Pittsburgh Pirates 1 – 4 New York Mets
9 September 1978 · NYC17
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Steve Henderson | 1 in 107 games |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Jim Rooker | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
| 17 | final score 4–1 | 1 in 35 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Omar Moreno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Brye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Parker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Robinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Willie Stargell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Phil Garner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Berra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Ott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Rooker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rennie Stennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rooker | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Kent Tekulve | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Flores | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elliott Maddox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Steve Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Montanez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Stearns | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dan Norman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Joel Youngblood | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ed Kranepool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Flynn | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Kevin Kobel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kobel | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |