Spacing nine hits and supported by a 14-hit attack, Rick Rhoden pitched the Pirates to an 8-0 victory over the Mets. The Bucs scored five runs in the third inning on a two-run single by Dave Parker, RBI single by Mike Easler and two-run homer by Bill Madlock. Parker had four hits in the game. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     28, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  5    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   8 14  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  4


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .213      Wilson rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .244
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Parker rf             4   2   4   2     0   0   .239      Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .167
  Lacy pr,lf          1   1   0   0     0   0   .294      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .209
Easler lf,rf          3   1   1   3     0   0   .306      Staub 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .340
Madlock 3b            2   1   1   2     1   0   .364      Stearns 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
  Berra ph,3b         2   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Trevino c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     1   2   .200      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .372
Nicosia c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .143      Scott p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Law 2b                4   0   2   0     0   2   .138        Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rhoden p              4   1   2   0     0   0   .273        Backman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cubbage ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  14   8     2   5             Totals               31   0   9   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  6,973
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Mets 6
DP: Pirates 4, Mets 0
Errors: Wilson, Taveras, Kingman, Staub
Doubles: Rhoden (1)
Triples: Parker (1)
Home Runs: Madlock (1)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Easler 2 (4), Moreno (2)
GIDP: Stearns 2 (2), Trevino (2), Flynn (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(3-0)           9     9   0   0   2   5   0  33   2.17
Totals                  9     9   0   0   2   5   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott L(0-2)            5     9   7   6   2   3   1  25   7.07
Hausman                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.63
Falcone                 2     3   1   0   0   2   0   9   1.29
Miller                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.17
Totals                  9    14   8   6   2   5   1  43

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Moreno was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Foli lined to shortstop; Parker
singled to pitcher; Easler forced Parker (second to shortstop);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
walked; Nicosia flied out to left; Law struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Staub walked; Stearns
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Rhoden singled to right; Moreno singled to
shortstop [Rhoden to second]; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rhoden to third, Moreno to second]; Parker
singled to right [Rhoden scored, Moreno scored, Parker to third
(error by Wilson)]; Easler singled to center [Parker scored];
Madlock homered [Easler scored]; Thompson struck out; Nicosia
flied out to right; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
grounded out (catcher to first); Scott popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Law struck out; Rhoden grounded out (first
unassisted); Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Wilson singled to left [Wilson out at second (left to
second)]; Taveras grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli
walked; Kingman singled to shortstop [Mazzilli to second]; Staub
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli made an out to shortstop; Parker tripled to
left; Easler hit a sacrifice fly to right [Parker scored];
Madlock walked; Thompson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Stearns singled to center; Trevino grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Stearns out at
second]; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Nicosia singled to center; HAUSMAN REPLACED SCOTT
(PITCHING); Law singled to right [Nicosia to second]; Rhoden
forced Law (shortstop to second) [Nicosia to third (error by
Taveras)]; Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nicosia scored
(unearned)]; Foli forced Rhoden (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: BACKMAN BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Backman struck out; Wilson
struck out (catcher to first); Taveras singled to right;
Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: FALCONE REPLACED BACKMAN (PITCHING); Parker singled
to left [Parker to third (error by Kingman)]; LACY RAN FOR
PARKER; Easler hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lacy scored
(unearned)]; BERRA BATTED FOR MADLOCK; Berra struck out;
Thompson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8,
Mets 0.

METS 7TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERRA STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 3B); EASLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Kingman
flied out to left; Staub singled to center; Stearns grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Mets 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Nicosia grounded out (third to first); Law singled
to left; Rhoden doubled to left [Law to third]; Moreno reached
on a fielder's choice [Law out at home (second to catcher),
Rhoden to third]; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 8, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Trevino singled to right; Flynn grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Trevino out at second];
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FALCONE; Cubbage singled to right; Wilson
singled to right [Cubbage to second]; Taveras forced Wilson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Mets 0.

PIRATES 9TH: MILLER REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Lacy flied out
to center; Easler reached on an error by Staub; Berra singled to
center [Easler to second]; Thompson flied out to right [Easler
to third]; Nicosia popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Mazzilli singled to left; Kingman struck out; Staub
flied out to left; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 8, Mets 0.