Atoning for an error that gave Pittsburgh a run in the top of the 10th inning, Joel Youngblood cracked a two-run homer in the bottom of the frame to give the Mets a 5-4 victory over the Pirates before 1,787 fans, the smallest crowd ever for a baseball game at Shea Stadium.

Hubie Brooks led off the Mets' 10th with a single and, two outs later, Youngblood connected for the circuit. The Bucs had taken a 4-3 lead in the top of the frame on a two-base error by Youngblood on Dale Berra's fly and a run-scoring single by Bernie Carbo. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Monday, September 29, 1980 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   4 15  2
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0    2  -   5 10  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             6   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Youngblood cf         6   2   3   2     0   2   .282
Law 2b                6   1   3   0     0   0   .263      Backman 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Parker rf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Mazzilli 1b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .277
  Ott lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .290
Easler lf,rf          5   1   3   1     0   0   .339      Washington rf         4   0   0   1     1   1   .274
B. Robinson 1b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Trevino c             5   0   1   0     0   3   .252
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Brooks 3b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .290
  Sanguillen 1b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Almon ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Pena c                5   0   2   1     0   2   .429        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .245        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Berra ss              4   1   0   0     1   0   .216        Maddox ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Rhoden p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .375      Lynch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Milner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .246        Mankowski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Tekulve pr,p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carbo ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .235        Taveras ss          2   1   1   0     1   1   .279
  Lacy pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .338
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   4  15   4     3   6             Totals               39   5  10   4     6  10

Time of Game: 3:45   Attendance:  1,787
Left on Base: Pirates 14, Mets 12
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 1
Errors: Law, Sanguillen, Youngblood
Doubles: Taveras (27)
Home Runs: Youngblood (8)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (10), Lacy (18), Henderson (23), Mazzilli (39), Washington (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (5)
GIDP: Easler (7), Brooks (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                  6     6   3   2   4   5   0  28   3.84
Romo                    1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   3.23
Tekulve                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.33
Jackson L(8-4)          0.2   2   2   2   0   1   1   4   2.92
Totals                  9.2  10   5   4   6  10   1  46

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lynch                   0.1   3   2   2   0   1   0   4   5.12
Jackson                 4.2   4   0   0   0   2   0  17   3.65
Holman                  1     3   1   1   1   1   0   7   1.80
Reardon W(8-7)          4     5   1   0   2   2   0  20   2.64
Totals                 10    15   4   3   3   6   0  48

Wild Pitches: Rhoden (6)
Balks: Holman (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Law singled to right; Parker
singled to right [Law to third]; Easler singled to right [Law
scored, Parker to third]; JACKSON REPLACED LYNCH (PITCHING); B.
Robinson struck out; Pena singled to right [Parker scored,
Easler to second]; Bevacqua forced Pena (shortstop to second); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood struck out; Backman grounded out (second to
first); Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Berra grounded out (third to first); Rhoden made an
out to second; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Washington
grounded out (second to first); Trevino singled to left; Brooks
singled to third [Trevino to second]; Almon forced Brooks
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Law singled to shortstop; Parker singled to left
[Law to second]; Easler grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Law to third, Parker out at second]; B.
Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Jackson struck out; Youngblood singled to right;
Backman forced Youngblood (third to second); Mazzilli grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Pena grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua
singled to third; Berra forced Bevacqua (shortstop to second);
Rhoden flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets
0.

METS 4TH: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole second;
Washington walked; Trevino reached on an error by Law [Henderson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Washington to second, Trevino to
first]; Brooks grounded into a double play (third to second)
[Brooks to first, Washington out at third, Trevino out at
second]; Almon made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno flied out to center; Law made an out to
second; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR JACKSON; Mankowski popped to
second in foul territory; Youngblood popped to second; Backman
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: HOLMAN REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PITCHING); Easler
singled to center; B. Robinson flied out to center; Pena singled
to right [Easler to third]; Bevacqua singled to left [Easler
scored, Pena to second]; Holman balked [Pena to third, Bevacqua
to second]; Berra was walked intentionally; Rhoden struck out;
Moreno forced Berra (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli stole second;
Henderson walked; Rhoden threw a wild pitch [Mazzilli to third,
Henderson to second]; Washington struck out; Trevino was called
out on strikes; Brooks walked; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR ALMON;
Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 1.

PIRATES 7TH: REARDON REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); TAVERAS
REPLACED HOLMAN (PLAYING SS); Law popped to catcher in foul
territory; Parker made an out to third; Easler flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Taveras walked; Youngblood singled to left [Taveras to
second]; ROMO REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); On a bunt Backman
singled to pitcher [Taveras to third, Youngblood to second];
Mazzilli walked [Taveras scored, Youngblood to third, Backman to
second]; Henderson was called out on strikes; Washington forced
Backman (center to third) [Youngblood scored, Mazzilli to
second]; Trevino struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Mets 3.

PIRATES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR B.
ROBINSON; Alexander stole second; Pena struck out; Bevacqua
walked; Berra popped to shortstop; MILNER BATTED FOR ROMO;
Milner singled to second [Alexander to third, Bevacqua to
second]; TEKULVE RAN FOR MILNER; Moreno grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: SANGUILLEN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 1B); TEKULVE
STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Brooks grounded out (third to first);
Reardon walked; Taveras doubled to right [Reardon to third];
Youngblood struck out; Backman grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Law singled to right; Parker flied out to center;
Easler singled to right [Law to third, Easler to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally; Pena struck
out; Bevacqua popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: OTT REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING LF); EASLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Mazzilli flied out to center; Henderson
grounded out (third to first); Washington reached on an error by
Sanguillen [Washington to first]; Washington stole second;
Trevino struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 3.

PIRATES 10TH: Berra reached on an error by Youngblood [Berra to
second]; CARBO BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Carbo singled to center
[Berra scored (unearned)]; LACY RAN FOR CARBO; Lacy stole
second; Moreno lined to shortstop; Law flied out to right [Lacy
to third]; Ott flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Mets 3.

METS 10TH: JACKSON REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Brooks singled to
left; MADDOX BATTED FOR REARDON; Maddox out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Brooks to second]; Taveras struck out;
Youngblood homered [Brooks scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Mets 5.