A double steal by Omar Moreno and Dave Parker turned into a pair of runs in the eighth inning when third baseman Bobby Valentine misplayed catcher John Stearns' throw and enabled the Pirates to defeat the Mets, 4-2. Moreno drew a one-out walk off reliever Mardie Cornejo and stole second. Parker then received an intentional pass.

With Bill Robinson at bat, Moreno and Parker worked a double steal and when Stearns' throw to third skipped off Valentine's glove down the left field line, both runners scored to snap a 2-2 tie. The Mets had rallied in the seventh to produce that deadlock on pinch-singles by Ed Kranepool and Joel Youngblood. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Monday, April     24, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  8  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .246
Moreno cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .262      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .141
Parker rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .352      S. Henderson lf       3   0   0   0     1   1   .175
B. Robinson lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .235      Grieve rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Stennett 2b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .311      Valentine 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .375
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Stearns c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .167
Garner 3b             3   0   2   1     1   1   .171      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kranepool ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .167
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cornejo pr,p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zachry p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .140
                                                            Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Youngblood ph,2b    1   0   1   1     0   0   .400

Totals               32   4   8   2     4   5             Totals               33   2   6   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  9,495
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 6
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 2
Errors: Valentine
Doubles: Stearns (2)
Triples: Garner 2 (3)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (8), Parker (2)
Caught Stealing: Garner (1)
GIDP: Ott (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  6.2   2   1   1   2   7   0  24   6.57
Bibby                   0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3.38
Jackson                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Tekulve W(2-0)          2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.77
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   8   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  5     5   2   2   1   3   0  21   1.61
Myrick                  2     1   0   0   1   2   0   6   1.86
Cornejo L(3-1)          2     2   2   1   2   0   0   9   2.31
Totals                  9     8   4   3   4   5   0  36

Balks: Zachry (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: On a bunt Taveras singled to first; Zachry balked
[Taveras to second]; Moreno grounded out (second to first)
[Taveras to third]; Parker grounded out (second to first)
[Taveras scored]; B. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Foli flied out to right; S.
Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to right; Stennett singled to
center; Ott flied out to left; Garner tripled to right [Stennett
scored]; Rooker grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez lined to second; Grieve popped to catcher in
foul territory; Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno flied out to
right; Parker singled to center; B. Robinson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Stearns flied out to left; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Stennett struck out; Ott flied out
to right; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli lined to third; Foli grounded out (second to
first); S. Henderson walked; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Rooker grounded out (first to pitcher); Taveras
flied out to right; Moreno singled to left; Parker flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Grieve struck out; Valentine singled to left; Stearns
doubled to left [Valentine to third]; Flynn struck out; RANDLE
BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Randle popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 6TH: MYRICK REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); B. Robinson
singled to right [B. Robinson out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli struck out; Foli grounded out (pitcher to
first); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Garner walked;
Rooker struck out while Garner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Montanez flied out to left; Grieve walked; Valentine
forced Grieve (third to second); BIBBY REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); Stearns singled to left [Valentine to second];
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING);
Kranepool singled to center [Valentine scored, Stearns to
second]; CORNEJO RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR
MYRICK; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Youngblood singled
to center [Stearns scored, Cornejo to second]; Mazzilli singled
to center [Cornejo to third, Youngblood to second]; Foli forced
Mazzilli (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 8TH: CORNEJO STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Taveras flied out to left; Moreno
walked; Moreno stole second; Parker was walked intentionally;
Moreno stole third and Parker stole second [Moreno scored (error
by Valentine), Parker scored (unearned)]; B. Robinson flied out
to center; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER),
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Grieve grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett singled to right; Ott grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at
second]; Garner tripled to right; Tekulve grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR CORNEJO;
Boisclair was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Mets 2.