Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garner 3b 4 1 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 1
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Hairston lf 2 1 1 1
  Moreno cf 1 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Mendoza ss 4 0 0 0
Forster p 3 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 4 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 2 2 1
Millan 2b 4 2 2 2
Henderson lf 3 1 1 5
Stearns 1b,c 4 0 1 0
Vail rf 1 0 0 0
  Youngblood rf 3 0 1 0
Grote c 2 1 1 0
  Harrelson pr 0 1 0 0
  Lockwood ph,p 1 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Flynn ss 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph,1b 1 1 0 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 0 0 0 0
  Valentine ph,ss 1 1 0 0
Totals 30 9 8 8
Pittsburgh 200 000 100342
New York 210 000 60x984
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Forster  L (2-3) 6.1 4 4 3 2 3
  Gossage   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Jackson   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Tekulve   0.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Jones   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
9
8
4
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (7-11) 7.0 3 3 2 2 9
  Lockwood   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
2
2
9

  E–Mendoza 2 (5), Randle (8), Millan (8), Stearns (7), Kranepool (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Stennett (14,off Koosman), New York Grote (3,off Forster).  3B–New York Millan (1,off Forster).  HR–Pittsburgh Hairston (2,7th inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out), New York Henderson (5,7th inning off Tekulve 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Henderson (1,off Forster).  HBP–Grote (2,by Forster).  IBB–Kranepool (5,by Gossage).  CS–Youngblood (4,2nd base by Forster/Ott).  HBP–Forster (2,Grote).  IBB–Gossage (3,Kranepool).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:29.  A–19,492.
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