The Pirates, with John Candelaria annexing his first victory and Tim Foli driving in three runs, completed a three-game sweep of the Mets, 7-4. This was the sixth straight defeat for the Mets and their ninth loss in 10 games. Dave Parker pounded a two-run homer for the Pirates in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Thursday, April     30, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      1  0  2    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Mets         0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 10  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .273      Taveras ss            2   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Foli ss               5   0   1   3     0   0   .250        Bailor ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Parker rf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .241      Stearns 1b            4   0   2   1     1   0   .231
  Easler rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Mazzilli cf           5   0   0   0     0   3   .156
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .325      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
  Berra 3b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Youngblood rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .231
Lacy lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Brooks 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
G. Alexander 1b       4   1   2   0     0   1   .571      Trevino c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .245
  Thompson 1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Flynn 2b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .388
Nicosia c             4   1   0   0     1   1   .128      Jones p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Law 2b                4   1   1   0     0   1   .158        Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Candelaria p          3   0   1   2     0   0   .250        Wilson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .320

Totals               39   7  11   7     2   7             Totals               36   4  10   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  5,553
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Mets 8
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 0
Errors: Parker, Taveras, Bailor, Trevino
Doubles: G. Alexander (1), Madlock (3), Kingman (3), Stearns (1), Youngblood (2), Brooks (2), Flynn (7), Bailor (1)
Triples: Moreno (2)
Home Runs: Parker (2)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Candelaria (1)
GIDP: Bailor (1)
Hit by Pitch: Moreno (1,by Jones)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(1-2)       8.2  10   4   4   2   3   0  37   3.77
Tekulve                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.08
Jackson SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.29
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   0  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(0-3)            5.2   8   7   3   1   2   1  29   3.68
Falcone                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.17
Reardon                 2     2   0   0   1   4   0   9   7.94
Totals                  9    11   7   3   2   7   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Jones (1)
Wild Pitches: Jones (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno tripled to right; Foli grounded out (second
to first) [Moreno scored]; Parker grounded out (second to
first); Madlock grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Stearns lined to
shortstop; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Lacy grounded out (third to first); G. Alexander
doubled to right; Nicosia grounded out (third to first); Jones
threw a wild pitch [G. Alexander to third]; Law struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman doubled to left; Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brooks made an out to shortstop; Trevino
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria flied out to left; Moreno singled to
center; Foli flied out to center; Parker homered [Moreno
scored]; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Jones made an
out to second; Taveras singled to right [Taveras to second
(error by Parker)]; Stearns doubled to left [Taveras scored];
Mazzilli flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Lacy flied out to right; G. Alexander singled to
left; Nicosia reached on an error by Taveras [G. Alexander to
second]; Law singled to third [G. Alexander to third, Nicosia to
second]; Candelaria grounded out (first unassisted) [G.
Alexander scored (unearned), Nicosia to third, Law to second];
Moreno grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Kingman flied out to left; Youngblood doubled to
right; Brooks flied out to center; Trevino singled to second
[Youngblood scored]; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

PIRATES 5TH: BAILOR REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Foli lined to
second; Parker flied out to right; Madlock grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Jones singled to left; Bailor grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Jones out at second];
Stearns popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets
2.

PIRATES 6TH: Lacy singled to right; Lacy stole second [Lacy to
third (error by Trevino)]; G. Alexander struck out; Nicosia
walked; Law reached on an error by Bailor [Nicosia to second];
Candelaria hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lacy scored (unearned),
Nicosia to third, Law to second]; Moreno was hit by a pitch;
Foli singled to center [Nicosia scored (unearned), Law scored
(unearned), Moreno to third]; FALCONE REPLACED JONES (PITCHING);
Parker struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets
2.

METS 6TH: EASLER REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF); Mazzilli struck
out; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; Youngblood
walked; Brooks forced Youngblood (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Madlock doubled to left; Lacy flied out to center;
G. Alexander grounded out (third to first); Nicosia grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: THOMPSON REPLACED G. ALEXANDER (PLAYING 1B); Trevino
grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn walked; WILSON BATTED
FOR FALCONE; Wilson flied out to center; Bailor grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 2.

PIRATES 8TH: REARDON REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Law grounded
out (shortstop to first); Candelaria singled to left; Moreno was
called out on strikes; Foli flied to right in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: BERRA REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Stearns singled
to right; Mazzilli forced Stearns (shortstop to second); Kingman
flied out to center; Youngblood popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Easler struck out; Berra singled to right; Lacy
struck out; Thompson walked [Berra to second]; Nicosia struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Brooks doubled to left; Trevino lined to first; Flynn
doubled to right [Brooks scored]; STAUB BATTED FOR REARDON;
Staub flied out to center; Bailor doubled to left [Flynn
scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Stearns walked;
JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Mazzilli struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 4.