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); MACHA CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Youngblood struck out; Flynn grounded out (first
unassisted); Espinosa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Ott
grounded out (second to first); Macha singled to center; Moreno
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
7, Pirates 1.

METS 8TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); Randle grounded
out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli singled to right; Boisclair
flied out to right; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: NORMAN REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING RF); STAIGER
REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PLAYING 3B); TOLAN BATTED FOR PAGAN; Tolan
grounded out (second to pitcher); Debut game for Dan
Norman; Edwards struck out; Garner lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.

METS 9TH: T. JONES REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Milner walked;
Stearns walked [Milner to second]; Youngblood struck out; Flynn
made an out to third; Espinosa reached on an error by Garner
[Milner to third, Stearns to second, Espinosa to first]; Norman
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 7,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Easler flied out to right; Berra flied out to
center; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 1.