A four-hitter by Jerry Reuss, who shut out the Mets, 8-0, moved the Pirates within a half-game of the Phillies for first place in the N.L. East. Duffy Dyer and Dale Berra led the attack with two-run doubles. Dyer's two-bagger capped a five-run third inning. Only one of the five runs was earned due to pitcher Jerry Koosman's two-base throwing error on a sacrifice by Omar Moreno. Berra's two-run double came in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Pirates 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 x - 8 11 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Taveras ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Foli ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Moreno cf 3 2 0 0 1 0 .236 Youngblood 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Parker rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .313 S. Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .275 B. Robinson lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .242 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Brye lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Garner 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .271 Norman rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sanguillen 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .259 Maddox 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .264 Berra 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .182 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dyer c 4 0 1 2 0 2 .214 Flynn 2b,ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Reuss p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .143 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .092 Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 31 0 4 0 1 4 Totals 34 8 11 7 3 8 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 18,476 Left on Base: Mets 5, Pirates 7 DP: Mets 0, Pirates 1 Errors: Koosman, Taveras Doubles: Dyer (8), Garner (23), Berra (2) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (14), Moreno (62) Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (13) Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (10) GIDP: Montanez (10) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(3-15) 5 7 6 2 2 4 0 25 3.59 Siebert 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 8 5.76 Murray 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.91 Totals 8 11 8 4 3 8 0 39 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss W(2-2) 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 32 4.97 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 32 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to center; Foli flied out to right; Mazzilli stole second; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker walked; B. Robinson flied out to right [Moreno to third]; Garner singled to right [Moreno scored, Parker to second]; Sanguillen popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Norman flied out to center; Maddox walked; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Berra was called out on strikes; Dyer popped to second; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 3RD: Koosman flied out to right; Mazzilli flied out to right; Foli popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Taveras singled to second; Moreno reached on an error by Koosman on a sacrifice bunt [Taveras scored (no RBI), Moreno to third]; Parker singled to second [Moreno stayed at third]; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Moreno scored (unearned), Parker to second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parker to third]; Sanguillen singled to center [Parker scored (unearned)]; Berra singled to center [Sanguillen to third]; Dyer doubled to left [Sanguillen scored (unearned), Berra scored (unearned)]; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6. METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to center; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [S. Henderson out at second]; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 4TH: Taveras flied out to right; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6. METS 5TH: Norman flied out to center; Maddox popped to second; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson was called out on strikes; Garner struck out; Sanguillen singled to right; Berra grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6. METS 6TH: FLORES BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Flores reached on an error by Taveras [Flores to first]; Mazzilli struck out; Youngblood flied out to left; S. Henderson singled to right [Flores to second]; Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 6TH: SIEBERT REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Dyer struck out; Reuss struck out; Taveras singled to center; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6. METS 7TH: Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; Norman struck out; Maddox singled to left; Flynn forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 7TH: Parker grounded out (first unassisted); B. Robinson singled to left; Garner doubled to left [B. Robinson to third]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally; MURRAY REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); RANDLE REPLACED SIEBERT (PLAYING 3B); Berra doubled to left [B. Robinson scored, Garner scored, Sanguillen to third]; Dyer struck out; Reuss struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 8. METS 8TH: BRYE REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING LF); Randle flied out to left; Mazzilli popped to shortstop in foul territory; Youngblood flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 8. PIRATES 8TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 8. METS 9TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez flied out to center; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 8.

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