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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 4, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets, played on September 4, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Berenguer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bibby |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 25,765 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: John McSherry 3B: Paul Runge |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Second Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Boisclair | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
| Juan Berenguer | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Bill Robinson | Third Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bibby | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 4, 1978
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Bibby
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Bibby
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Bibby
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Youngblood steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Bibby
Mazzilli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Bibby
Montanez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Berenguer
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Berenguer
Moreno takes first base on ball four. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Berenguer
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Berenguer
There goes Moreno. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stargell vs. Berenguer
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Berenguer
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berenguer throws towards third. Randle fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Randle. Taveras scores. Moreno scores. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Berenguer
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randle settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Randle. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Berenguer
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Milner vs. Berenguer
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Bibby
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Bibby
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Bibby
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Berenguer
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bibby vs. Berenguer
Bibby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Berenguer
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Berenguer
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Bibby
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berenguer vs. Bibby
Berenguer strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Bibby
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Berenguer
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Berenguer
There goes Parker. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Parker steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Berenguer
Stargell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Berenguer
The ball gets by Hodges for a passed ball. Parker moves to third. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Berenguer
Ott hits a line drive off the glove of Randle, and into shallow left field. Ott reaches second base with a double. Parker scores. Stargell scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Berenguer
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Bernard
Dwight Bernard now pitching.
Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Bernard
Garner hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bibby vs. Bernard
Bibby hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Flynn fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Bibby
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Bibby
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Bibby
Montanez hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Bibby
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boisclair vs. Bibby
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boisclair for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Bernard
Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Bernard
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Bernard
There goes Moreno. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Bernard
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stargell vs. Bernard
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out. Taveras scores. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Bernard
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Bibby
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Bibby
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Bibby
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Dwight Bernard.
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cornejo
Mardie Cornejo now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Cornejo
Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Cornejo
Garner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bibby vs. Cornejo
Bibby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cornejo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Bibby
Dale Berra now playing third base. Bill Robinson now playing left field.
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Bibby
Youngblood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Bibby
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Cornejo
Taveras hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Cornejo
Moreno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Moreno reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Cornejo
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood misplays the ball. That's an error on Youngblood. Moreno scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Cornejo
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cornejo
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Cornejo
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Bibby
Montanez hits a popup towards third. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Bibby
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Bibby
Boisclair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Bibby
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodges for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Cornejo
Sergio Ferrer now playing shortstop.
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Cornejo
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bibby vs. Cornejo
Bibby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ferrer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Cornejo
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ferrer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrer vs. Bibby
Ferrer hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bibby
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Mardie Cornejo.
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Bibby
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Kobel
Kevin Kobel now pitching.
Moreno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Kobel
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Kobel
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Ferrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Bibby
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Bibby
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Bibby
Montanez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1978, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Randle L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Taveras F, ss 5 2 2 0
Youngblood J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Moreno O, cf 4 2 2 0
Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 1 0 Parker D, rf 4 1 0 0
Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 3 1 0 1
Henderson S, lf 3 0 1 0 Ott E, c 4 1 3 3
Boisclair B, rf 2 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b-lf 3 0 1 1
Hodges R, c 3 0 0 0 Milner J, lf 3 0 0 0
Flynn D, ss 2 0 0 0 Berra D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Ferrer S, ss 1 0 0 0 Garner P, 2b 4 0 2 0
Berenguer J, p 1 0 0 0 Bibby J, p 3 0 0 0
Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0
Grieve T, ph 1 0 0 0
Cornejo M, p 0 0 0 0
Kranepool E, ph 1 0 0 0
Kobel K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 3 0 34 7 10 5
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 203 101 00x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Berenguer J (L)* 2.0 4 5 5 5 0
Bernard D 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Cornejo M 3.0 4 1 0 0 0
Kobel K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Randle L 2, Youngblood J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 4, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Ott E
3B -- Moreno O
SB -- Youngblood J, Moreno O 2, Parker D
HBP -- by Berenguer J (Stargell W)
PB -- Hodges R
T -- 2:43
A -- 25765
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