New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 28, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1977 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 1 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 0
Henderson lf 3 1 0 1
Stearns 1b,c 3 0 0 0
Norman rf 4 0 2 0
Rosado c 2 0 1 1
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
Youngblood 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0
Flynn ss 3 0 1 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Swan p 2 0 1 0
  Milner 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
Garner 2b,3b 4 0 3 1
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 0
Oliver lf 3 1 1 0
  Hairston lf 1 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 2 0
Macha 3b 3 0 2 1
  Edwards pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Moreno cf 3 0 1 0
Rooker p 3 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 11 2
New York 100 100 000291
Pittsburgh 000 111 00x3111
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (9-10) 5.1 9 3 2 0 2
  Myrick   2.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
3
2
0
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (14-9) 7.0 9 2 1 2 1
  Gossage  SV (26) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
3
3

  E–Rosado (2), Macha (1).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 3.  2B–New York Norman (1,off Rooker), Pittsburgh Oliver (29,off Swan).  SF–Rosado (2,off Rooker).  SB–Randle (32,2nd base off Rooker/Ott); Garner 2 (32,2nd base off Swan/Rosado 2); Robinson (12,2nd base off Swan/Rosado); Ott (6,2nd base off Swan/Rosado); Taveras (68,3rd base off Swan/Rosado); Moreno (51,2nd base off Myrick/Stearns).  CS–Mazzilli 2 (14,2nd base by Rooker/Ott 2); Edwards (2,2nd base by Myrick/Stearns).  WP–Rooker (8).  BK–Swan (2).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:11.  A–2,673.
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