Scoring two unearned runs in the 14th inning, the Pirates defeated the Mets, 6-4. Phil Garner led off by drawing a pass and, after two out, stole second. Tim Foli bounced to Richie Hebner and was safe on the third baseman's wild throw.

Phil Garner took third on the error and scored on a single by ave Parker. Foli advanced to third on Parker's hit and scored on a passed ball by Alex Trevino. The Mets' squandered a bases loaded, one-out rally in the 11th. [The Sporting News]
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 4

Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates      0  2  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   6 15  2
Mets         0  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4  9  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             7   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Taveras ss            6   0   1   2     0   1   .263
Foli ss               7   1   2   0     0   0   .279      Maddox 3b,rf,3b       5   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Parker rf             6   1   2   1     1   4   .295        Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .302      Mazzilli cf           5   0   2   0     1   0   .308
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .538      Stearns 1b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .241
  B. Robinson lf      3   0   0   0     0   3   .264      Youngblood lf         5   1   1   0     1   1   .277
Milner lf,1b          6   1   2   1     0   0   .294      Trevino c             6   1   1   1     0   0   .275
Madlock 3b            6   2   2   1     0   1   .284      Norman rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .194
Ott c                 4   0   2   1     0   1   .273        Ferrer 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Boisclair ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Lacy ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .259        Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Flores ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Flynn 2b              5   1   0   1     0   0   .246
Garner 2b             5   1   3   0     1   1   .288      Swan p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .127
Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .141        Hebner ph,3b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Nicosia c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .293

Totals               54   6  15   4     2  14             Totals               49   4   9   4     2   4

Time of Game: 3:45   Attendance:  8,290
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Mets 7
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 2
Errors: Coleman, Garner, Youngblood, Trevino, Hebner
Doubles: Madlock 2 (18), Lacy (9), Trevino (11), Norman (1), Mazzilli (29)
Triples: Taveras (9)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (24), Alexander (8), Garner (14)
Caught Stealing: Milner (5), Stearns (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Candelaria (8), Nicosia (1), Stearns (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Flynn (2)
GIDP: Trevino (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              6     5   4   3   1   3   0  24   3.26
Romo                    1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.65
Tekulve                 2.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.76
Coleman                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.91
Jackson W(7-4)          3.2   1   0   0   0   1   0  11   3.34
Totals                 14     9   4   3   2   4   0  53

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                   10    11   4   3   1   9   0  41   3.16
Allen L(4-9)            4     4   2   0   1   5   0  17   3.90
Totals                 14    15   6   3   2  14   0  58

Passed Balls: Ott (6), Trevino (7)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Paul Runge


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to center; Parker
struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras struck out; Maddox flied out to right;
Mazzilli walked; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner singled to left; Madlock doubled to center
[Milner scored]; Ott singled to left [Madlock scored, Ott to
second (error by Youngblood)]; Garner singled to second [Ott to
third]; Candelaria out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Garner to second]; Moreno hit into a double play (left to
catcher) [Ott out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Youngblood singled to shortstop; Trevino doubled to
center [Youngblood scored]; Norman grounded out (third to first)
[Trevino to third]; Flynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Trevino
scored]; Swan grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
walked; Stargell flied out to left; Milner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied
out to right; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock doubled to right; Madlock stole third
[Madlock scored (error by Trevino) (unearned)]; Ott struck out;
Garner struck out; Candelaria flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: On a bunt Stearns singled to first; Youngblood was
called out on strikes; Trevino grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
singled to left; Parker struck out; Stargell flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Norman singled to left; Flynn reached on an error by
Garner [Norman to second, Flynn to first]; Swan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Norman to third, Flynn to second]; Taveras
tripled to left [Norman scored, Flynn scored (unearned)]; Maddox
reached on a fielder's choice [Taveras out at home (shortstop to
third to catcher), Maddox to second]; Mazzilli grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets
4.

PIRATES 6TH: Milner lined to right; Madlock flied out to right;
Ott singled to right; Garner forced Ott (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Youngblood
flied out to right; Trevino made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 4.

PIRATES 7TH: EASLER BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Easler grounded out
(pitcher to first); Moreno flied out to center; Foli grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Norman doubled to
left; Ott allowed a passed ball [Norman to third]; Flynn popped
to shortstop; Swan grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Mets 4.

PIRATES 8TH: FERRER REPLACED NORMAN (PLAYING 3B); MADDOX CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Parker singled to left; Stargell singled
to center [Parker to third]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR STARGELL;
Alexander stole second; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Parker scored, Alexander to third]; Madlock was called out on
strikes; Ott flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
4, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); MILNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Maddox flied out to center;
Mazzilli doubled to right; TEKULVE REPLACED OTT (PITCHING);
NICOSIA REPLACED ROMO (PLAYING C ); Stearns flied out to right;
Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Garner singled to center; Nicosia out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Garner to second]; Moreno
flied out to center; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: Trevino popped to shortstop; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
FERRER; Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

PIRATES 10TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MADDOX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Parker struck out; B. Robinson
struck out; Milner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Mets 4.

METS 10TH: HEBNER BATTED FOR SWAN; Hebner grounded out (second
to first); Taveras popped to shortstop; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

PIRATES 11TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ALLEN REPLACED
MADDOX (PITCHING); Madlock flied out to right; LACY BATTED FOR
TEKULVE; Lacy doubled to right; Garner singled to shortstop
[Lacy stayed at second]; Nicosia popped to catcher in foul
territory; Moreno forced Garner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

METS 11TH: COLEMAN REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Mazzilli singled to
right; Stearns reached on an error by Coleman on a sacrifice
bunt [Mazzilli to third, Stearns to second]; Youngblood was
walked intentionally; Trevino forced Mazzilli (third to catcher)
[Stearns to third, Youngblood to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
BOISCLAIR; JACKSON REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); FLORES BATTED
FOR KRANEPOOL; Flores flied out to center; Flynn lined to right;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

PIRATES 12TH: FLORES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Foli grounded
out (catcher to first); Parker struck out; B. Robinson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

METS 12TH: Hebner flied out to right; Taveras flied out to
center; Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Mets 4.

PIRATES 13TH: Milner singled to right; Madlock flied out to
left; Jackson struck out while Milner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

METS 13TH: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Stearns singled to left; Stearns was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Youngblood popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

PIRATES 14TH: Garner walked; Garner stole second; Nicosia struck
out; Moreno flied out to left; Foli reached on an error by
Hebner [Garner to third, Foli to first]; Parker singled to first
[Garner scored (unearned), Foli to third]; Trevino allowed a
passed ball [Foli scored (unearned), Parker to second]; B.
Robinson struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Mets 4.

METS 14TH: Trevino flied out to right; Flores popped to catcher
in foul territory; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 4.
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