Scattering seven hits, Pete Falcone hurled the Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Pirates before a crowd of 1,754, the smallest baseball turnout in Shea Stadium history. The Mets were behind, 2-1, going into the bottom of the seventh but scored two runs on a double by Steve Henderson, single by Mike Jorgensen and one-out sacrifice fly by Alex Trevino. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 30, 1980 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   3  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   1   1   0     1   2   .248      Wilson cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Law 2b                4   0   0   1     0   0   .246      Backman 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Easler rf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .337      Youngblood rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
B. Robinson lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Henderson lf          3   2   2   0     0   0   .293
Pena c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .455      Jorgensen 1b          3   1   1   1     0   2   .255
Bevacqua 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .248      Brooks 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Sanguillen 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Trevino c             2   0   1   2     0   0   .254
Berra ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Almon ss              3   0   0   0     0   3   .206
D. Robinson p         3   1   2   0     0   0   .352      Falcone p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   7   2     2   3             Totals               26   3   5   3     2   8

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  1,754
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Mets 3
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 0
Errors: B. Robinson, D. Robinson
Doubles: D. Robinson (4), Trevino (11), Henderson (16)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (95)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (32), Sanguillen (2), Alexander (3), Wilson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Brooks (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Easler (9), Trevino (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(6-10)     7     5   3   2   1   8   0  26   4.22
Lee                     1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.45
Totals                  8     5   3   2   2   8   0  30

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(7-9)          9     7   2   2   2   3   0  33   4.52
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (7)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Law flied out to right; Easler
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Backman
struck out; Youngblood flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson lined to shortstop; Pena singled to
center; Bevacqua walked [Pena to second]; Sanguillen flied out
to right; Berra made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen was
called out on strikes; Brooks grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson flied out to right; Moreno walked;
Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Law
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Trevino lined to left; Almon struck out; Falcone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Easler flied out to left; B. Robinson popped to
first in foul territory; Pena popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Backman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Youngblood flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sanguillen flied out to center; Berra flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Henderson singled to pitcher [Henderson to second
(error by D. Robinson)]; Jorgensen struck out; Brooks grounded
out (second to first) [Henderson to third]; Trevino doubled to
left [Henderson scored]; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Trevino
to third]; Almon was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: D. Robinson doubled to right; On a bunt Moreno
singled to first [D. Robinson to third]; Moreno stole second;
Law grounded out (second to first) [D. Robinson scored, Moreno
to third]; Easler hit a sacrifice fly to left [Moreno scored];
B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Falcone grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson
singled to left; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Backman walked; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Pena grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua
singled to center; Sanguillen forced Bevacqua (shortstop
unassisted); Sanguillen was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Henderson doubled to center; Jorgensen singled to left
[Henderson scored, Jorgensen to second (error by B. Robinson)];
Brooks out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Jorgensen to
third]; Trevino hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jorgensen scored
(unearned)]; Almon struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Berra made an out to shortstop; D. Robinson singled
to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR D. ROBINSON; Alexander was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: LEE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Falcone grounded
out (first to pitcher); Wilson walked; Backman grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Wilson to second]; Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Law flied out to right; Easler grounded out (second
to first); B. Robinson singled to right; Pena singled to right
[B. Robinson to third]; Bevacqua flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 3.