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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 28, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets, played on September 28, 1977 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 28, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 28, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 2,673 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Jerry Crawford |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
John Stearns | First Baseman |
Dan Norman | Right Fielder |
Luis Rosado | Catcher |
Joel Youngblood | Second Baseman |
Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
Craig Swan | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
Bill Robinson | First Baseman |
Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
Ed Ott | Catcher |
Ken Macha | Third Baseman |
Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 28, 1977
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Rooker
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha juggles the ball. That's an error on Macha. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Rooker
There goes Randle. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Randle steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Rooker
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Rooker
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randle scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Rooker
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Swan
Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Swan
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Swan
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Rooker
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosado vs. Rooker
Rosado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Rooker
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Rooker
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Swan
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Swan
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swan
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macha vs. Swan
Macha hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moreno vs. Swan
Moreno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Rooker
Swan hits a line drive into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Rooker
Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Rooker
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Rooker
There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Ott and he is out, Garner applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Swan
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Swan
Taveras hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Swan
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Swan
There goes Garner. The throw from Rosado and he is safe. Garner steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Swan
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Rooker
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Rooker
Stearns is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Rooker
Norman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosado vs. Rooker
There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third. Norman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosado vs. Rooker
Rosado hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Rooker
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Swan
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Swan
There goes Robinson. The throw from Rosado and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Robinson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Swan
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swan
Ott bunts towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macha vs. Swan
There goes Ott. The throw from Rosado and he is safe. Ott steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Macha vs. Swan
Macha strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Swan
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stearns scoops it up and throws to first, with Swan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Rooker
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Rooker
Swan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Rooker
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Swan
Rooker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Swan
Taveras bunts towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Swan
The umpire calls a balk on Swan Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Swan
There goes Taveras. The throw from Rosado and he is safe. Taveras steals third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garner vs. Swan
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Swan
There goes Garner. The throw from Rosado and he is safe. Garner steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Swan
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Swan
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Rooker
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Rooker
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Rooker
There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Ott and he is out, Garner applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Rooker
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Rooker
Norman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Norman reaches second base with a double. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosado vs. Rooker
Rosado hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Swan
Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Swan
Ott hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Macha vs. Swan
Macha hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Myrick
Mike Edwards pinch runs for Ken Macha. John Stearns now catching. Bob Myrick now pitching. John Milner now playing first base.
There goes Edwards. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Myrick
Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Myrick
There goes Moreno. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rooker vs. Myrick
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Rooker
Mike Edwards now playing second base. Jerry Hairston now playing left field. Phil Garner now playing third base.
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Rooker
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Rooker
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Myrick
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Myrick
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Myrick
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Rooker
Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Rooker
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stearns vs. Gossage
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Myrick
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Myrick
Hairston strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Myrick
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Gossage
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norman for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Gossage
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Bob Myrick.
Boisclair strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Gossage
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Joel Youngblood.
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Gossage
Bud Harrelson pinch runs for Ed Kranepool. Ron Hodges pinch hits for Doug Flynn.
Hodges strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/28/1977 -- New York at Pittsburgh (N) New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Randle L, 3b 4 1 2 0 Taveras F, ss 4 1 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 2 0 Garner P, 2b-3b 4 0 3 1 Henderson S, lf 3 1 0 1 Parker D, rf 4 0 0 0 Stearns J, 1b-c 3 0 0 0 Robinson B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Norman D, rf 4 0 2 0 Oliver A, lf 3 1 1 0 Rosado L, c 2 0 1 1 Hairston J, lf 1 0 0 0 Myrick B, p 0 0 0 0 Ott E, c 4 0 2 0 Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0 Macha K, 3b 3 0 2 1 Youngblood J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Edwards M, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Kranepool E, ph 0 0 0 0 Moreno O, cf 3 0 1 0 Harrelson B, pr 0 0 0 0 Rooker J, p 3 0 0 0 Flynn D, ss 3 0 1 0 Gossage R, p 0 0 0 0 Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0 Swan C, p 2 0 1 0 Milner J, 1b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 9 2 33 3 11 2 New York 100 100 000 -- 2 Pittsburgh 000 111 00x -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Swan C (L) 5.1 9 3 2 0 2 Myrick B 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Rooker J (W)* 7.0 9 2 1 2 1 Gossage R (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Macha K, Rosado L DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 3 LOB -- New York 6, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Norman D, Oliver A SB -- Randle L, Garner P 2, Robinson B, Ott E, Taveras F, Moreno O CS -- Mazzilli L 2, Edwards M SF -- Rosado L WP -- Rooker J Balk -- Swan C T -- 2:11 A -- 2673
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