Getting four hits and driving in two runs, Doug Flynn sparked the Mets to a 7-3 triumph over the Pirates in a game delayed three times by rain. Flynn tripled and scored the Mets' first run in the third inning on Nino Espinosa's single and singled to drive in Tim Foli in the fourth as the Mets took a 3-0 lead.

After the Pirates tied the game in the seventh, Flynn delivered John Stearns with a run-scoring double in the eighth. The Mets also got two RBIs from Stearns, a sacrifice fly by Lee Mazzilli and pinch-hit RBI single by Joel Youngblood. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       23, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  2    1  0  0    0  2  2  -   7 13  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .224      Taveras ss            5   1   2   0     0   2   .280
Maddox rf             2   1   0   0     3   0   .235      Moreno cf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .228
Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   1     0   2   .315      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
S. Henderson lf       5   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Milner lf,1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .191
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .232      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .232
Stearns c             4   1   2   2     1   0   .250        Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Foli ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .145      Garner 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .241
Flynn 2b              5   2   4   2     0   1   .245      Dyer c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Espinosa p            3   1   2   1     0   0   .227        Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Youngblood ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .271        Brye lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .292
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gonzalez 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .190
                                                          Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ott ph,c            3   0   2   1     0   0   .244

Totals               38   7  13   7     5   7             Totals               36   3  10   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  2,869
Left on Base: Mets 10, Pirates 8
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Foli, Garner, Ott
Doubles: Randle (7), Foli (3), Flynn (2), Milner (4), Gonzalez (1), Ott (3)
Triples: Flynn (2)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (8)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(4-2)         7     8   3   2   2   4   0  30   3.68
Lockwood SV(7)          2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.18
Totals                  9    10   3   2   2   6   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   5     6   3   3   3   3   0  22   5.52
Jackson L(0-1)          3     5   2   2   1   3   0  15   5.11
Bibby                   1     2   2   1   1   1   0   7   2.79
Totals                  9    13   7   6   5   7   0  44

Passed Balls: Stearns (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


METS 1ST: Randle lined to center; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was called out on strikes; Moreno flied out
to left; Parker singled to left; Milner popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Montanez
singled to left [Montanez out at second (left to second)];
Stearns walked; Stearns stole second; Foli grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Garner walked; Stearns allowed
a passed ball [Garner to second]; Dyer struck out; Gonzalez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn tripled to left; Espinosa singled to center
[Flynn scored]; Randle doubled to left [Espinosa to third];
Maddox walked; Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to left [Espinosa
scored]; S. Henderson forced Maddox (third to second) [Randle to
third]; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss grounded out (third to first); Taveras
singled to center; Moreno hit into a double play (right to
shortstop) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns flied out to left; Foli doubled to left; Flynn
singled to center [Foli scored, Flynn to second (on throw to
home)]; Espinosa grounded out (third to first) [Flynn to third];
Randle flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Milner
doubled to right; Stargell singled to right [Milner scored];
Garner flied out to center; Dyer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 1.

METS 5TH: Maddox walked; Mazzilli flied out to center; S.
Henderson struck out; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Gonzalez doubled to right; OTT BATTED FOR REUSS;
Ott doubled to left [Gonzalez scored]; Taveras popped to
shortstop; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Ott to third];
Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); JACKSON REPLACED DYER
(PITCHING); Montanez struck out; Stearns popped to second; Foli
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Milner popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Garner walked;
Jackson forced Garner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 2.

METS 7TH: Flynn singled to center; On a bunt Espinosa singled to
catcher [Flynn to third (error by Ott)]; Randle struck out;
Maddox walked [Espinosa to second]; Mazzilli was called out on
strikes; S. Henderson forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Ott flied
out to right; Taveras singled to shortstop [Taveras to second
(error by Foli)]; Moreno singled to center [Taveras scored
(unearned)]; Parker flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: Montanez flied out to right; Stearns singled to left;
Foli flied out to right; Flynn doubled to right [Stearns
scored]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Youngblood singled to
center [Flynn scored]; Randle flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Milner
grounded out (second to first); Stargell flied out to right;
Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Pirates 3.

METS 9TH: BIBBY REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); BRYE REPLACED
JACKSON (PLAYING LF); MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Maddox reached on an error by Garner [Maddox to first]; Mazzilli
singled to center [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson grounded out
(third to first) [Maddox to third, Mazzilli to second]; Montanez
was walked intentionally; Stearns singled to center [Maddox
scored (unearned), Mazzilli scored, Montanez to second]; Foli
popped to second; Flynn struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 7, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Brye singled to left; Gonzalez popped to first in
foul territory; Ott singled to right [Brye to second]; Taveras
struck out; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7,
Pirates 3.