A pinch-single by Willie Stargell with two out in the eighth inning drove in the game's only run and enabled the Pirates to edge the Mets, 1-0. Kevin Kobel, who started for the Mets, yielded only three hits in seven scoreless stanzas before going out for a pinch-hitter.

With Skip Lockwood on the mound for the Mets in the eighth, Manny Sanguillen beat out an infield hit and advanced on a wild pitch. After Ken Macha struck out and John Milner flied out, Stargell batted for Jim Rooker and delivered the winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      1, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   1  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Moreno cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Maddox rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      B. Robinson lf,rf     3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Sanguillen 1b         3   1   1   0     0   0   .298
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .271        Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Stearns c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Macha 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Mazzilli cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .276        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Brye rf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Kobel p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Milner ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
  Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Dyer c                2   0   1   0     1   0   .272
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Stargell ph,1b      1   0   1   1     0   0   .282

Totals               30   0   4   0     2   5             Totals               27   1   5   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  7,912
Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 3
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Taveras
Sacrifice Hits: Kobel (2)
GIDP: Foli (5), Rooker (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel                   7     3   0   0   0   3   0  22   0.64
Lockwood L(7-7)         1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.60
Totals                  8     5   1   1   1   4   0  28

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(3-5)           8     3   0   0   2   5   0  29   5.38
Tekulve SV(9)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.59
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   5   0  33

Wild Pitches: Lockwood (2)

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


METS 1ST: Randle struck out; Foli flied out to left; Maddox
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno
singled to third; Moreno was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Stearns walked; Mazzilli forced
Stearns (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson was called out on strikes; Sanguillen
flied out to right; Macha popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn reached on an error by Taveras [Flynn to first];
Kobel out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Flynn to
second]; Randle lined to shortstop; Foli flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Brye flied out to right; Dyer grounded out (third
to first); Rooker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Maddox flied out to center; S. Henderson lined to
second; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Garner flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; Mazzilli
walked; Flynn forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); Kobel
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson flied out to right; Sanguillen popped
to second; Macha singled to right; Brye flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Foli singled to
left; Maddox singled to center [Foli to second]; S. Henderson
struck out; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Dyer singled to right; On a bunt Rooker grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Dyer out at
second]; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
struck out; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno popped to pitcher; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR KOBEL; Youngblood flied out to
right; Randle singled to shortstop; Foli grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Sanguillen
singled to second; Lockwood threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to
second]; Macha struck out; MILNER BATTED FOR BRYE; Milner made
an out to shortstop; Dyer walked; STARGELL BATTED FOR ROOKER;
Stargell singled to center [Sanguillen scored, Dyer to second];
Taveras flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 1.

METS 9TH: STARGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MILNER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); TEKULVE REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); MENDOZA
REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR MADDOX; Boisclair popped to
shortstop; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez
singled to right; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.