A two-run homer by Joel Youngblood triggered the Mets to a 3-0 triumph over the Pirates. The big blast came in the fourth inning and followed a walk to John Stearns. The final tally scored in the seventh on a double by Lee Mazzilli and single by Willie Montanez. Skip Lockwood relieved starter Craig Swan in the ninth with runners on second and third and one out and prevented the Pirates from scoring. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       15, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .209      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Hebner 3b             2   0   0   0     3   1   .253      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Mazzilli cf           3   1   1   0     2   0   .317      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .322
  Maddox pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .328
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .168      Milner lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Henderson lf          5   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Stearns c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .216      Garner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   3   .248
Youngblood rf         3   1   2   2     1   0   .313      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .196      D. Robinson p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Swan p                3   0   0   0     1   1   .136        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   6   3    10   6             Totals               32   0   6   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  6,097
Left on Base: Mets 11, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Mazzilli (8), Milner (5)
Home Runs: Youngblood (5)
Stolen Bases: Youngblood (5)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (3)
Sacrifice Hits: D. Robinson (3)
GIDP: Flynn (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(4-3)             8.1   6   0   0   1   5   0  32   3.21
Lockwood SV(6)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.99
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   6   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(2-3)      7     4   3   3   9   4   1  32   3.58
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.04
Jackson                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.23
Totals                  9     6   3   3  10   6   1  41

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Ron Hutson, 2B - Bob Beck, 3B - Harry Smail


METS 1ST: Taveras walked; Hebner walked [Taveras to second];
Mazzilli flied out to left [Taveras to third]; Montanez flied
out to center; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to second; Parker
singled to center [Foli to second]; Stargell flied out to
center; Milner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns lined to center; Youngblood walked; Flynn
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Youngblood out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott singled to center; Garner singled to left [Ott
to second]; Stennett struck out; D. Robinson flied out to left;
Moreno flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Swan was called out on strikes; Taveras was called out
on strikes; Hebner walked; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli flied out to left; Parker grounded out (first
to pitcher); Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson
struck out; Stearns walked; Youngblood homered [Stearns scored];
Flynn grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Milner flied out to right; Ott flied out to left;
Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Swan walked; Taveras forced Swan (first to shortstop);
Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Hebner walked; Mazzilli walked [Hebner to second]; Montanez
walked [Hebner to third, Mazzilli to second]; Henderson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled to right; D. Robinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stennett to second]; Moreno
grounded out (second to first) [Stennett to third]; Foli flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: Stearns singled to left; Youngblood popped to second;
Flynn forced Stearns (third to second); Swan flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker flied out to left; Stargell was called out
on strikes; Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Hebner lined to
first; Mazzilli doubled to center; Montanez singled to center
[Mazzilli scored]; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner struck
out; Stennett lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 0.

METS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Stearns flied
out to right; Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood stole
second; Flynn struck out; Swan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Sanguillen popped to
second; Moreno popped to first; Foli popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

METS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Taveras
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Hebner struck out;
Mazzilli walked; MADDOX RAN FOR MAZZILLI; Montanez singled to
third [Maddox to second]; Henderson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Parker grounded
out (second to first); Stargell walked; Milner doubled to right
[Stargell to third]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Ott
popped to second; Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.