A single by Tim Foli with two out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning scored John Stearns and gave the Mets a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. Ed Whitson, who took over in relief at the start of the stanza, walked Stearns. Lenny Randle followed with a single, Stearns stopped at second. After Doug Flynn struck out, both runners advanced on a passed ball. Whitson then struck out pinch-hitter Bobby Valentine before passing Lee Mazzilli intentionally in order to get at Foli, who upset the applecart with his single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Friday, June      23, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  -   2  9  0
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  -   3  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   1   1     0   1   .285      Mazzilli cf           4   1   2   1     2   0   .292
Garner 3b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .242      Foli ss               5   0   2   1     0   1   .224
Parker rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .304      S. Henderson lf       5   0   0   0     0   0   .256
B. Robinson lf        5   0   2   1     0   1   .254      Montanez 1b           2   0   0   0     3   1   .265
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Kranepool rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .209
Sanguillen 1b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .282        Youngblood pr,rf    2   1   0   0     0   0   .238
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Stearns c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .259
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Randle 3b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .235
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     1   2   .243
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .114
  Ott ph,c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Moreno cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .213        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .152        Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Milner 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .278

Totals               39   2   9   2     3   6             Totals               38   3   9   3     7   7

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 16,594
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Mets 12
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 1
Doubles: B. Robinson (12), Mazzilli (17), Foli (8)
Home Runs: Mazzilli (5)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (31)
Sacrifice Hits: D. Robinson (1), Foli (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Randle (1)
GIDP: Stennett (7), Kranepool (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             7.1   6   2   2   2   5   1  29   3.39
Tekulve                 2.2   1   0   0   3   0   0  12   2.50
Whitson L(1-2)          0.2   2   1   1   2   2   0   6   2.38
Totals                 10.2   9   3   3   7   7   1  47

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 7     7   2   2   3   4   0  30   3.85
Lockwood                2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.42
Murray W(3-3)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.86
Totals                 11     9   2   2   3   6   0  43

Passed Balls: Ott (7)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Pryor


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Garner was
called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli doubled to center; Foli struck out; S.
Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez lined to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson struck out; Stennett grounded out
(third to first); Sanguillen singled to right; Dyer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool struck out; Stearns grounded out (third to
first); Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno walked; D. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Moreno to second]; Taveras flied out to
center; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman lined
to shortstop; Mazzilli homered; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson
flied out to center; Stennett singled to right; Sanguillen flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson lined to left; Montanez walked; Kranepool
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets
1.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer singled to center; Moreno grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Dyer to second]; Dyer was picked off second
(pitcher to shortstop); D. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
singled to second; Flynn struck out; Koosman grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Garner singled to third; Parker struck out; B. Robinson doubled
to left [Garner scored]; Stennett grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli lined to center; Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first); S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen walked; Dyer flied out to right; Moreno
singled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Moreno stole second; D.
Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [Sanguillen out at home
(third to catcher), Moreno to third]; Taveras singled to third
[Moreno scored, D. Robinson to second]; Garner walked [D.
Robinson to third, Taveras to second]; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Montanez struck out; Kranepool singled to center;
YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Stearns singled to right
[Youngblood to third]; Randle hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Youngblood scored, Stearns to second]; Flynn was walked
intentionally; HODGES BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Hodges made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOCKWOOD
REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); B. Robinson singled to right;
Stennett grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
second) [B. Robinson out at second]; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli flied out to center; Foli doubled to left;
TEKULVE REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); MILNER REPLACED D.
ROBINSON (PLAYING 1B); S. Henderson grounded out (second to
first) [Foli to third]; Montanez was walked intentionally;
Youngblood lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets
2.

PIRATES 9TH: OTT BATTED FOR DYER; Ott singled to right; On a
bunt Moreno forced Ott (third to shortstop); Moreno stole
second; Milner grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to
third]; Taveras was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Stearns grounded out
(second to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); On
a bunt Flynn singled to second; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD;
Boisclair flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 2.

PIRATES 10TH: MURRAY REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Garner
grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded out (third to
first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 10TH: Mazzilli walked; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez was walked
intentionally; Youngblood forced Montanez (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 11TH: Stennett flied out to center; STARGELL BATTED FOR
TEKULVE; Stargell struck out; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 11TH: WHITSON REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Stearns walked;
Randle singled to left [Stearns to second]; Ott allowed a passed
ball [Stearns to third, Randle to second]; On a bunt Flynn
struck out; VALENTINE BATTED FOR MURRAY; Valentine struck out;
Mazzilli was walked intentionally; Foli singled to right
[Stearns scored, Randle to third, Mazzilli to second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.