Turning against his former teammates, John Milner smashed a grand slam in the 12th inning to climax a five-run rally that brought the Pirates a 7-4 victory over the Mets. Dave Parker homered for the Pirates and Willie Montanez for the Mets to help effect a 2-2 tie as the clubs battled through the regulation distance.

In the 12th, with Paul Siebert on the mound for the Mets, pinch-hitter Manny Sanguillen singled and Frank Taveras sacrificed. Omar Moreno singled, driving in Sanguillen. After a theft of second by Moreno and intentional pass to Parker, both runners advanced on a wild pickoff throw by catcher John Stearns. Siebert then passed Bill Robinson on purpose to load the bases, setting the stage for Milner's grand slam. The Mets rallied futilely for two runs in their half of the 12th. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 4

Game Played on Saturday, June 24, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 7 13 3 Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 10 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .280 S. Henderson lf 6 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Moreno cf 6 1 1 1 0 1 .212 Foli ss 6 1 2 1 0 0 .228 Parker rf 5 2 2 1 1 0 .306 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 2 1 .288 B. Robinson lf 4 1 0 0 2 1 .249 Montanez 1b 4 2 2 1 2 1 .269 Milner 1b 5 2 4 4 1 1 .293 Kranepool rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244 Maddox ph,rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Mendoza pr,2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .265 Stearns c 6 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Ott c 6 0 1 1 0 1 .258 Randle 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0 .230 Garner 3b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Flynn 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Bibby p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sanguillen ph 2 1 1 0 0 0 .287 Boisclair ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Totals 47 7 13 7 6 6 Totals 45 4 10 3 6 5 Time of Game: 3:50 Attendance: 17,810 Left on Base: Pirates 11, Mets 12 DP: Pirates 1, Mets 2 Errors: Taveras, B. Robinson, Ott, Montanez, Stearns Doubles: Milner 2 (6), Foli 2 (10) Home Runs: Parker (12), Milner (2), Montanez (10) Stolen Bases: Parker (11), Moreno 3 (34), B. Robinson (8), Stearns (11) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (3) Sacrifice Flies: Randle (2) GIDP: Garner (10), Stearns (5) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby 8 5 2 2 2 5 1 31 3.33 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.48 Tekulve W(4-4) 2.2 3 0 0 2 0 0 12 2.38 Whitson 0.1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 3.09 Hamilton SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5.40 Totals 12 10 4 3 6 5 1 52 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan 6 6 2 2 1 4 1 25 2.57 Kobel 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 0.93 Lockwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.36 Siebert L(0-1) 2.2 6 5 5 3 1 1 16 4.70 Metzger 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.71 Totals 12 13 7 7 6 6 2 54 Wild Pitches: Hamilton (1) Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno flied out to left; Parker homered; B. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: S. Henderson flied out to center; Foli flied out to left; Mazzilli walked; Montanez walked [Mazzilli to second]; Kranepool struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Milner doubled to right; Stennett popped to second; Ott flied out to center; Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle flied out to right; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Bibby grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Swan struck out; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Foli doubled to left; Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker lined to second; B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner singled to center; Stennett singled to left [Milner to second]; Ott singled to center [Milner scored, Stennett to third]; Garner flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Montanez homered; Kranepool flied out to center; Stearns flied out to center; Randle grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 5TH: Bibby grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras struck out; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan flied out to right; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to left; Parker stole second; B. Robinson flied out to center; Milner was walked intentionally; Stennett flied out to center [Parker to third]; Ott made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Foli flied out to center; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 7TH: KOBEL REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Bibby singled to left; Taveras hit into a double play (second to first) [Bibby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; Stearns singled to left; Stearns stole second; Randle flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 8TH: Moreno reached on an error by Montanez [Moreno to first]; Parker popped to catcher in foul territory; Moreno stole second; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Moreno stole third and B. Robinson stole second; Milner struck out; Stennett was walked intentionally; MENDOZA RAN FOR STENNETT; Ott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 8TH: MENDOZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOBEL; Boisclair singled to right; S. Henderson popped to second; Foli flied out to center; Ott dropped a foul fly hit by Mazzilli for an error; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Garner flied out to right; Bibby made an out to first; Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Montanez singled to center; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); MADDOX BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Maddox popped to third in foul territory; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Stearns singled to left [Montanez to third (error by B. Robinson)]; Randle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Montanez scored]; Flynn singled to shortstop [Stearns to second]; HODGES BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Hodges flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 10TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIEBERT REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Moreno flied out to center; Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 10TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli made an out to shortstop; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 11TH: Milner doubled to right; Mendoza walked; Ott forced Milner (first to third) [Mendoza to second]; Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 11TH: Montanez walked; Maddox singled to right [Montanez to second]; Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Montanez to third, Maddox out at second]; Randle was walked intentionally; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 12TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Sanguillen singled to center; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sanguillen to second]; Moreno singled to center [Sanguillen scored]; Moreno stole second; Parker was walked intentionally; Parker was picked off first but was safe on an error by Stearns [Moreno to third, Parker to second]; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Milner homered [Moreno scored, Parker scored, B. Robinson scored]; Mendoza singled to center; Ott struck out; Garner singled to right [Mendoza to third]; METZGER REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED SIEBERT (PLAYING 2B); Sanguillen flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 2. METS 12TH: WHITSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Youngblood singled to left; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Youngblood to second]; Foli doubled to left [Youngblood scored]; Mazzilli walked; HAMILTON REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Montanez flied out to center; Hamilton threw a wild pitch [Foli to third, Mazzilli to second]; Maddox walked; Stearns reached on an error by Taveras [Foli scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mazzilli to third, Maddox to second, Stearns to first]; Randle popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 4.

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