With three pitchers combining on a four-hitter, the Mets edged the Pirates, 2-1. The Mets scored both their runs in the third inning. Frank Taveras drew a leadoff walk and came around to score on singles by Richie Hebner and Lee Mazzilli. A groundout by Willie Montanez then plated Hebner with what proved to be the winning run. The Pirates' only score came in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     1   0   .257      Moreno cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .298
Hebner 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Mazzilli cf           3   0   3   1     1   0   .313      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .227      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .317
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Kison pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Kranepool lf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .184        B. Robinson lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Flores rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Milner lf,1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Youngblood rf,lf      3   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Ott c                 3   1   0   0     0   0   .255
Hausman p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .158        Garner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Twitchell p         2   0   0   0     0   2   .286      Stennett 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .235
  Glynn p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .137
                                                            Lacy ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .274
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .227

Totals               32   2   7   2     5   6             Totals               30   1   4   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 10,739
Left on Base: Mets 8, Pirates 8
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Youngblood (22), Parker (27)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (45)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (10)
GIDP: Montanez (13)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (1,by Glynn)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.21
Twitchell W(5-2)        4.2   3   1   1   3   2   0  20   4.61
Glynn SV(6)             2.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.45
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   3   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(9-4)         7     7   2   2   5   4   0  31   3.52
Romo                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.78
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Glynn (2)
Balks: Twitchell (1)

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


METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli singled to right;
Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli to second]; Stearns lined
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to pitcher; Moreno stole second;
Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out
(first unassisted) [Moreno to third]; Stargell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool flied out to center; Youngblood doubled to
left; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hausman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to first); Madlock
grounded out (third to first); Ott grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Taveras walked; Hebner singled to left [Taveras to
second]; Mazzilli singled to center [Taveras scored, Hebner to
third]; Montanez grounded out (second to first) [Hebner scored,
Mazzilli to second]; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Mazzilli to third]; Kranepool walked; Youngblood walked
[Kranepool to second]; Flynn popped to first in foul
territory; Tom Hausman left with lower back strain; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: TWITCHELL REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Stennett
lined to center; Blyleven popped to shortstop; Moreno grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Twitchell was called out on strikes; Taveras grounded
out (second to first); Hebner walked; Mazzilli singled to second
[Hebner out at third (catcher to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker doubled
to center; Stargell was called out on strikes; Milner was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Montanez popped to first in foul territory; Stearns
was called out on strikes; Kranepool singled to right;
Youngblood grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Madlock singled to center; Twitchell balked
[Madlock to second]; Ott lined to shortstop; Stennett walked;
Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Madlock to
third, Stennett to second]; Moreno popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: Flynn flied out to center; Twitchell struck out;
Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli made an out to shortstop; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Stargell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: Hebner flied out to right; Mazzilli walked; Montanez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 7TH: FLORES REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); On a bunt Milner singled to
pitcher; Madlock forced Milner (second to shortstop); Ott forced
Madlock (first to shortstop); Stennett walked [Ott to second];
LACY BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Lacy walked [Ott to third, Stennett to
second]; GLYNN REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Moreno walked [Ott
scored, Stennett to third, Lacy to second]; Foli forced Moreno
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 1.

METS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Stearns flied out to
center; Flores grounded out (first unassisted); Youngblood made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker lined to center; Stargell was hit by a
pitch; KISON RAN FOR STARGELL; Milner forced Kison (first to
shortstop); Madlock flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 1.

METS 9TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED KISON (PLAYING LF); MILNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Flynn struck out; Glynn struck
out; Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: GARNER BATTED FOR OTT; Garner flied out to left;
Stennett lined to center; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROMO; Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 1.