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Sunday September 10, 1978
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Getting two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Mets defeated the Pirates, 11-9, completing the sweep of the three-game series and handing the Bucs their fourth straight loss after 11 consecutive wins. The Pirates were guilty of five errors which allowed the Mets to score five unearned runs. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates      2  0  0    3  0  0    3  1  0  -   9 18  5
Mets         4  0  2    0  0  1    2  2  x  -  11 10  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            6   2   4   1     0   0   .279      Flores cf,rf          2   2   0   0     2   0   .125
Moreno cf             5   1   0   0     0   0   .230      Maddox 3b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .267
Parker rf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .316      S. Henderson lf       5   1   1   1     0   0   .275
B. Robinson lf,3b     6   0   2   1     0   0   .244      Montanez 1b           3   3   1   0     2   0   .258
Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .268      Stearns c             5   0   1   2     0   1   .262
Sanguillen 1b         3   1   1   1     0   0   .265      Norman rf             3   1   2   2     0   0   .267
  Stargell 1b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .295        Mazzilli ph,cf      2   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Berra 3b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .196      Youngblood 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Milner ph           1   1   1   3     0   0   .275        Foli ss             1   0   0   1     0   0   .255
  Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Ferrer 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Stennett ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Flynn ss,2b,ss        4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
  Blyleven pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .137      Koosman p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .088
  Lois lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dyer c                4   1   2   0     1   0   .224        Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .136        Randle ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .242
  Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .224        Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ott ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .277
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  Boyland ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   9  18   9     3   4             Totals               37  11  10   8     4   3

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance:  9,256
Left on Base: Pirates 13, Mets 7
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 0
Errors: Garner 2, Stargell, Berra, Mendoza, Flores
Doubles: Maddox (17), S. Henderson (28), Montanez (28), Flynn (12)
Home Runs: Milner (5), Norman (2)
Stolen Bases: Flores (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Flores (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (2)
Hit by Pitch: Moreno (3,by Koosman), Parker (2,by Koosman)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   3     5   6   5   1   1   1  16   5.40
Whitson                 1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.66
Jones                   2     1   1   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Tekulve L(6-7)          2     4   4   1   2   0   0  14   1.85
Totals                  8    10  11   6   4   3   1  42

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 6.1  10   7   7   2   4   0  33   3.77
Murray                  0.2   5   2   2   0   0   1   7   3.98
Bernard W(1-1)          1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.76
Cornejo SV(3)           1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.21
Totals                  9    18   9   9   3   4   1  49

Hit by Pitch: Koosman 2 (7)
Wild Pitches: Koosman (4)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Koosman threw a wild
pitch [Taveras to second]; Moreno was hit by a pitch; Parker was
hit by a pitch [Taveras to third, Moreno to second]; B. Robinson
singled to right [Taveras scored, Moreno to third, Parker to
second]; Garner struck out; Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Moreno scored]; Berra forced B. Robinson (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Flores walked; Maddox doubled to center [Flores
scored]; S. Henderson doubled to right [Maddox scored]; Montanez
reached on an error by Garner [S. Henderson scored (no RBI),
Montanez scored (error by Garner) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Stearns
flied to left in foul territory; Norman singled to left;
Youngblood grounded out (third to first) [Norman to second];
Flynn flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Dyer walked; Reuss struck out; Taveras forced Dyer
(shortstop unassisted); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 4.

METS 2ND: Koosman popped to first; Flores grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); B. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Garner walked; Sanguillen forced
Garner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 4.

METS 3RD: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez doubled to left; Stearns was called out on strikes;
Norman homered [Montanez scored]; Youngblood flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 6.

PIRATES 4TH: Berra singled to first; Dyer singled to right
[Berra to third]; MACHA BATTED FOR REUSS; Macha struck out;
Taveras singled to right [Berra scored, Dyer to second]; Moreno
grounded out (second to first) [Dyer to third, Taveras to
second]; Parker singled to right [Dyer scored, Taveras scored];
B. Robinson flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Mets 6.

METS 4TH: WHITSON REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out
(pitcher to first); Koosman struck out; Flores walked; Flores
stole second; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner was called out on strikes; Sanguillen flied
out to center; Berra singled to right; Dyer singled to right
[Berra to third]; BRYE BATTED FOR WHITSON; Brye grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 6.

METS 5TH: JONES REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); S. Henderson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Montanez grounded out (first
unassisted); Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Mets 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 6.

METS 6TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood
grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn doubled to right;
Koosman reached on an error by Berra [Flynn scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Koosman to first]; Flores flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 7.

PIRATES 7TH: FOLI REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING SS); FLYNN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); B. Robinson flied out to center;
Garner singled to shortstop; Sanguillen singled to center
[Garner to second]; MURRAY REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); MILNER
BATTED FOR BERRA; Milner homered [Garner scored, Sanguillen
scored]; Dyer grounded out (third to first); OTT BATTED FOR
JONES; Ott singled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR OTT; Taveras
singled to center [Alexander to third (error by Flores)]; Moreno
flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Mets 7.

METS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); STARGELL
REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING 1B); TEKULVE REPLACED ALEXANDER
(PITCHING); Maddox reached on an error by Mendoza [Maddox to
first]; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Maddox to
second]; Montanez walked; Stearns singled to center [Maddox
scored (unearned), Montanez to second]; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Mazzilli singled to second [Montanez to third, Stearns
to second]; Foli grounded out (third to first) [Montanez scored
(unearned), Stearns to third, Mazzilli to second]; Flynn
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 8, Mets 9.

PIRATES 8TH: MAZZILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FERRER
REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); FLORES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Parker singled to
center; B. Robinson singled to left [Parker to second]; BERNARD
REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Garner popped to first in foul
territory; Stargell singled to left [Parker scored, B. Robinson
to third, Stargell out at second (left to second)]; STENNETT
BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Stennett was walked intentionally; BLYLEVEN
RAN FOR STENNETT; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Mets 9.

METS 8TH: LOIS REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PLAYING LF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); RANDLE BATTED FOR BERNARD;
Randle singled to center; Flores reached on an error by Stargell
on a sacrifice bunt [Randle to third, Flores to first]; Maddox
singled to left [Randle scored, Flores to second]; S. Henderson
grounded out (third to first) [Flores to third, Maddox to
second]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns forced
Montanez (shortstop to second) [Flores scored (unearned), Maddox
to third]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Mets 11.

PIRATES 9TH: CORNEJO REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); BOYLAND BATTED
FOR TEKULVE; Boyland flied out to left; Taveras singled to
center; Moreno forced Taveras (second to shortstop); Parker
singled to center [Moreno to second]; B. Robinson forced Moreno
(third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Mets 11.



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