Dense fog forced the umpires to call off the game between the Pirates and Mets with the score tied, 3-3, in the bottom of the 11th inning. After Joel Youngblood got a triple on a routine fly that Pirate left fielder Bill Robinson was unable to locate in the murk, the umpires stopped play with the hope that the fog would lift. However, after waiting 78 minutes, the game was called off.

It was replayed in its entirety at a later date, but the individual player statistics stand. The Pirates took a 3-1 lead in the eighth on a two-run pinch-homer by Mike Easler, triple by Omar Moreno and throwing error by Willie Montanez, but the Mets rallied to tie the score in the ninth with a single by Youngblood, double by Lee Mazzilli and single by John Stearns. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Friday, May       25, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  -   3  6  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  -   3  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   1   0     0   3   .317      Youngblood rf,2b      5   1   3   0     0   0   .319
Foli ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Parker rf             5   0   1   0     0   3   .305      Mazzilli cf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .329
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .313      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Milner lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Stearns c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .200
  B. Robinson lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Lacy 2b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .263      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Garner 2b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Berra 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .196        Flores ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .115
  Easler ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .300        Trevino ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .417
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .310
  Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3   6   2     3  11             Totals               37   3   8   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  6,611
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Mets 4
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 1
Errors: Moreno, Montanez
Doubles: Stargell (6), Mazzilli 2 (12), Montanez (8)
Triples: Moreno (6), Youngblood (1)
Home Runs: Easler (2)
Caught Stealing: Youngblood (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  7     3   1   1   0   1   0  23   0.59
Tekulve                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.36
Jackson                 1.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.00
Kison                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.50
Romo                    1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.60
Totals                 10     8   3   3   0   3   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    8     5   3   2   2   9   1  29   3.29
Murray                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.16
Lockwood                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.76
Totals                 11     6   3   2   3  11   1  40

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
struck out; Mazzilli doubled to center; Hebner singled to right
[Mazzilli scored]; Stearns popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to center; Milner grounded out
(second to first); Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Henderson
grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Berra was
called out on strikes; Rooker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Swan grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood
flied out to right; Taveras lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
flied out to left; Stearns made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell doubled to center; Stargell was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); Milner walked; Lacy struck out;
Ott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Berra singled to shortstop; Rooker forced Berra
(pitcher to shortstop); Moreno struck out; Foli popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Swan flied out to left; Youngblood singled to
shortstop; Youngblood was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker struck out; Stargell walked; Milner lined
into a double play (second to first) [Stargell out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Lacy singled to left; Ott flied out to left; Berra
struck out; EASLER BATTED FOR ROOKER; Easler homered [Lacy
scored]; Moreno tripled to right [Moreno scored (error by
Montanez) (unearned)]; Foli popped to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); GARNER REPLACED
LACY (PLAYING 2B); B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF);
Montanez doubled to right; Henderson popped to first in foul
territory; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE
(PITCHING); FLORES BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Flores flied out to
center; TREVINO BATTED FOR SWAN; Trevino made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 1.

PIRATES 9TH: FLORES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MURRAY REPLACED TREVINO
(PITCHING); Parker singled to left; Stargell grounded out
(second to first) [Parker to second]; B. Robinson grounded out
(third to first) [Parker to third]; Garner walked; Ott lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Youngblood singled to left; Taveras flied out to
center; Mazzilli doubled to center [Youngblood scored, Mazzilli
to third (error by Moreno)]; Hebner flied out to left; KISON
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Stearns singled to left [Mazzilli
scored]; Montanez forced Stearns (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

PIRATES 10TH: Berra grounded out (shortstop to first);
SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR KISON; Sanguillen grounded out (third to
first); Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Mets 3.

METS 10TH: ROMO REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Henderson flied
out to right; Flores struck out; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR MURRAY;
Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

PIRATES 11TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Foli
popped to second; Parker struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

METS 11TH: Youngblood tripled to right; Bill Robinson lost
routine fly by Youngblood in dense fog and umpires halted game;
after 78 minute delay the game was called; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.