With Pete Falcone and Neil Allen combining on a seven-hitter, the Mets blanked the Pirates, 3-0. The Mets scored a run in the first inning on a double by Elliott Maddox and single by Lee Mazzilli that extended the center fielder's hitting streak to 18 games. Dan Norman pumped a homer in the fourth and the Mets posted their final tally in the eighth on a single by Mazzilli and double by Joel Youngblood. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 16, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Maddox cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .254      Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .285
Mazzilli 1b           4   1   2   1     0   2   .317      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Youngblood lf         4   0   1   1     0   1   .281      B. Robinson 1b        3   0   1   0     1   1   .264
Stearns c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .246      Lacy lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Norman rf             4   1   2   1     0   2   .232      Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Trevino 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Nicosia c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Falcone p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .167        Boyland pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Berra ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                          Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .132
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
                                                            Lois pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   7             Totals               33   0   7   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 25,364
Left on Base: Mets 5, Pirates 8
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 2
Doubles: Maddox 2 (9), Youngblood (36), Parker (39), Garner (29)
Home Runs: Norman (2)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (12)
GIDP: Trevino (8), Stargell (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(6-13)         8     7   0   0   2   5   0  33   4.08
Allen SV(7)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.87
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   5   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(14-9)      5     6   2   2   0   3   1  19   3.14
Bibby                   2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.91
Tekulve                 2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.67
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   7   1  35

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


METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
doubled to right; Mazzilli singled to left [Maddox scored];
Youngblood struck out while Mazzilli was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner was
called out on strikes; Parker doubled to right; B. Robinson
walked; Lacy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates
0.

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to center; Norman singled to left
[Stearns to second]; Trevino grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stearns to third, Norman out at
second]; Flynn popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock flied out to left; Nicosia flied out to
left; Berra popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: On a bunt Falcone grounded out (pitcher to first);
Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox doubled to left;
Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria was called out on strikes; Moreno
grounded out (first unassisted); Garner doubled to left; Parker
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Stearns
flied out to right; Norman homered; Trevino grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson lined to shortstop; Lacy popped to
third; Madlock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Falcone was
called out on strikes; Taveras popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Nicosia flied out to center; Berra singled to left;
SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Sanguillen flied out to right;
Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: BIBBY REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Maddox walked;
Mazzilli struck out; Youngblood lined to left; Stearns singled
to right [Maddox to third]; Norman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner struck out; Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); B. Robinson singled to left; Lacy flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: Trevino flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (third
to first); Falcone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Nicosia
singled to center; Berra singled to third [Nicosia to second];
MILNER BATTED FOR BIBBY; Milner forced Berra (first to
shortstop) [Nicosia to third]; LOIS RAN FOR MILNER; Moreno
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 0.

METS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED LOIS (PITCHING); Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox flied out to right; Mazzilli
singled to left; Youngblood doubled to center [Mazzilli scored];
Stearns flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner flied out to right; Parker grounded out
(first unassisted); B. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

METS 9TH: Norman struck out; Trevino flied out to left; Flynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Lacy singled to right; ALLEN REPLACED FALCONE
(PITCHING); Madlock walked (walk was charged to Falcone) [Lacy
to second]; EASLER BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Easler forced Madlock
(second to shortstop) [Lacy to third]; BOYLAND RAN FOR EASLER;
STARGELL BATTED FOR BERRA; Stargell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Boyland out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.