Pirates @ Mets
April 23, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 6 10 0
Mets 5 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 6 10 0
Mets 5 6 2

Jerry Grote Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .333
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 0 9
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 2

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 1
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Shea Stadium - April 23, 1977
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Out
Rich Gossage
Duffy Dyer
Bill Robinson
Rennie Stennett
Phil Garner
Frank Taveras
Al Oliver
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Jerry Grote
Roy Staiger
John Stearns

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 10 0 8
New York Mets 5 6 2 4
Winning Pitcher Rich Gossage
Losing Pitcher Ray Sadecki
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Oliver
Attendance 9,040
Time of Game 2 hours 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jerry Grote pinch hits for Ray Sadecki. Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Joe Torre pinch hits for Leo Foster. Torre strikes out.
Bottom 9 Staiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stearns moves to second.
Bottom 9 Felix Millan pinch runs for Ed Kranepool. Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards right. Parker fields it and throws to second to catch Millan for the out.
Bottom 9 Duffy Dyer now catching. Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moreno scores.
Top 9 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out.
Top 9 Tommy Helms pinch hits for Ed Ott. Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Leo Foster now playing shortstop. Ray Sadecki now pitching. Moreno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kranepool who is chasing the ball. Moreno reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Boisclair hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Boisclair reaches second base with a double. Mazzilli scores. Phillips goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mike Vail pinch hits for Bob Apodaca. Vail strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Bud Harrelson. Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kison strikes out.
Top 8 Taveras hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Stennett is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Staiger strikes out.
Bottom 7 Stearns hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson strikes out.
Top 7 Bob Apodaca now pitching. There go the runners. The throw from Stearns and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Parker scores.
Top 7 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno scores. Parker moves to second.
Top 7 Parker is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Moreno. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 7 Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kison bunts in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Boisclair hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taveras hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Stennett hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver tags and scores.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parker scores. Oliver moves to third.
Top 6 Oliver bunts towards third. Staiger picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Staiger. Parker moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Top 6 Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mazzilli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Harrelson strikes out.
Top 5 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boisclair hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores.
Bottom 3 Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. Harrelson scores.
Bottom 3 Espinosa bunts towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Robinson strikes out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Staiger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Boisclair. Ott reaches second base with a double. Moreno moves to third.
Top 3 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Taveras is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Staiger hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Kison covering, for the out.
Top 2 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 2 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Boisclair. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Mazzilli moves to third.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kison, and towards Taveras, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out.
Top 1 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out.