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A homer by John Stearns provided the winning margin as the Mets edged the Pirates, 3-2. The circuit clout came in the seventh inning with two out and gave the New Yorkers a 3-1 lead. The Mets scored twice in the first inning, one run coming on a double by Richie Hebner and the other on a wild pitch by Buc starter Jim Bibby. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2Game Played on Thursday, June 28, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumMets 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 0
Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 0
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Youngblood rf,lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .284 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Taveras ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .253 Foli ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .291
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .336 Parker rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297
Hebner 3b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .294 B. Robinson 1b,lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .288
Stearns c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .237 Lacy lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .205 Milner ph,1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Garner 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296
Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236
Kobel p 2 0 2 0 0 0 .227 Nicosia c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Allen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ott ph,c 2 0 1 1 0 1 .251
Maddox rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Bibby p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stargell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .307
Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Totals 34 3 11 2 5 4 Totals 33 2 10 2 2 6
Time of Game: 3:24 Attendance: 10,137
Left on Base: Mets 11, Pirates 6
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 2
Doubles: Hebner (12), Foli (13)
Home Runs: Stearns (5), B. Robinson (17)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (20), Foli (3), Alexander 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (6), Foli (2), Garner (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (6)
GIDP: Stearns (12)
Hit by Pitch: Youngblood (3,by Bibby)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Kobel 3.1 5 1 1 1 1 1 15 3.31
Allen W(2-5) 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 10 6.48
Glynn SV(3) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.76
Totals 9 10 2 2 2 6 1 35
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Bibby L(3-2) 6.2 10 3 3 4 4 1 33 3.18
Romo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.66
Tekulve 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.00
Totals 9 11 3 3 5 4 1 41
Hit by Pitch: Bibby (2)
Wild Pitches: Bibby (2)
Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Joe West
METS 1ST: Youngblood singled to center; Taveras singled to third
[Youngblood to second]; Mazzilli popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Hebner doubled to left [Youngblood scored, Taveras to
third]; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Taveras scored, Hebner to
third]; Stearns lined to third; Montanez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Foli singled to center;
Parker forced Foli (first to shortstop); B. Robinson singled to
center [Parker to second]; Lacy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
METS 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Flynn struck out; Kobel
singled to center; Youngblood was hit by a pitch [Kobel to
second]; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Garner made an out to second; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nicosia grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
METS 3RD: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Hebner
singled to pitcher; Stearns singled to left [Hebner to third];
Montanez hit into a double play (third to second to first)
[Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates
0.
PIRATES 3RD: Bibby grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli singled to left; Foli
stole second; Parker walked; Foli was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
METS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Flynn made
an out to second; Kobel singled to center; Youngblood walked
[Kobel to second]; Taveras forced Kobel (third unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson homered; Lacy flied out to right;
Garner singled to center; ALLEN REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING);
Stennett flied out to center; Garner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
METS 5TH: Mazzilli walked; Hebner flied to left in foul
territory; Stearns grounded out (first unassisted) [Mazzilli to
second]; Montanez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 5TH: Nicosia struck out; Bibby was called out on
strikes; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets
2, Pirates 1.
METS 6TH: Henderson singled to left; Flynn out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Henderson to second]; Allen struck
out; Youngblood walked; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 6TH: Foli doubled to left; Parker struck out; B.
Robinson singled to right [Foli out at home (right to catcher),
B. Robinson to second (on throw to home)]; MILNER BATTED FOR
LACY; B. Robinson was picked off second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
METS 7TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli walked; Hebner flied
out to center; Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Stearns homered; Montanez singled to right; ROMO
REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Henderson flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 7TH: Milner walked; Garner flied out to left; Stennett
singled to left [Milner to second]; OTT BATTED FOR NICOSIA;
GLYNN REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); MADDOX REPLACED ALLEN
(PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ott
singled to right [Milner scored, Stennett to third]; STARGELL
BATTED FOR ROMO; Stargell struck out; Moreno forced Ott
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.
METS 8TH: OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TEKULVE REPLACED
STARGELL (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (third to first); Maddox
flied out to right; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.
PIRATES 8TH: Foli flied out to right; Parker grounded out
(second to first); B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.
METS 9TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli
singled to left; Mazzilli stole second; Hebner was walked
intentionally; Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3,
Pirates 2.
PIRATES 9TH: Milner made an out to third; Garner singled to
third; ALEXANDER RAN FOR GARNER; Alexander stole second;
Alexander stole third; Stennett reached on a fielder's choice
[Alexander out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Ott struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.
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