Game Lineups and Play Information

Back Home

Try this game in our Simulator


Lineups and Summary (back to top)

Mets 4 @ Pirates 2
Three Rivers Stadium
August 7, 1976

(No Comments)

The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets, played on August 7, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Mets with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 7, 1976 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 4 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherNino Espinosa  
Losing PitcherDoc Medich  
SaveSkip Lockwood  
Game Winning RBIJohn Milner 

Game Info

DateAugust 7, 1976 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherNino Espinosa  
Home Starting PitcherDoc Medich  
BallparkThree Rivers Stadium 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance12,364 
Time of Game2 hours 18 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Satch Davidson
1B: Dutch Rennert
2B: Ed Vargo
3B: Andy Olsen

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pepe Mangual  Center Fielder 
Mike Phillips  Second Baseman 
John Milner  Left Fielder 
Joe Torre  First Baseman 
Mike Vail  Right Fielder 
Ron Hodges  Catcher 
Roy Staiger  Third Baseman 
Leo Foster  Shortstop 
Nino Espinosa  Pitcher 
Joe Frazier  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Richie Hebner  Third Baseman 
Al Oliver  Center Fielder 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
Richie Zisk  Left Fielder 
Ed Kirkpatrick  First Baseman 
Duffy Dyer  Catcher 
Mario Mendoza  Shortstop 
Doc Medich  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

Comments about Game Info - New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates - August 7, 1976 - — Add your comment

No comments yet. Be the first!

Add your comment…

will not be visible to others


All Plays in Game (back to top)

Mets 4 @ Pirates 2
Three Rivers Stadium
August 7, 1976

Top 1


Bottom 1


Top 2


Bottom 2


Top 3


Bottom 3


Top 4


Bottom 4


Top 5


Bottom 5


Top 6


Bottom 6


Top 7


Bottom 7


Top 8


Bottom 8


Top 9


Bottom 9


Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version


Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/7/1976, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Mangual P, cf         4  0  0  0   Stennett R, 2b        5  0  0  1   
Phillips M, 2b        4  2  2  0   Hebner R, 3b          4  1  1  0   
Milner J, lf          3  1  1  3   Oliver A, cf          4  0  1  0   
Torre J, 1b           4  0  2  0   Parker D, rf          3  0  1  1   
Vail M, rf            4  1  1  0   Zisk R, lf            1  0  0  0   
Hodges R, c           4  0  2  0   Robinson B, lf        2  0  0  0   
Staiger R, 3b         3  0  0  1   Kirkpatrick E, 1b     3  1  1  0   
Foster L, ss          4  0  0  0   Dyer D, c             4  0  2  0   
Espinosa N, p         2  0  0  0   Mendoza M, ss         2  0  0  0   
Apodaca B, p          1  0  0  0   Stargell W, ph        1  0  0  0   
Lockwood S, p         0  0  0  0   Taveras F, ss         0  0  0  0   
                                   Ott E, ph             1  0  0  0   
                                   Medich D, p           2  0  1  0   
                                   Robertson B, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Tekulve K, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Helms T, ph           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  8  4                        33  2  7  2

New York         100 100 020 --  4
Pittsburgh       000 000 011 --  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Espinosa N (W)        5.2  3  0  0  3  3
Apodaca B             2.1  2  1  1  1  1
Lockwood S (S)        1.0  2  1  1  1  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Medich D (L)          7.0  6  2  1  0  2
Tekulve K             2.0  2  2  2  0  4

DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 4, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Hebner R, Parker D
3B -- Phillips M
HR -- Milner J
SF -- Milner J, Staiger R
PB -- Dyer D
T -- 2:18
A -- 12364

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score