A pinch-hit bloop triple by Rennie Stennett in the eighth inning gave the Pirates a 4-3 triumph over the Mets. Stennett's hit bounced over the head of Bruce Boisclair in short right field and scored Phil Garner, who had singled and reached second on a sacrifice by Mario Mendoza. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      29, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  7  0
Pirates      0  1  0    0  1  1    0  1  x  -   4 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Taveras ss            4   0   1   1     1   1   .288
Maddox rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .209
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parker rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .310
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .305
  Valentine ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .286        B. Robinson lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stargell 1b           3   2   3   1     1   0   .283
Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   2   .253
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Garner 2b,3b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .251
Montanez 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Macha 3b              3   1   3   0     0   0   .316
Stearns c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .264        Mendoza 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Foli ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Blyleven p            2   0   0   1     0   1   .119
  Kranepool ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .220        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Youngblood pr,2b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Flynn 2b,ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Stennett ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .257
Swan p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Rooker pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Boisclair ph,rf     2   1   2   0     0   0   .242        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   3   7   2     0   5             Totals               32   4  12   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  6,367
Left on Base: Mets 4, Pirates 10
DP: Mets 3, Pirates 0
Errors: B. Robinson
Doubles: Boisclair (3), Stargell (9)
Triples: Macha (1), Stennett (2)
Home Runs: Stargell (11)
Stolen Bases: Macha (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (2), Blyleven (4), Mendoza (1)
GIDP: Milner (1), Moreno (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    5     7   2   2   4   5   1  24   2.63
Bernard                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   9.00
Siebert                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.86
Lockwood L(7-6)         1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.51
Totals                  8    12   4   4   4   5   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                6.2   5   2   1   0   3   0  25   3.50
Tekulve                 0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   2   2.65
Jackson W(3-3)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.25
Whitson SV(3)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.37
Totals                  9     7   3   2   0   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


METS 1ST: Randle was called out on strikes; Maddox flied out to
center; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Moreno singled to left; Parker
singled to center [Moreno to second]; Milner grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Parker out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez flied out to left;
Stearns popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell doubled to left; Ott struck out; Garner
walked; Macha singled to left [Stargell to third, Garner to
second]; Blyleven struck out; Taveras walked [Stargell scored,
Garner to third, Macha to second]; Moreno struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 3RD: Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn flied
out to right; Swan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell walked; Ott struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 4TH: Randle popped to third in foul territory; Maddox
singled to center; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first)
[Maddox to second]; S. Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner singled to center; Macha singled to right
[Garner to second]; Blyleven forced Garner (pitcher to third)
[Macha to second]; Macha stole third; Taveras reached on a
fielder's choice [Macha out at home (third to catcher), Blyleven
to second]; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 5TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
made an out to shortstop; Foli grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker walked; Milner lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Parker out at first]; Stargell homered; Ott
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: Flynn flied out to center; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SWAN;
Boisclair singled to right; Randle flied out to right; Maddox
forced Boisclair (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BERNARD
REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Debut game for Dwight Bernard; Macha
tripled to right; Blyleven reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Macha scored]; Taveras singled to center
[Blyleven to second]; Moreno grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Taveras out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 3.

METS 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli
flied out to right; S. Henderson flied out to center; Montanez
singled to second; Stearns singled to third [Montanez to
second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FOLI; Kranepool singled to left
[Montanez scored, Stearns scored (error by B. Robinson)
(unearned), Kranepool to second]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR KRANEPOOL;
TEKULVE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Flynn was called out on
strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SIEBERT REPLACED BERNARD
(PITCHING); Parker made an out to third; B. Robinson grounded
out (second to first); Stargell singled to right; Ott grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 2B); GARNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Boisclair doubled to center; JACKSON
REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Randle out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Boisclair to third]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR
SIEBERT; Valentine singled to center [Boisclair scored];
Mazzilli struck out; S. Henderson made an out to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Garner
singled to left; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Garner to second]; STENNETT BATTED FOR JACKSON;
Stennett tripled to right [Garner scored]; ROOKER RAN FOR
STENNETT; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 4.

METS 9TH: WHITSON REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Montanez flied out
to center; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Pirates 4.