A two-run homer by Gary Alexander, in his first at-bat this season, touched off a five-run second inning in the Pirates' 10-0 rout of the Mets behind Jim Bibby's five-hit pitching. Alexander, acquired from the Indians in an offseason trade, tripled to score a run in the third and delivered a sacrifice fly in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     29, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  5  1    3  0  1    0  0  0  -  10 13  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   2   3   0     1   0   .255      Wilson rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Foli ss               5   0   1   1     0   1   .256      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Parker rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .240        Bailor ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Berra 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .175
Madlock 3b            3   1   0   0     0   1   .333      Kingman lf            1   0   1   0     3   0   .227
  Easler rf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .316        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lacy lf               5   3   3   1     0   0   .364      Stearns 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
G. Alexander 1b       3   1   2   4     1   0   .667        Cubbage 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Pena c                4   1   1   0     1   1   .125      Staub 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Law 2b                5   0   1   1     0   2   .147        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bibby p               5   1   0   0     0   3   .100        Backman ph,2b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Trevino c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
                                                          Flynn 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .391
                                                            Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brooks lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .292
                                                          Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jorgensen 1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .188

Totals               41  10  13   8     3   8             Totals               31   0   5   0     4   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  7,175
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Mets 8
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 0
Errors: Taveras, Stearns
Doubles: Pena (1), Easler (2), Mazzilli (3)
Triples: Lacy 2 (2), G. Alexander (1), Moreno (1)
Home Runs: G. Alexander (1)
Sacrifice Flies: G. Alexander (1)
GIDP: Jorgensen (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(1-0)            9     5   0   0   4   3   0  35   2.25
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   3   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(0-1)          1.2   7   5   5   0   1   1  12  19.29
Miller                  2.1   4   4   1   1   1   0  14   1.80
Reardon                 3     2   1   1   1   5   0  12   9.64
Hausman                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.45
Allen                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    13  10   7   3   8   1  45

Balks: Miller (1)

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


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

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

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock struck out; Lacy singled to third; G.
Alexander homered [Lacy scored]; Pena doubled to right; Law
singled to center [Pena scored]; Bibby forced Law (pitcher to
shortstop); Moreno singled to left [Bibby to second]; Foli
singled to left [Bibby scored, Moreno to second]; Parker singled
to right [Moreno scored, Foli to third]; MILLER REPLACED ROBERTS
(PITCHING); Madlock flied out to center; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman walked; Stearns flied out to left; Staub made
an out to shortstop; Trevino forced Kingman (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Lacy tripled to center; G. Alexander tripled to
center [Lacy scored]; Pena popped to first in foul territory;
Law struck out; Bibby flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to left; Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno singled to right; Miller balked [Moreno to
second]; Foli flied out to left; Parker grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Moreno to third]; Madlock reached on an error by
Stearns [Moreno scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Lacy tripled to
right [Madlock scored (unearned)]; G. Alexander reached on an
error by Taveras [Lacy scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Pena walked
[G. Alexander to second]; Law flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli
doubled to left; Kingman walked; Stearns made an out to catcher;
Staub made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9,
Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: REARDON REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); JORGENSEN
REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING 1B); Bibby struck out; Moreno walked;
Foli struck out; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: BERRA REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING 3B); EASLER REPLACED
MADLOCK (PLAYING RF); Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first);
Flynn singled to left; Jorgensen flied out to left; Wilson
forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 9, Mets 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Easler doubled to center; Lacy flied out to center
[Easler to third]; G. Alexander hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Easler scored]; Pena struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 10, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first); Kingman singled to left; Stearns
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: BAILOR REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Law struck
out; Bibby struck out; Moreno tripled to center; Foli flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: BACKMAN BATTED FOR REARDON; Backman singled to
pitcher; Trevino walked [Backman to second]; Flynn singled to
second [Backman to third, Trevino to second]; Jorgensen grounded
into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Trevino to
third, Flynn to second, Backman out at home]; Wilson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 10, Mets 0.

PIRATES 8TH: BACKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HAUSMAN
REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); CUBBAGE REPLACED STEARNS (PLAYING
3B); Berra flied out to center; Easler grounded out (second to
first); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 10, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Bailor flied out to center; Mazzilli flied out to
center; Kingman walked; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 10, Mets 0.

PIRATES 9TH: ALLEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); BROOKS REPLACED
HAUSMAN (PLAYING LF); G. Alexander walked; Pena forced G.
Alexander (shortstop to second); Law flied out to right; Bibby
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Backman grounded out (second to first); Trevino flied
out to right; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
10, Mets 0.