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1978 Regular Season Game 139
September 5, 1978
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National League Standings, September 5, 1978

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Mets Starting Lineup
cf
Mazzilli Lee
Mazzilli
ss
Foli Tim
Foli
lf
Henderson Steve
Henderson
1b
Montanez Willie
Montanez
c
Stearns John
Stearns
rf
Norman Dan
Norman
3b
Maddox Elliott
Maddox
2b
Flynn Doug
Flynn
p
Koosman Jerry
Koosman
September 5, 1978, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 0

Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Lee Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269
Tim Foli ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255
- Joel Youngblood 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Steve Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .275
Willie Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254
John Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Dan Norman rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Elliott Maddox 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .264
- Dale Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Doug Flynn 2b-ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Jerry Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .092
- Gil Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Paul Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Lenny Randle 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Pirates ab r hbibbso
Frank Taveras ss 5 1 2 0 0 0
Omar Moreno cf 3 2 0 0 1 0
Dave Parker rf 4 1 1 0 1 0
Bill Robinson lf 3 1 1 1 0 1
- Steve Brye lf 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Garner 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1
Manny Sanguillen 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0
Dale Berra 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1
Duffy Dyer c 4 0 1 2 0 2
Jerry Reuss p 4 0 0 0 0 3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 x 8 11 1

New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Jerry Koosman (L,3-15) 5.0 7 6 2 2 4 3.59
Paul Siebert 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 5.76
Dale Murray 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 3.80
Pittsburgh Pirates ip h rer bbso
Jerry Reuss (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 4

Errors: Jerry Koosman (2), Frank Taveras.
2B: Duffy Dyer, Phil Garner, Dale Berra.
Intentional Walks: Manny Sanguillen.
SH: Omar Moreno.
SF: Bill Robinson.
SB: Lee Mazzilli (14), Omar Moreno.


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