The game between the Pirates and Mets, tied at 2-2 through 8½ innings, was postponed because of rain and was to be replayed in its entirely at a future date. The Pirates scored a run in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Dave Parker and another in the second on a leadoff homer by Jason Thompson. The Mets scored in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Dave Kingman and in the seventh on a single by Rusty Staub. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     22, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  8  0
Pirates      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .179      Moreno cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .167
Trevino c             5   1   1   0     0   1   .226      Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Staub 1b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .333      Parker rf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .206
Kingman lf            3   0   1   1     1   1   .185      Easler lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .190      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .233
Youngblood rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Berra 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Brooks 3b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .324      Nicosia c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Law 2b                1   0   0   0     1   0   .050
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Backman 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bevacqua 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Rhoden p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Wilson ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .212        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     4   8             Totals               26   2   4   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  7,530
Left on Base: Mets 10, Pirates 4
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Easler
Home Runs: Thompson (4)
Stolen Bases: Staub (1), Moreno (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (2)
GIDP: Scott (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott                   4     3   2   2   1   2   1  16   5.00
Falcone                 2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.00
Reardon                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4  10.80
Allen                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     4   2   2   2   5   1  30

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                  6     7   2   2   4   4   0  28   3.15
Romo                    1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.91
Tekulve                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.45
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   8   0  39

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Trevino
grounded out (second to first); Staub flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Foli out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Moreno to third]; Parker hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Moreno scored]; Easler grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 2ND: Kingman flied to center; Mazzilli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Youngblood lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson homered; Berra singled to center; Nicosia
struck out; Law popped to first; Rhoden struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 3RD: Brooks singled to right; Flynn forced Brooks
(shortstop to second); Scott grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Flynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli flied
to right; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Taveras was called out on strikes; Trevino grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staub walked; Staub stole second;
Kingman walked; Mazzilli walked [Staub to third, Kingman to
second]; Youngblood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Easler singled to right; Thompson grounded out
(first unassisted) [Easler to second]; Berra flied to right;
Nicosia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: Brooks singled to left; Flynn forced Brooks (shortstop
to second); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SCOTT; Jorgensen flied to left;
Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: FALCONE REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Law walked;
Rhoden flied to center; Moreno flied to right; Foli struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: Trevino singled to center; Staub singled to left
[Trevino to third]; Kingman singled to center [Trevino scored,
Staub to second]; Mazzilli singled to third [Staub to third,
Kingman to second]; Youngblood flied to right in foul territory;
Brooks was called out on strikes; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FLYNN;
Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: BACKMAN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 2B); Parker flied
to left; Easler grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 7TH: WILSON BATTED FOR FALCONE; Wilson walked; On a bunt
Taveras singled to third [Wilson to second]; ROMO REPLACED
RHODEN (PITCHING); Trevino forced Wilson (first to third)
[Taveras to second]; Staub singled to right [Taveras scored,
Trevino to third]; Kingman struck out; Mazzilli struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: REARDON REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Berra singled
to left; Nicosia forced Berra (pitcher to shortstop); MILNER
BATTED FOR LAW; Milner popped to second; STARGELL BATTED FOR
ROMO; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 2.

METS 8TH: BEVACQUA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 2B); TEKULVE
REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brooks struck out; Backman reached on an error by
Easler [Backman to second]; STEARNS BATTED FOR REARDON; Stearns
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); Moreno popped to
shortstop; Foli flied to left; Parker grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

METS 9TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Trevino
struck out; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); game
stopped by rain (tie); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 2.