Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1977 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garner 3b 4 0 2 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 0
Oliver cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson lf 3 0 0 1
Stargell 1b 3 1 1 2
Stennett 2b 2 0 0 0
Mendoza ss 3 0 0 0
Kison p 3 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 1 1 0
Millan 2b 3 1 1 0
Henderson lf 4 1 3 3
Vail rf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 2 1
  Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0
  Valentine 1b 0 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 1 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0
Flynn ss 4 0 0 0
Swan p 2 0 1 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 4
Pittsburgh 000 201 000351
New York 000 110 21x590
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   6.1 8 3 3 1 5
  Gossage  L (8-6) 1.2 1 2 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (5-6) 7.0 5 3 3 2 3
  Apodaca  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
4

  E–Stargell (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (22,off Swan); Parker (29,off Swan), New York Mazzilli (11,off Kison); Henderson (4,off Kison).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (13,4th inning off Swan 1 on, 2 out), New York Kranepool (10,4th inning off Kison 0 on, 1 out); Henderson (4,7th inning off Gossage 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Robinson (5,off Swan).  HBP–Millan (3,by Kison).  CS–Stennett (16,2nd base by Swan/Stearns); Harrelson (3,3rd base by Gossage/Ott); Mazzilli (9,2nd base by Gossage/Ott).  SB–Randle (16,2nd base off Kison/Ott).  HBP–Kison (4,Millan).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:09.  A–24,445.
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