Turning against his former teammates, John Milner smashed a grand slam in the 12th inning to climax a five-run rally that brought the Pirates a 7-4 victory over the Mets. Dave Parker homered for the Pirates and Willie Montanez for the Mets to help effect a 2-2 tie as the clubs battled through the regulation distance. Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 4Game Played on Saturday, June 24, 1978 (Day game) at Shea StadiumPirates 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 7 13 3 Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 10 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .280 S. Henderson lf 6 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Moreno cf 6 1 1 1 0 1 .212 Foli ss 6 1 2 1 0 0 .228 Parker rf 5 2 2 1 1 0 .306 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 2 1 .288 B. Robinson lf 4 1 0 0 2 1 .249 Montanez 1b 4 2 2 1 2 1 .269 Milner 1b 5 2 4 4 1 1 .293 Kranepool rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244 Maddox ph,rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Mendoza pr,2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .265 Stearns c 6 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Ott c 6 0 1 1 0 1 .258 Randle 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0 .230 Garner 3b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Flynn 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Bibby p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sanguillen ph 2 1 1 0 0 0 .287 Boisclair ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Totals 47 7 13 7 6 6 Totals 45 4 10 3 6 5 Time of Game: 3:50 Attendance: 17,810 Left on Base: Pirates 11, Mets 12 DP: Pirates 1, Mets 2 Errors: Taveras, B. Robinson, Ott, Montanez, Stearns Doubles: Milner 2 (6), Foli 2 (10) Home Runs: Parker (12), Milner (2), Montanez (10) Stolen Bases: Parker (11), Moreno 3 (34), B. Robinson (8), Stearns (11) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (3) Sacrifice Flies: Randle (2) GIDP: Garner (10), Stearns (5) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby 8 5 2 2 2 5 1 31 3.33 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.48 Tekulve W(4-4) 2.2 3 0 0 2 0 0 12 2.38 Whitson 0.1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 3.09 Hamilton SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5.40 Totals 12 10 4 3 6 5 1 52 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan 6 6 2 2 1 4 1 25 2.57 Kobel 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 0.93 Lockwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.36 Siebert L(0-1) 2.2 6 5 5 3 1 1 16 4.70 Metzger 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.71 Totals 12 13 7 7 6 6 2 54 Wild Pitches: Hamilton (1) Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno flied out to left; Parker homered; B. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: S. Henderson flied out to center; Foli flied out to left; Mazzilli walked; Montanez walked [Mazzilli to second]; Kranepool struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Milner doubled to right; Stennett popped to second; Ott flied out to center; Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle flied out to right; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Bibby grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Swan struck out; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Foli doubled to left; Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker lined to second; B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner singled to center; Stennett singled to left [Milner to second]; Ott singled to center [Milner scored, Stennett to third]; Garner flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Montanez homered; Kranepool flied out to center; Stearns flied out to center; Randle grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 5TH: Bibby grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras struck out; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan flied out to right; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to left; Parker stole second; B. Robinson flied out to center; Milner was walked intentionally; Stennett flied out to center [Parker to third]; Ott made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Foli flied out to center; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 7TH: KOBEL REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Bibby singled to left; Taveras hit into a double play (second to first) [Bibby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; Stearns singled to left; Stearns stole second; Randle flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 8TH: Moreno reached on an error by Montanez [Moreno to first]; Parker popped to catcher in foul territory; Moreno stole second; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Moreno stole third and B. Robinson stole second; Milner struck out; Stennett was walked intentionally; MENDOZA RAN FOR STENNETT; Ott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 8TH: MENDOZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOBEL; Boisclair singled to right; S. Henderson popped to second; Foli flied out to center; Ott dropped a foul fly hit by Mazzilli for an error; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Garner flied out to right; Bibby made an out to first; Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Montanez singled to center; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); MADDOX BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Maddox popped to third in foul territory; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Stearns singled to left [Montanez to third (error by B. Robinson)]; Randle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Montanez scored]; Flynn singled to shortstop [Stearns to second]; HODGES BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Hodges flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 10TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIEBERT REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Moreno flied out to center; Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 10TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli made an out to shortstop; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 11TH: Milner doubled to right; Mendoza walked; Ott forced Milner (first to third) [Mendoza to second]; Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 11TH: Montanez walked; Maddox singled to right [Montanez to second]; Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Montanez to third, Maddox out at second]; Randle was walked intentionally; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 12TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Sanguillen singled to center; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sanguillen to second]; Moreno singled to center [Sanguillen scored]; Moreno stole second; Parker was walked intentionally; Parker was picked off first but was safe on an error by Stearns [Moreno to third, Parker to second]; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Milner homered [Moreno scored, Parker scored, B. Robinson scored]; Mendoza singled to center; Ott struck out; Garner singled to right [Mendoza to third]; METZGER REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED SIEBERT (PLAYING 2B); Sanguillen flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 2. METS 12TH: WHITSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Youngblood singled to left; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Youngblood to second]; Foli doubled to left [Youngblood scored]; Mazzilli walked; HAMILTON REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Montanez flied out to center; Hamilton threw a wild pitch [Foli to third, Mazzilli to second]; Maddox walked; Stearns reached on an error by Taveras [Foli scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mazzilli to third, Maddox to second, Stearns to first]; Randle popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 4. |
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