Phil Garner batted in three runs with two singles and a triple and Terry Forster helped himself with a run-scoring double as the Pirates defeated the Mets, 5-2. Doc Medich, obtained on waivers from the Mariners, was the loser in his first appearance with the Mets. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 29, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 0 Pirates 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 x - 5 10 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304 Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .254 Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .246 Moreno cf 3 2 0 0 1 0 .239 Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Garner 2b 4 1 3 3 0 0 .263 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Easler rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Norman rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .500 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Rosado 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Macha 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Berra 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .125 Youngblood 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Hairston lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .237 Kranepool ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 Forster p 3 1 2 1 0 0 .346 Flynn ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .201 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Medich p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Mangual ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 33 2 8 1 1 6 Totals 30 5 10 5 1 4 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 2,504 Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 3 DP: Mets 1, Pirates 0 Errors: Moreno, Hairston Doubles: Hairston 2 (2), Forster (1) Triples: Randle (6), Garner (10) Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (53) Caught Stealing: Randle (21), Garner (9) Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (5), Easler (1) GIDP: Taveras (7) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(0-1) 7 6 3 3 1 3 0 25 4.53 Lockwood 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 7 3.24 Totals 8 10 5 5 1 4 0 32 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forster W(6-4) 8.1 8 2 1 1 5 0 33 4.43 Tekulve SV(7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.91 Totals 9 8 2 1 1 6 0 35 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Eric Gregg METS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Moreno forced Taveras (second to shortstop); Moreno stole second; Garner singled to left [Moreno scored]; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Easler grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Norman flied out to left; Rosado flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Macha struck out; Berra flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 3RD: Youngblood lined to second; Flynn grounded out (second to first); Medich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Hairston grounded out (second to first); Forster singled to third; Taveras grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Forster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 4TH: Randle tripled to right; Mazzilli reached on a fielder's choice [Randle out at home (third to catcher)]; Henderson singled to center [Mazzilli scored (error by Moreno) (no RBI), Henderson to second]; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman singled to shortstop [Henderson to third]; Rosado grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Garner tripled to right [Moreno scored]; Easler hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garner scored]; Ott grounded out (second to first); Macha grounded out (third to shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. METS 5TH: Youngblood flied out to right; Flynn flied out to center; Medich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: Berra singled to center; Hairston doubled to center [Berra out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Forster flied out to left; Taveras was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. METS 6TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli struck out; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno lined to pitcher; Garner flied out to center; Easler grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Norman singled to center; Rosado flied out to right; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Macha flied out to center; Berra struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. METS 8TH: Flynn singled to right; MANGUAL BATTED FOR MEDICH; Mangual was called out on strikes; Randle forced Flynn (shortstop to second); Mazzilli singled to shortstop [Randle to second]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MANGUAL (PITCHING); Hairston doubled to left; Forster doubled to left [Hairston scored]; Taveras struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Forster to third]; Garner singled to right [Forster scored]; Easler singled to right [Garner to third]; Ott grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5. METS 9TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Norman walked; Rosado singled to left [Norman to third (error by Hairston)]; TEKULVE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR YOUNGBLOOD; HARRELSON RAN FOR ROSADO; Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to right [Norman scored (unearned)]; MILNER BATTED FOR FLYNN; Milner struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

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