Sunday May 27, 1979
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Grant Jackson received the victory as a reward for his clutch relief pitching when Bill Robinson homered for the Pirates in the ninth inning to beat the Mets, 2-1. The Pirates scored their initial run in the opening frame on singles by Omar Moreno and Dave Parker around an infield out. Lee Mazzilli tied the score with a homer in the seventh.

The Mets loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but Jackson took over and struck out both Elliott Maddox and Mazzilli. After Robinson's homer, Jackson retired the Mets in order in their half of the ninth, adding another strikeout. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 27, 1979 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .318 Youngblood rf,2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .315 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Parker rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .311 Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 B. Robinson 1b,lf 3 1 2 1 0 1 .248 Maddox ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Lacy lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .337 Nicosia c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Berra 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Garner 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .204 Bibby p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Henderson lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .280 Kison p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Flynn 2b,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kobel p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .154 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Totals 32 2 8 2 1 4 Totals 31 1 5 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 25,545 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 5 DP: Pirates 2, Mets 1 Errors: Foli Home Runs: B. Robinson (8), Mazzilli (5) Stolen Bases: Parker (8) Caught Stealing: B. Robinson (1) Sacrifice Hits: B. Robinson (2), Flynn (3) GIDP: Berra (4), Montanez (3), Flynn (5) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.18 Kison 3.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 11 3.32 Romo 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.63 Jackson W(3-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 3.05 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 6 1 33 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel 8 7 1 1 1 3 0 30 1.73 Murray L(2-5) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 3.92 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 4 1 34 Wild Pitches: Kobel (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Moreno to second]; Parker singled to left [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Parker to second]; Kobel threw a wild pitch [Parker to third]; Lacy walked; Nicosia flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Youngblood flied out to right; Taveras popped to first; Mazzilli popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner singled to center; Bibby forced Garner (third to second); Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Hebner flied out to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns singled to right; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker singled to right; Parker stole second; B. Robinson struck out; Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Kobel singled to center; Youngblood struck out; Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Nicosia singled to left; Berra grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nicosia out at second]; Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Mazzilli singled to second; Hebner flied out to center; KISON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Montanez grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 5TH: Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to center; Foli singled to center; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson walked; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson singled to shortstop; B. Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lacy flied out to center; Nicosia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Kobel struck out; Youngblood struck out; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 7TH: Berra struck out; Garner popped to shortstop; Kison was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Mazzilli homered; Hebner popped to shortstop; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. PIRATES 8TH: Moreno lined to pitcher; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. METS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Henderson singled to center; Flynn reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Henderson to second]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOBEL; Boisclair lined to third; Youngblood reached on an error by Foli [Henderson to third, Flynn to second, Youngblood to first]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR TAVERAS; JACKSON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); MADDOX BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Maddox was called out on strikes; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. PIRATES 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); B. Robinson homered; MILNER BATTED FOR LACY; Milner struck out; Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); Berra flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 9TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hebner grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1.

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