Notching his first major league victory, Don Robinson pitched the Pirates past the Mets, 2-1. The rookie righthander lost his shutout after failing to cover first on Lenny Randle's bunt in the eighth inning. Bobby Valentine's single moved Randle to third and Bruce Boisclair's sacrifice fly produced a run.

The Pirates' runs came in the third when Frank Taveras and Dave Parker walked and Bill Robinson bounced a single over the third baseman's head. Taveras scored on the hit and Parker came around when left fielder Steve Henderson mishandled the ball. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 3 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .220 Randle 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .148 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .239 Valentine 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Parker rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .351 Boisclair rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .250 B. Robinson lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .280 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Ott c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Stearns c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .192 Garner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .178 Flynn ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .290 D. Robinson p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Bruhert p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Maddox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 4 1 3 5 Totals 33 1 5 1 0 7 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 6,914 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Mets 6 DP: Pirates 1, Mets 0 Errors: Taveras, Stargell, Stennett, Valentine, S. Henderson Stolen Bases: Parker (3), Taveras (2) Sacrifice Flies: Boisclair (2) GIDP: S. Henderson (4) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson W(1-1) 9 5 1 1 0 7 0 34 2.31 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 7 0 34 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert L(1-2) 5 4 2 1 2 3 0 22 1.59 Metzger 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7.50 Myrick 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 1.54 Totals 9 4 2 1 3 5 0 35 Balks: D. Robinson (1) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Joe West PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno reached on an error by Valentine [Moreno to first]; Parker singled to right [Moreno to third]; Parker stole second; B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle was called out on strikes; Valentine struck out; Boisclair was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson flied out to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson struck out; Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Moreno struck out; Parker walked; B. Robinson singled to left [Taveras scored, Parker scored (error by S. Henderson) (unearned) (no RBI), B. Robinson to second]; Stargell flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Stearns singled to right; Flynn reached on an error by Stennett [Stearns to third, Flynn to first]; Bruhert struck out; Randle struck out; Valentine popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett lined to second; Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner singled to center; D. Robinson singled to center [Garner to second]; Taveras forced D. Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Boisclair flied out to left; S. Henderson reached on an error by Stargell [S. Henderson to first]; D. Robinson balked [S. Henderson to second]; Montanez popped to third; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Stearns singled to left; Flynn popped to first; MADDOX BATTED FOR BRUHERT; Maddox reached on an error by Taveras [Stearns to second, Maddox to first]; Randle forced Maddox (shortstop to second) [Stearns to third]; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 6TH: METZGER REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Stargell struck out; Stennett flied out to right; Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Boisclair flied out to center; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 7TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Taveras flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns flied out to left; Flynn singled to center; GRIEVE BATTED FOR METZGER; Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 8TH: MYRICK REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Moreno struck out; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 8TH: On a bunt Randle singled to first; Valentine singled to right [Randle to third]; Boisclair hit a sacrifice fly to left [Randle scored]; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Valentine out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 9TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Ott walked; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Montanez grounded out (catcher to first); Mazzilli flied out to center; Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1.

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