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Scores
Standings
SEA
@CAL		6
2
BOS
@CHW		7
9
NYY
@KCR		4
7
BAL
@MIL		4
2
MIN
@OAK		7
8		 
(11)
CLE
@TEX		3
8
CLE
@TEX		1
8
DET
@TOR		6
8		 
(13)
SFG
@ATL		2
3
HOU
@CIN		3
8
STL
@MON		6
7		 
(14)
PIT
@NYM		7
1
PIT
@NYM		1
6
CHC
@PHI		2
4
CHC
@PHI		2
9
LAD
@SDP		3
5
Friday, July 15, 1977,
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 20,219, Time of Game: 2:30
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
1
49-40
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Mets
6
35-54
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Nino Espinosa (5-7)
L: Jerry Reuss (4-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  1
Mets            0  0  3   0  1  0   2  0  X    6 12  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Phil Garner 3B-SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .768 -0.051 0.51 0.000 -0.051 -0.7 1 5
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .330 .805 0.002 0.67 0.059 -0.056 0.1 6 2 CS
Dave Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .335 .936 -0.040 0.44 0.004 -0.045 -0.2 0 1 2B
Al Oliver CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .786 -0.007 0.68 0.038 -0.045 -0.5 2 0
Bill Robinson LF-3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .859 -0.105 0.89 0.000 -0.105 -1.2 1 0 GDP
   Grant Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Ott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .765 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.3
Jim Fregosi 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .928 -0.002 0.28 0.012 -0.013 -0.2 9 0
Duffy Dyer C 3 1 0 0 0 1 .276 .754 -0.040 0.60 0.005 -0.045 0.2 3 1
Mario Mendoza SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .485 -0.017 0.71 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 3
   Omar Moreno PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .643 -0.019 0.39 0.000 -0.019 -0.8 2 0
Jerry Reuss P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .619 -0.011 0.45 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 0
   Odell Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry Hairston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .746 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
   Larry Demery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fernando Gonzalez 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .794 0.004 0.10 0.004 0.000 0.9 0 2
Team Totals 31 1 4 1 1 7 .129 .318 -0.296 0.54 0.122 -0.417 -3.1 24 14
2B: D Parker (28, off N Espinosa).
TB: D Parker 2; A Oliver; F Gonzalez; R Stennett.
GIDP: B Robinson (3).
RBI: F Gonzalez (12).
2-out RBI: F Gonzalez.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Gonzalez-R Stennett-J Fregosi.
E: L Demery (1).
Outfield Assists: D Parker (S Henderson at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: R Stennett (15, 2nd base by N Espinosa/J Stearns).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Randle 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .308 .806 -0.046 0.42 0.017 -0.063 -0.1 0 0 CS
Felix Millan 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .216 .507 0.157 0.43 0.161 -0.005 2.2 2 4 HR
Steve Henderson LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .250 .751 0.006 0.64 0.042 -0.035 0.7 1 0
   Bruce Boisclair PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .722 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Mike Vail RF 4 2 4 1 0 0 .329 .871 0.071 0.55 0.093 -0.022 1.9 0 0 HR
John Stearns C 3 0 1 1 1 1 .293 .883 0.037 0.71 0.064 -0.026 1.2 7 1
Lee Mazzilli CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .221 .582 -0.002 0.52 0.026 -0.027 -1.0 4 0
Bobby Valentine 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .160 .479 0.103 0.68 0.110 -0.007 -0.4 9 0 GDP
Doug Flynn SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .428 -0.062 0.74 0.000 -0.062 -1.2 2 4
Nino Espinosa P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .103 .299 -0.063 0.59 0.000 -0.063 -0.9 0 1
Team Totals 34 6 12 5 3 3 .353 .935 0.201 0.58 0.513 -0.310 2.3 27 10
HR: M Vail (6, off O Jones; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); F Millan (1, off J Reuss; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: M Vail 7; F Millan 5; S Henderson 2; J Stearns; L Randle; B Valentine; L Mazzilli.
GIDP: B Valentine (7).
RBI: J Stearns (36); M Vail (26); S Henderson (11); B Valentine (12); F Millan (9).
2-out RBI: B Valentine.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Flynn-F Millan-B Valentine.
E: M Vail (5); F Millan (7).
Baserunning
CS: L Randle (13, 2nd base by O Jones/D Dyer).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Reuss, L (4-10) 2.2 8 3 3 1 0 1 4.18 16 29 -0.201 1.11 -2.0
Odell Jones 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 5.28 8 2 0 0.007 0.32 0.3
Larry Demery 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 5.73 8 0 0 -0.015 0.11 -3.4
Grant Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.93 5 3 0 0.005 0.04 2.7
Team Totals 8 12 6 5 3 3 2 5.62 37 29 5 0 -0.204 0.54 -2.3
L Demery faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nino Espinosa, W (5-7) 9 4 1 0 1 7 0 3.79 32 83 0.297 0.54 3.1
Team Totals 9 4 1 0 1 7 0 0.00 32 83 0.297 0.58 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: J Reuss (5); L Demery (4); N Espinosa (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 20,219.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Mets
1 Phil Garner 3B 1 Lenny Randle 3B
2 Rennie Stennett 2B 2 Felix Millan 2B
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Steve Henderson LF
4 Al Oliver CF 4 Mike Vail RF
5 Bill Robinson LF 5 John Stearns C
6 Jim Fregosi 1B 6 Lee Mazzilli CF
7 Duffy Dyer C 7 Bobby Valentine 1B
8 Mario Mendoza SS 8 Doug Flynn SS
9 Jerry Reuss P 9 Nino Espinosa P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 1 --- R NYM F. Millan J. Reuss 13% 66% Home Run
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO PIT B. Robinson N. Espinosa 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 2-0 2 1-3 R NYM B. Valentine J. Reuss 7% 85% Single to LF; Vail Scores; Mazzilli to 2B
b3 1-0 1 1-3 R NYM J. Stearns J. Reuss 6% 80% Single to LF; Henderson Scores; Vail to 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 O NYM N. Espinosa J. Reuss -5% 50% Groundout: SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT P. Garner N. Espinosa 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett N. Espinosa 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Parker N. Espinosa 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYM L. Randle J. Reuss -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- NYM F. Millan J. Reuss 2% 55% Single to RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O NYM S. Henderson J. Reuss -3% 52% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYM M. Vail J. Reuss -2% 50% Single to RF; Henderson out at 3B/RF-3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT A. Oliver N. Espinosa -4% 46% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO PIT B. Robinson N. Espinosa 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT J. Fregosi N. Espinosa 1% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYM J. Stearns J. Reuss -2% 53% Popfly: 1B
b2 0-0 1 --- NYM L. Mazzilli J. Reuss 3% 55% Single to P
b2 0-0 1 1-- NYM B. Valentine J. Reuss 4% 59% Walk; Mazzilli to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O NYM D. Flynn J. Reuss -4% 55% Flyball: CF; Mazzilli to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 O NYM N. Espinosa J. Reuss -5% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Dyer N. Espinosa 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT M. Mendoza N. Espinosa 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PIT J. Reuss N. Espinosa 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O NYM L. Randle J. Reuss -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- R NYM F. Millan J. Reuss 13% 66% Home Run
b3 1-0 1 --- NYM S. Henderson J. Reuss 2% 68% Single to CF
b3 1-0 1 1-- NYM M. Vail J. Reuss 2% 69% Wild Pitch; Henderson to 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- NYM M. Vail J. Reuss 4% 74% Single to 3B; Henderson to 3B
b3 1-0 1 1-3 R NYM J. Stearns J. Reuss 6% 80% Single to LF; Henderson Scores; Vail to 2B
b3 2-0 1 12- O NYM L. Mazzilli J. Reuss -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Vail to 3B
b3 2-0 2 1-3 R NYM B. Valentine J. Reuss 7% 85% Single to LF; Vail Scores; Mazzilli to 2B
Odell Jones replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 2 12- O NYM D. Flynn O. Jones -2% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- O PIT P. Garner N. Espinosa 2% 85% Popfly: CF
t4 0-3 1 --- PIT R. Stennett N. Espinosa -2% 83% Single to 2B
t4 0-3 1 1-- O PIT D. Parker N. Espinosa 4% 86% Stennett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 0-3 2 --- O PIT D. Parker N. Espinosa 1% 87% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Odell Jones facing 9-1-2
b4 3-0 0 --- O NYM N. Espinosa O. Jones -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- NYM L. Randle O. Jones 1% 87% Single to LF
b4 3-0 1 1-- O NYM F. Millan O. Jones -2% 86% Randle Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 3-0 2 --- O NYM F. Millan O. Jones -0% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6
t5 0-3 0 --- O PIT A. Oliver N. Espinosa 2% 87% Flyball: LF
t5 0-3 1 --- O PIT B. Robinson N. Espinosa 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- PIT J. Fregosi N. Espinosa -1% 88% Walk
t5 0-3 2 1-- O PIT D. Dyer N. Espinosa 2% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Odell Jones facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- O NYM S. Henderson O. Jones -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-0 1 --- R NYM M. Vail O. Jones 5% 94% Home Run
b5 4-0 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns O. Jones -0% 93% Strikeout
b5 4-0 2 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli O. Jones -0% 93% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 8-9-1
Omar Moreno pinch hits for Mario Mendoza (SS) batting 8th
t6 0-4 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno N. Espinosa 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Odell Jones (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 1 --- O PIT J. Hairston N. Espinosa 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- O PIT P. Garner N. Espinosa 0% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 7-8-9
Larry Demery replaces Jerry Hairston (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bill Robinson moves from LF to 3B
Phil Garner moves from 3B to SS
Al Oliver moves from CF to LF
Omar Moreno moves from PH to CF
b6 4-0 0 --- O NYM B. Valentine L. Demery -0% 95% Flyball: CF
b6 4-0 1 --- O NYM D. Flynn L. Demery -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-0 2 --- O NYM N. Espinosa L. Demery -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 2-3-4
t7 0-4 0 --- PIT R. Stennett N. Espinosa -3% 92% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stennett to 1B
t7 0-4 0 1-- PIT D. Parker N. Espinosa -1% 91% Wild Pitch; Stennett to 2B
t7 0-4 0 -2- O PIT D. Parker N. Espinosa 3% 94% Groundout: P-1B
t7 0-4 1 -2- O PIT A. Oliver N. Espinosa 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Stennett to 3B
t7 0-4 2 --3 O PIT B. Robinson N. Espinosa 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
b7 4-0 0 --- NYM L. Randle L. Demery 0% 98% Walk
b7 4-0 0 1-- NYM F. Millan L. Demery 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Randle to 2B
b7 4-0 0 -2- R NYM F. Millan L. Demery 1% 99% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Randle Scores/No RBI; Millan to 2B
b7 5-0 0 -2- R NYM S. Henderson L. Demery 0% 100% Single to RF; Millan Scores/unER
Bruce Boisclair pinch runs for Steve Henderson (LF) batting 3rd
b7 6-0 0 1-- NYM M. Vail L. Demery 0% 100% Single to LF; Boisclair to 2B
b7 6-0 0 12- NYM J. Stearns L. Demery 0% 100% Walk; Boisclair to 3B; Vail to 2B
Grant Jackson replaces Bill Robinson (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Fernando Gonzalez replaces Larry Demery (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b7 6-0 0 123 O NYM L. Mazzilli G. Jackson -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 6-0 1 123 OO NYM B. Valentine G. Jackson -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 6-7-8
Bruce Boisclair moves from PR to LF
t8 0-6 0 --- O PIT J. Fregosi N. Espinosa 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 0-6 1 --- PIT D. Dyer N. Espinosa -0% 99% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Dyer to 3B
t8 0-6 1 --3 O PIT O. Moreno N. Espinosa 0% 100% Popfly: LF
t8 0-6 2 --3 R PIT F. Gonzalez N. Espinosa -0% 99% Single to CF; Dyer Scores/unER
t8 1-6 2 1-- O PIT P. Garner N. Espinosa 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Grant Jackson facing 8-9-1
b8 6-1 0 --- O NYM D. Flynn G. Jackson -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 6-1 1 --- O NYM N. Espinosa G. Jackson -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 6-1 2 --- O NYM L. Randle G. Jackson -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 6.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Mets' Nino Espinosa facing 2-3-4
t9 1-6 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett N. Espinosa 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 1-6 1 --- PIT D. Parker N. Espinosa -0% 99% Double to LF
t9 1-6 1 -2- O PIT A. Oliver N. Espinosa 0% 100% Popfly: 1B
Ed Ott pinch hits for Grant Jackson (P) batting 5th
t9 1-6 2 -2- O PIT E. Ott N. Espinosa 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 6.

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