After extending the Pirates to 14 innings before succumbing on the previous night, the Mets took the measure of the division leaders in 15 innings, 3-2. Lee Mazzilli walked before Ed Kranepool homered in the sixth to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. The Pirates came back with two in the eighth on singles by Steve Nicosia, pinch-hitter Willie Stargell and Omar Moreno coupled with a sacrifice fly by Tim Foli. New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1979 (Day game) at Shea StadiumPirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 14 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 7 0 4 1 0 0 .290 Taveras ss 7 0 3 0 0 1 .265 Foli ss 6 0 2 1 0 0 .280 Maddox rf 7 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 3 0 .293 Mazzilli cf 5 2 3 0 2 1 .311 B. Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Hebner 3b 6 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Milner ph,1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .232 Lacy lf 6 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .177 Madlock 3b 6 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garner 2b 6 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Norman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Nicosia c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .295 Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Alexander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .538 Chapman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Ott c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .271 Youngblood lf 5 0 3 0 2 0 .280 Blyleven p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Hodges c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .147 Stargell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lois pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearns ph,1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Flynn 2b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Kobel p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Trevino c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Boyland ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Rooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 51 2 9 2 5 5 Totals 53 3 14 3 6 6 Time of Game: 4:18 Attendance: 8,095 Left on Base: Pirates 11, Mets 14 DP: Pirates 1, Mets 1 Doubles: Youngblood (35), Mazzilli (30) Home Runs: Kranepool (2) Stolen Bases: Foli (5), Moreno 2 (65), Parker (20), Youngblood (16) Caught Stealing: Taveras (19) Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (14), Kobel (7), Hebner (1) Sacrifice Flies: Foli (4) GIDP: Ott (6) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven 7 8 2 2 2 2 1 30 3.45 Romo 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.60 Roberts 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.04 Tekulve 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 2.72 Jackson 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 3.21 Rooker L(3-7) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4.71 Bibby 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.96 Totals 14.2 14 3 3 6 6 1 61 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel 7.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 28 3.36 Glynn 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.16 Reardon 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.52 Bernard 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 4.86 Ellis W(3-7) 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 13 6.11 Totals 15 9 2 2 5 5 0 58 Passed Balls: Ott (7) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Maddox forced Taveras (shortstop to second); Mazzilli flied out to right; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Lacy lined to second; Madlock popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Youngblood singled to center; Hodges grounded out (second to first) [Youngblood to second]; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); Nicosia struck out; Blyleven popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Kobel singled to shortstop; Taveras popped to first; Maddox flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to right [Kobel to third]; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno popped to shortstop; Foli singled to center; Foli stole second; Parker flied out to left; B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Kranepool struck out; Youngblood flied out to left; Hodges flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 5TH: Lacy popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock struck out; Garner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Flynn singled to left; Kobel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Taveras singled to center [Flynn out at home (center to catcher), Taveras to second (on throw to home)]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 6TH: Nicosia walked; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nicosia to second]; Moreno popped to second; Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Mazzilli walked; Hebner flied out to center; Kranepool homered [Mazzilli scored]; Youngblood doubled to left; Hodges walked; Flynn flied out to center; Kobel grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2. PIRATES 7TH: Parker walked; B. Robinson flied out to center; Lacy popped to first in foul territory; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Taveras flied out to center; Maddox grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2. PIRATES 8TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Nicosia singled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR NICOSIA; STARGELL BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Stargell singled to right [Alexander to second]; LOIS RAN FOR STARGELL; Moreno singled to right [Alexander scored, Lois to third]; GLYNN REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Moreno stole second; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lois scored]; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 8TH: OTT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); ROMO REPLACED LOIS (PITCHING); Hebner grounded out (second to first); Kranepool flied out to left; Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood stole second; Ott allowed a passed ball [Youngblood to third]; Hodges was walked intentionally; Flynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 9TH: REARDON REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); TREVINO REPLACED GLYNN (PLAYING C ); B. Robinson popped to first; Lacy flied out to center; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 9TH: Trevino singled to left; On a bunt Taveras singled to first [Trevino to second]; Maddox hit into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Trevino out at third]; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 10TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott struck out; EASLER BATTED FOR ROMO; Easler flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 10TH: ROBERTS REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Mazzilli singled to left; Hebner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to second]; FLORES BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; TEKULVE REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Flores struck out; Youngblood was walked intentionally; STEARNS BATTED FOR REARDON; Stearns grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 11TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BERNARD REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Moreno singled to second; Foli singled to center [Moreno to second]; Parker forced Foli (third to second) [Moreno to third]; MILNER BATTED FOR B. ROBINSON; Parker stole second; Milner struck out; Lacy flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 11TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Flynn popped to shortstop; Trevino popped to shortstop; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 12TH: Madlock flied out to right; Garner grounded out (second to first); Ott walked; BOYLAND BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Boyland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 12TH: JACKSON REPLACED BOYLAND (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to right; Mazzilli walked; Hebner struck out; NORMAN BATTED FOR BERNARD; Norman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 13TH: ELLIS REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Moreno singled to right; Foli grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to second]; Parker was walked intentionally; Milner grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third, Parker to second]; Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 13TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns flied out to left; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 14TH: Madlock flied out to left; Garner singled to center; Ott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 14TH: Trevino flied out to center; Taveras lined to second; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. PIRATES 15TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR JACKSON; Sanguillen made an out to second; Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Foli flied out to left; Parker was walked intentionally; Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2. METS 15TH: ROOKER REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Mazzilli doubled to center; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mazzilli to third]; CHAPMAN BATTED FOR ELLIS; Chapman popped to shortstop; BIBBY REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Youngblood was walked intentionally; Stearns singled to left [Mazzilli scored, Youngblood to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3. |
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