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Monday August 11, 1980
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In a game called with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning because of rain, the Pirates shaded the Mets, 2-1. The Bucs scored both their runs in the second inning on a single by Willie Stargell, double by Bill Madlock, sacrifice fly by Lee Lacy and RBI groundout by Ed Ott. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Monday, August 11, 1980 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Pirates      0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Moreno cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .263
Maddox 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Mazzilli 1b           3   0   2   0     0   1   .291      Easler rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .359
Washington rf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Stargell 1b           2   1   1   0     0   1   .261
Henderson lf          2   1   0   0     1   0   .304      Madlock 3b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Youngblood cf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Lacy lf               1   0   0   1     0   0   .351
Trevino c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Ott c                 2   0   0   1     0   0   .297
Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Jackson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Solomon p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .226
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .275
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               24   1   6   0     1   3             Totals               18   2   4   2     2   4

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance: 13,790
Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 3
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Garner
Doubles: Taveras (22), Madlock (16), Easler (15)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (16)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (22)
Sacrifice Flies: Lacy (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson L(1-3)          4     4   2   2   1   3   0  16   4.40
Miller                  1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.50
Totals                  5.1   4   2   2   2   4   0  21

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon W(7-3)          6     6   1   1   1   3   0  25   2.80
Totals                  6     6   1   1   1   3   0  25

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bruce Froemming


METS 1ST: Taveras lined to shortstop; Maddox singled to third;
Mazzilli singled to left [Maddox to second]; Washington struck
out; Henderson forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Easler flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Youngblood flied out to center; Trevino grounded out
(third to first); Flynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to center; Madlock doubled to
right [Stargell to third]; Lacy hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Stargell scored, Madlock to third]; Ott grounded out (second to
first) [Madlock scored]; Garner grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Taveras doubled
to left; Maddox grounded out (second to first) [Taveras to
third]; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Solomon struck out; Moreno walked; Moreno was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Foli singled to
center; Easler doubled to left [Foli to third]; Stargell struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Washington flied out to center; Henderson walked;
Henderson stole second; Youngblood singled to second [Henderson
scored (error by Garner) (no RBI), Youngblood to second];
Trevino grounded out (third to first); Flynn flied to right in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock flied out to center; Lacy grounded out
(first to pitcher); Ott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: JORGENSEN BATTED FOR JACKSON; Jorgensen was called out
on strikes; Taveras grounded out (third to first); Maddox made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: MILLER REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Garner flied
out to center; Solomon struck out; Moreno flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Washington singled to left
[Mazzilli to second]; Henderson flied out to right; Youngblood
flied out to left [Mazzilli to third]; Trevino forced Washington
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli flied out to center; Easler walked; game
called due to rain; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.



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