Two homers by Willie Stargell sparked the Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Mets. Stargell's second round-tripper came with two out in the eighth inning following a walk to Bill Robinson and provided the winning margin. [The Sporting News]
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 5

Game Played on Thursday, May 17, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets         0  1  0    0  1  2    1  0  0  -   5 10  2
Pirates      0  0  2    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   6  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Taveras ss            5   2   2   0     0   1   .214      Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Mazzilli cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .315      Parker rf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .315
Hebner 3b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .255      B. Robinson lf        3   1   0   0     1   1   .235
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .188      Stargell 1b           3   2   2   3     1   0   .333
Youngblood rf         3   1   1   0     0   0   .319      Nicosia c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .267
Trevino c             3   0   1   1     1   1   .409      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Berra ss              2   0   1   1     0   0   .111
Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Whitson p             1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .176

Totals               35   5  10   5     2   4             Totals               29   6   7   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,295
Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 3
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Trevino, Flynn
Doubles: Hebner (4), Montanez (6), Youngblood (6), Taveras (5), Berra (1)
Home Runs: Stargell 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Youngblood (4), Whitson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Berra (1)
GIDP: Montanez (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 4     6   4   4   1   1   1  19   4.96
Bernard                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.66
Orosco L(1-2)           3     1   2   2   1   3   1  11   4.24
Totals                  8     7   6   6   2   5   2  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson                 5     8   4   4   1   1   0  23   5.33
Bibby                   2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.79
Tekulve W(2-4)          2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   4.61
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   4   0  38

Passed Balls: Nicosia (2)
Wild Pitches: Falcone (6)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bob Beck, 2B - Ron Hutson, 3B - Harry Smail


METS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to left; Garner grounded out
(second to first); Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Hebner doubled to left; Montanez doubled to right
[Hebner scored]; Youngblood flied out to right; Trevino grounded
out (third to first) [Montanez to third]; Flynn struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell
walked; Nicosia flied out to center; Stennett grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Falcone grounded out (second to first); Henderson
grounded out (catcher to first); Taveras grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Berra doubled to right; Whitson reached on a
fielder's choice [Berra out at third (catcher to third)]; Moreno
singled to center [Whitson to second]; Garner grounded out
(second to first) [Whitson to third, Moreno to second]; Parker
singled to second [Whitson scored, Moreno scored (error by
Flynn) (no RBI)]; Falcone threw a wild pitch [Parker to third
(error by Trevino)]; B. Robinson struck out (catcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli lined to shortstop; Hebner walked; Montanez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell homered; Nicosia singled to center;
Stennett singled to right [Nicosia to third]; Berra hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Nicosia scored]; Whitson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stennett to second]; Moreno
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 4.

METS 5TH: Youngblood doubled to left; Nicosia allowed a passed
ball [Youngblood to third]; Trevino singled to center
[Youngblood scored]; Flynn forced Trevino (shortstop to second);
BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR FALCONE; Boisclair flied out to left;
Henderson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: BERNARD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Garner
grounded out (first unassisted); Parker struck out; B. Robinson
popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 4.

METS 6TH: Taveras singled to center; Mazzilli singled to right
[Taveras to second]; Hebner singled to right [Taveras scored,
Mazzilli to third]; Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli scored,
Hebner to second]; BIBBY REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Youngblood
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hebner to third,
Montanez to second]; Trevino was walked intentionally; Flynn
popped to first in foul territory; STEARNS BATTED FOR BERNARD;
Stearns flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: OROSCO REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); Stargell lined
to second; Nicosia lined to left; Stennett grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 4.

METS 7TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
doubled to left; Taveras stole third; Mazzilli singled to center
[Taveras scored]; Hebner flied out to center; Montanez flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Berra popped to shortstop; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR
BIBBY; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Pirates 4.

METS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Youngblood
grounded out (third to first); Trevino struck out; Flynn flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner struck out; Parker struck out; B. Robinson
walked; Stargell homered [B. Robinson scored]; Nicosia was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 6.

METS 9TH: HODGES BATTED FOR OROSCO; Hodges flied out to center;
Henderson struck out; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Pirates 6.
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