Celebrating his 36th birthday, Bill Robinson smacked a homer in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and lift the Pirates to a 2-1 triumph over the Mets. The Pirates' first run came in the opening frame on a walk to Tim Foli and triple by John Milner. Bert Blyleven got credit for his fifth straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      26, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Youngblood rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Foli ss               2   1   0   0     1   1   .279      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Parker rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Mazzilli cf           2   0   0   0     2   1   .335
Milner 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .246      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
B. Robinson lf        4   1   1   1     0   1   .281      Montanez 1b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .200
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stearns c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .236
Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Henderson lf          2   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Stennett 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Blyleven p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .162      Hausman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     2   5             Totals               27   1   4   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 11,903
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 3
DP: Pirates 3, Mets 1
Errors: Mazzilli
Doubles: Stearns (13)
Triples: Milner (2)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (16)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (5)
GIDP: Parker (2), Flynn (8), Maddox (1), Hebner (2)
Hit by Pitch: Foli (2,by Hausman), Henderson (3,by Blyleven)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(5-2)         8     4   1   1   1   8   0  28   3.77
Jackson SV(8)           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.60
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   8   0  31

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman L(0-3)          7.1   4   2   2   1   5   1  27   3.44
Glynn                   0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.77
Murray                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.96
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   5   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (2), Hausman (1)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (6)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Steve Fields


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli walked; Parker made an out
to shortstop; Milner tripled to right [Foli scored]; B. Robinson
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Taveras made
an out to shortstop; Mazzilli walked; Hebner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded
out (second to first); Stennett singled to right; Blyleven
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez singled to left; Stearns doubled to center
[Montanez scored]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Stearns to
third]; Henderson was called out on strikes; Flynn was called
out on strikes; Hausman was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to left; Foli struck out; Parker
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Youngblood struck out; Taveras made an out to
shortstop; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Milner made an out to third; B. Robinson grounded
out (first to pitcher); Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Montanez flied
out to center; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner lined to right; Stennett grounded out
(second to first); Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Henderson was hit by a pitch; Flynn grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at
second]; Hausman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Foli was
hit by a pitch; Parker grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Youngblood struck out; Taveras singled to left;
Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Milner struck out; B. Robinson homered; Ott
grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Hebner popped to catcher in foul territory; Montanez
struck out; Stearns lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett singled to left; On a bunt Blyleven
grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Stennett stayed at first];
GLYNN REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Moreno singled to center
[Stennett to third (error by Mazzilli), Moreno to second]; Foli
flied out to right; Parker was walked intentionally; Milner
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Henderson singled to right; Flynn reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Henderson to second];
MADDOX BATTED FOR GLYNN; Maddox grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Flynn to second, Henderson out
at third]; Youngblood flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); B. Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott grounded out (first
unassisted); Garner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); On a bunt
Taveras grounded out (catcher unassisted); Frank Taveras was
called for interference by HP umpire Jerry Crawford for being
outside the batter's box on an attempted bunt ; Mets Manager Joe
Torre argued with Crawford and had to be restrained by Mets
coach Joe Pignatano; Torre and Mets Coach Chuck Cottier ejected
by Crawford; Mazzilli walked; Hebner grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.