After the Mets rallied for four runs in the ninth inning, right fielder Joel Youngblood saved the 6-5 victory by throwing out Dave Parker at the plate to cut off the Pirate comeback. The Mets began their uprising in the ninth with a double by John Stearns and a single by pinch-hitter Ed Kranepool, tying the score at 3-3. Lenny Randle tripled, driving in the go-ahead marker. Youngblood delivered a pinch-single, scoring Randle. Youngblood moved to second on an infield out by Lee Mazzilli and counted on a single by Steve Henderson.

In the Pirates' half, Parker tripled home two runs, but Youngblood, who went to right field after his pinch-hitting chore, nailed Parker at the plate when he attempted to score after a fly by Bill Robinson. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Friday, June      30, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  4  -   6 14  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  2  -   5 11  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   2   4   1     0   0   .242      Taveras ss            5   1   3   2     0   0   .294
Foli ss               3   0   2   1     0   0   .225      Moreno cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .209
  Youngblood pr,2b,rf 1   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Parker rf             5   0   3   2     0   0   .316
Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Milner lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .300
S. Henderson lf       5   0   1   1     0   2   .258        B. Robinson lf      1   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .271      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Boisclair rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Maddox ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Garner 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .255
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Macha 3b              2   1   1   1     1   1   .333
Stearns c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .263        Mendoza 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Flynn 2b,ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Espinosa p            3   1   1   0     0   1   .184        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Grieve rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .235        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Valentine 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255

Totals               39   6  14   6     2   4             Totals               35   5  11   5     3   1

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 31,947
Left on Base: Mets 9, Pirates 8
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Parker, Ott
Doubles: Espinosa (3), Montanez (15), Stearns (9), Garner 2 (12), Macha (1), Parker (13)
Triples: Randle (5), Parker (5)
Stolen Bases: Garner (13)
Caught Stealing: Randle (8)
Sacrifice Hits: D. Robinson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (3,by Siebert)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                7     8   3   3   3   1   0  31   3.98
Siebert                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.79
Murray W(4-3)           1.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   7   4.57
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   1   0  40

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             7     8   2   2   1   4   0  29   3.33
Jackson                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.43
Tekulve                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.64
Hamilton L(0-2)         0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   5.11
Whitson                 0.2   3   2   0   1   0   0   6   2.29
Totals                  9    14   6   4   2   4   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Siebert (1)
Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (5)

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


METS 1ST: Randle singled to first; Foli flied out to left;
Mazzilli flied out to center; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno
lined to shortstop; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

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

PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ott singled to center; Garner
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn lined to first; Espinosa doubled to right;
Randle singled to left [Espinosa to third]; Foli hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Espinosa scored]; Randle was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Macha struck out; D. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); S. Henderson
struck out; Montanez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno popped to second; Parker grounded out (third
to first); Milner walked; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Boisclair flied out to left; Stearns flied out to
left; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
doubled to center; Garner stole third; Macha was walked
intentionally; D. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Macha to second]; Taveras singled to third [Garner
scored, Macha to third]; Taveras was picked off first (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

METS 6TH: On a bunt Espinosa grounded out (pitcher to first);
Randle flied out to center; Foli singled to center; Mazzilli
walked [Foli to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno flied out to center; Parker singled to
right; Milner popped to third in foul territory; Stargell popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

METS 7TH: Montanez singled to right; Boisclair singled to left
[Montanez to second]; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Montanez
to third, Boisclair to second]; Stearns lined to left; Flynn
flied out to right; Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
doubled to center; Macha doubled to center [Garner scored]; D.
Robinson popped to first; Taveras singled to right [Macha
scored, Taveras to second (on throw to home)]; Moreno grounded
out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); MENDOZA
REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); On a bunt Randle singled to first;
Foli singled to center [Randle to second]; JACKSON REPLACED D.
ROBINSON (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR FOLI; Mazzilli popped to
third in foul territory; S. Henderson popped to first in foul
territory; Montanez doubled to right [Randle scored, Youngblood
to third]; MADDOX BATTED FOR BOISCLAIR; Maddox popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Parker doubled to center; B. Robinson walked; SIEBERT
REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Stargell was hit by a pitch
[Parker to third, B. Robinson to second]; Ott popped to second;
MURRAY REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); GRIEVE REPLACED SIEBERT
(PLAYING RF); Garner flied out to right; Mendoza grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

METS 9TH: Stearns doubled to left; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Flynn popped to first in foul territory; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR GRIEVE; HAMILTON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING);
Kranepool singled to center [Stearns scored]; WHITSON REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Ott dropped a foul fly hit by Randle for an
error; Randle tripled to right [Kranepool scored]; Youngblood
singled to left [Randle scored (unearned)]; Mazzilli popped to
second in foul territory [Youngblood to second]; S. Henderson
singled to right [Youngblood scored (unearned), S. Henderson to
second (error by Parker)]; Montanez was walked intentionally;
Murray grounded out (third to first); 4 R (2 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: VALENTINE REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING 2B);
YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); STENNETT BATTED FOR
WHITSON; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras
singled to third; Moreno singled to center [Taveras to second];
Parker tripled to left [Taveras scored, Moreno scored]; Dave
Parker fractured left cheekbone in HP collision; B. Robinson
hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Parker out at home];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 5.