A three-run rally in the eighth inning lifted the Pirates to an 8-5 victory over the Mets. The score was 5-5 when John Milner led off the Bucs' eighth with a single, went to third on a single by Bill Madlock and scored on a single by Ed Ott. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Monday, July      30, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         1  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Pirates      2  0  0    0  3  0    0  3  x  -   8 13  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Moreno cf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .297
Stearns c             5   1   1   1     0   1   .253      Foli ss               5   2   4   2     0   0   .281
Mazzilli cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Parker rf             5   1   2   2     0   2   .297
Hebner 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .321
Henderson lf          2   1   2   0     0   0   .304      Milner lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .275
  Youngblood pr,lf    1   1   1   0     1   0   .289        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .227      Madlock 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Norman rf             2   1   1   2     1   1   .333      Ott c                 3   1   1   1     1   1   .258
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Swan p                3   0   2   1     0   0   .105      Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Flores ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            B. Robinson ph,lf   0   0   0   0     1   0   .275

Totals               35   5  10   5     3   6             Totals               34   8  13   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 11,837
Left on Base: Mets 7, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Montanez, Moreno
Doubles: Youngblood (21), Foli (20), Milner (6)
Triples: Norman (1)
Home Runs: Stearns (7)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (44), Parker (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Stennett (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Norman (1), Moreno (2)
GIDP: Montanez (12), Milner (4), Candelaria (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    7     9   5   4   2   2   0  31   3.14
Bernard L(0-2)          0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3   5.85
Hassler                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.31
Totals                  8    13   8   7   3   3   0  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              5     9   5   5   2   1   1  26   3.65
Romo                    1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.85
Jackson W(6-2)          2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.92
Tekulve SV(18)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.17
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   6   1  39

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Lanny Harris


METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
homered; Mazzilli flied out to right; Hebner flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to left; Foli singled to right
[Moreno to third]; Parker singled to left [Moreno scored, Foli
to second]; Stargell singled to left [Foli scored, Parker to
second]; Milner grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Parker to third, Stargell out at second];
Madlock flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 2.

METS 2ND: Henderson singled to right; Montanez flied out to
center; Norman tripled to left [Henderson scored]; Flynn struck
out; Swan singled to left [Norman scored]; Taveras singled to
right [Swan to second]; Stearns flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott walked; Stennett flied out to center; On a bunt
Candelaria grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
second) [Ott out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 2.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); Hebner singled
to left; Henderson singled to right [Hebner to second];
YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR HENDERSON; Montanez singled to center [Hebner
scored, Youngblood to third, Montanez to second (error by
Moreno)]; Norman hit a sacrifice fly to right [Youngblood
scored, Montanez to third]; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Foli flied out to left; Parker
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Swan flied out to center; Taveras made an out to
second; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to left; Milner walked; Madlock
singled to second [Milner to second]; Ott was called out on
strikes; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner walked;
Youngblood doubled to right [Hebner to third]; Montanez made an
out to shortstop; Norman was walked intentionally; Flynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets
5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: LACY BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Lacy flied out to
center; Moreno singled to left; Moreno stole second; Foli
doubled to left [Moreno scored]; Parker singled to center [Foli
scored]; Parker stole second; Stargell flied out to left; Milner
reached on an error by Montanez [Parker scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Milner to first]; Madlock lined to second; 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 5.

METS 6TH: ROMO REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Swan singled to left;
Taveras struck out; Stearns flied out to right; Mazzilli struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott flied out to right; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROMO; Sanguillen
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 5.

METS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Hebner popped
to third in foul territory; Youngblood walked; Montanez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Youngblood
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
singled to left; Parker flied out to center; Stargell flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 5.

METS 8TH: Norman struck out; Flynn grounded out (first
unassisted); FLORES BATTED FOR SWAN; Flores struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: BERNARD REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Milner doubled
to right; Madlock singled to left [Milner to third]; Ott singled
to left [Milner scored, Madlock to second]; HASSLER REPLACED
BERNARD (PITCHING); Stennett out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Madlock to third, Ott to second]; B. ROBINSON BATTED
FOR JACKSON; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Moreno hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Madlock scored, Ott to third]; Foli
singled to right [Ott scored, B. Robinson to third]; Parker
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 8.

METS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); B. ROBINSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Taveras grounded out (third to first);
Stearns was called out on strikes; Mazzilli grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 8.