A double steal by Omar Moreno and Dave Parker turned into a pair of runs in the eighth inning when third baseman Bobby Valentine misplayed catcher John Stearns' throw and enabled the Pirates to defeat the Mets, 4-2. Moreno drew a one-out walk off reliever Mardie Cornejo and stole second. Parker then received an intentional pass.

With Bill Robinson at bat, Moreno and Parker worked a double steal and when Stearns' throw to third skipped off Valentine's glove down the left field line, both runners scored to snap a 2-2 tie. The Mets had rallied in the seventh to produce that deadlock on pinch-singles by Ed Kranepool and Joel Youngblood. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Monday, April 24, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 8 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .232 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .246 Moreno cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .262 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .141 Parker rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .352 S. Henderson lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .175 B. Robinson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Grieve rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Stennett 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .311 Valentine 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .375 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Stearns c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .167 Garner 3b 3 0 2 1 1 1 .171 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Rooker p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kranepool ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cornejo pr,p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zachry p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Randle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood ph,2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Totals 32 4 8 2 4 5 Totals 33 2 6 2 2 8 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 9,495 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 6 DP: Pirates 0, Mets 2 Errors: Valentine Doubles: Stearns (2) Triples: Garner 2 (3) Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (8), Parker (2) Caught Stealing: Garner (1) GIDP: Ott (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker 6.2 2 1 1 2 7 0 24 6.57 Bibby 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.38 Jackson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 Tekulve W(2-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.77 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 8 0 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry 5 5 2 2 1 3 0 21 1.61 Myrick 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 1.86 Cornejo L(3-1) 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 9 2.31 Totals 9 8 4 3 4 5 0 36 Balks: Zachry (2) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi PIRATES 1ST: On a bunt Taveras singled to first; Zachry balked [Taveras to second]; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Taveras to third]; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Taveras scored]; B. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Foli flied out to right; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to right; Stennett singled to center; Ott flied out to left; Garner tripled to right [Stennett scored]; Rooker grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez lined to second; Grieve popped to catcher in foul territory; Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno flied out to right; Parker singled to center; B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Stearns flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Stennett struck out; Ott flied out to right; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Mazzilli lined to third; Foli grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson walked; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 5TH: Rooker grounded out (first to pitcher); Taveras flied out to right; Moreno singled to left; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Grieve struck out; Valentine singled to left; Stearns doubled to left [Valentine to third]; Flynn struck out; RANDLE BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Randle popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 6TH: MYRICK REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); B. Robinson singled to right [B. Robinson out at second (right to shortstop)]; Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Mazzilli struck out; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Garner walked; Rooker struck out while Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Montanez flied out to left; Grieve walked; Valentine forced Grieve (third to second); BIBBY REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Stearns singled to left [Valentine to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Kranepool singled to center [Valentine scored, Stearns to second]; CORNEJO RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MYRICK; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Youngblood singled to center [Stearns scored, Cornejo to second]; Mazzilli singled to center [Cornejo to third, Youngblood to second]; Foli forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 8TH: CORNEJO STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Taveras flied out to left; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker was walked intentionally; Moreno stole third and Parker stole second [Moreno scored (error by Valentine), Parker scored (unearned)]; B. Robinson flied out to center; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2. METS 8TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Grieve grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2. PIRATES 9TH: Stennett singled to right; Ott grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second]; Garner tripled to right; Tekulve grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2. METS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR CORNEJO; Boisclair was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2.

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