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 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      28, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         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.