Scoring two runs in the bottom of the 10th, the Pirates edged the Mets, 6-5. The winning rally began with a pinch-single by Jim Fregosi. Frank Taveras drew a walk and the runners moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Omar Moreno. Rennie Stennett then dropped a single in short right field to score both runners. The contest was a see-saw affair up to that point.

The Mets went ahead, 4-3, in the top of the eighth on a two-run homer by Willie Montanez, but Dave Parker tied the game for the Pirates in the bottom of the frame with a two-out RBI double. Montanez' second homer of the evening in the top of the 10th gave the Mets a 5-4 lead. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       24, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    1  -   5 13  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  2    0  1  0    2  -   6  8  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .223      Taveras ss            3   2   1   0     1   0   .281
Maddox rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parker rf             4   1   2   2     1   0   .310
  Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   3     1   0   .287
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .224
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brye lf               2   1   0   0     1   1   .280
Mazzilli cf           5   2   2   1     0   0   .317      Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
S. Henderson lf       5   0   2   0     0   2   .263      Garner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Montanez 1b           5   2   3   4     0   1   .244      D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   2   .208
Hodges c              5   0   2   0     0   0   .190        Milner ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .191
Foli ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .164        Mendoza pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fregosi ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .188
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .197

Totals               42   5  13   5     0   5             Totals               31   6   8   6     6   5

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  5,302
Left on Base: Mets 7, Pirates 6
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Garner 2
Doubles: Foli (4), Ott (4), Taveras (7), Parker 2 (6)
Home Runs: Montanez 2 (4)
Stolen Bases: Randle (7)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (1), Moreno (3)
GIDP: Kranepool (1), Ott (2)
Hit by Pitch: Brye (1,by Murray)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  5.1   5   3   3   2   5   0  22   3.86
Siebert                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.23
Murray                  1.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   5   5.25
Kobel                   0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Lockwood L(4-4)         1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   8   3.51
Totals                  9.1   8   6   6   6   5   0  40

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             8    11   4   3   0   4   1  35   2.48
Tekulve W(3-2)          2     2   1   1   0   1   1   7   2.36
Totals                 10    13   5   4   0   5   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Murray (2)

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


METS 1ST: Randle reached on an error by Garner [Randle to
first]; Randle stole second; Maddox grounded out (second to
first) [Randle to third]; Mazzilli singled to first [Randle
scored (unearned)]; S. Henderson singled to left [Mazzilli to
third]; Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli scored, S.
Henderson to second]; Hodges singled to left [S. Henderson out
at home (left to catcher), Montanez to second]; Foli forced
Hodges (third to second); 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to second; Moreno struck out; Parker
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Flynn flied out to right; Zachry grounded out (second
to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett popped to first; Stargell walked; Brye
struck out; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Maddox was called out on strikes; Mazzilli grounded
out (second to first); S. Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner flied out to right; D. Robinson struck out;
Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez struck out; Hodges grounded out (shortstop to
first); Foli doubled to left; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno flied out to center; Parker flied out to
left; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Zachry grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox singled to third [Maddox
to second (error by Garner)]; Mazzilli popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Brye
walked; Ott doubled to right [Brye to third]; Garner singled to
left [Brye scored, Ott out at home (left to catcher), Garner to
second (on throw to home)]; D. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 1.

METS 6TH: S. Henderson singled to left; Montanez flied out to
left; Hodges singled to left [S. Henderson to second]; Foli
popped to second; Flynn forced Hodges (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras doubled to left; Moreno popped to pitcher;
Parker doubled to right [Taveras scored]; Stennett singled to
center [Parker scored]; SIEBERT REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING);
Stargell made an out to shortstop; Stennett was picked off and
caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

METS 7TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boisclair flied out to
center; Randle was called out on strikes; Maddox grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brye was hit by a pitch; Ott grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Brye out at second];
Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; S. Henderson
struck out; Montanez homered [Mazzilli scored]; Hodges flied out
to left; Foli singled to center; Flynn forced Foli (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: MILNER BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Milner walked;
MENDOZA RAN FOR MILNER; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Mendoza to second]; KOBEL REPLACED MURRAY
(PITCHING); Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mendoza to
third]; Parker doubled to right [Mendoza scored]; Stennett was
walked intentionally; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 4.

METS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MENDOZA (PITCHING); Boisclair
grounded out (second to first); Randle singled to center;
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOBEL; Kranepool grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Brye flied
out to center; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Garner flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 4.

METS 10TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson
was called out on strikes; Montanez homered; Hodges flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 10TH: FREGOSI BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Fregosi singled to
shortstop; Taveras walked [Fregosi to second]; Moreno out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fregosi to third, Taveras to
second]; Parker was walked intentionally; Stennett singled to
right [Fregosi scored, Taveras scored, Parker to second]; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 6.