New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 29, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 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 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 0 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 0
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Stearns c 4 0 0 0
Norman rf 3 1 2 0
Rosado 1b 4 0 1 0
  Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0
Youngblood 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 1
Flynn ss 3 0 1 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
Medich p 2 0 0 0
  Mangual ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 3 2 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 3 3
Easler rf 3 0 1 1
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Macha 1b 3 0 0 0
Berra 3b 3 0 1 0
Hairston lf 3 1 2 0
Forster p 3 1 2 1
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5
New York 000 100 001280
Pittsburgh 100 200 02x5102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  L (0-1) 7.0 6 3 3 1 3
  Lockwood   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Forster  W (6-4) 8.1 8 2 1 1 5
  Tekulve  SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
1
6

  E–Moreno (9), Hairston (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Hairston 2 (2,off Medich,off Lockwood); Forster (1,off Lockwood).  3B–New York Randle (6,off Forster), Pittsburgh Garner (10,off Medich).  SF–Kranepool (5,off Tekulve); Easler (1,off Medich).  CS–Randle (21,2nd base by Forster/Ott); Garner (9,2nd base by Medich/Stearns).  SB–Moreno 2 (53,2nd base off Medich/Stearns 2).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:09.  A–2,504.
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