A single by Tim Foli with two out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning scored John Stearns and gave the Mets a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. Ed Whitson, who took over in relief at the start of the stanza, walked Stearns. Lenny Randle followed with a single, Stearns stopped at second. After Doug Flynn struck out, both runners advanced on a passed ball. Whitson then struck out pinch-hitter Bobby Valentine before passing Lee Mazzilli intentionally in order to get at Foli, who upset the applecart with his single. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Mets 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 .285 Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 1 2 0 .292 Garner 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .242 Foli ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 .224 Parker rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .304 S. Henderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .256 B. Robinson lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .254 Montanez 1b 2 0 0 0 3 1 .265 Stennett 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Kranepool rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Sanguillen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282 Youngblood pr,rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .238 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Stearns c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .259 Stargell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Randle 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .235 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0 1 2 .243 Dyer c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Ott ph,c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Moreno cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .213 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Robinson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Milner 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Totals 39 2 9 2 3 6 Totals 38 3 9 3 7 7 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 16,594 Left on Base: Pirates 8, Mets 12 DP: Pirates 1, Mets 1 Doubles: B. Robinson (12), Mazzilli (17), Foli (8) Home Runs: Mazzilli (5) Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (31) Sacrifice Hits: D. Robinson (1), Foli (4) Sacrifice Flies: Randle (1) GIDP: Stennett (7), Kranepool (2) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson 7.1 6 2 2 2 5 1 29 3.39 Tekulve 2.2 1 0 0 3 0 0 12 2.50 Whitson L(1-2) 0.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 6 2.38 Totals 10.2 9 3 3 7 7 1 47 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 7 7 2 2 3 4 0 30 3.85 Lockwood 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.42 Murray W(3-3) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.86 Totals 11 9 2 2 3 6 0 43 Passed Balls: Ott (7) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Pryor PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Garner was called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli doubled to center; Foli struck out; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson struck out; Stennett grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen singled to right; Dyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool struck out; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno walked; D. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Moreno to second]; Taveras flied out to center; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman lined to shortstop; Mazzilli homered; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson flied out to center; Stennett singled to right; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. METS 4TH: S. Henderson lined to left; Montanez walked; Kranepool grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. PIRATES 5TH: Dyer singled to center; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dyer to second]; Dyer was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); D. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle singled to second; Flynn struck out; Koosman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Garner singled to third; Parker struck out; B. Robinson doubled to left [Garner scored]; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Mazzilli lined to center; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen walked; Dyer flied out to right; Moreno singled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Moreno stole second; D. Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [Sanguillen out at home (third to catcher), Moreno to third]; Taveras singled to third [Moreno scored, D. Robinson to second]; Garner walked [D. Robinson to third, Taveras to second]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Montanez struck out; Kranepool singled to center; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Stearns singled to right [Youngblood to third]; Randle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Youngblood scored, Stearns to second]; Flynn was walked intentionally; HODGES BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Hodges made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOCKWOOD REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); B. Robinson singled to right; Stennett grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [B. Robinson out at second]; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 8TH: Mazzilli flied out to center; Foli doubled to left; TEKULVE REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); MILNER REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PLAYING 1B); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Foli to third]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Youngblood lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 9TH: OTT BATTED FOR DYER; Ott singled to right; On a bunt Moreno forced Ott (third to shortstop); Moreno stole second; Milner grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third]; Taveras was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 9TH: OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Stearns grounded out (second to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Flynn singled to second; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Boisclair flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 10TH: MURRAY REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 10TH: Mazzilli walked; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Youngblood forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 11TH: Stennett flied out to center; STARGELL BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Stargell struck out; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 11TH: WHITSON REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Stearns walked; Randle singled to left [Stearns to second]; Ott allowed a passed ball [Stearns to third, Randle to second]; On a bunt Flynn struck out; VALENTINE BATTED FOR MURRAY; Valentine struck out; Mazzilli was walked intentionally; Foli singled to right [Stearns scored, Randle to third, Mazzilli to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.

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