| Ed Lynch and Neil Allen combined on a six-hitter, pitching the Mets to a 3-1 triumph over the Pirates. New York got a solo homer by Rusty Staub in the second inning, an RBI single by Lee Mazzilli in the fourth and a run-scoring triple by Mike Jorgensen in the eighth. [The Sporting News] |
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 8, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 0 Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Ray 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Brooks 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .338 Staub 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .305 Thompson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .212 Gardenhire pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Law pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Valentine rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 Easler lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Mazzilli lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .221 M. Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Pena c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Jorgensen rf,1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .222 Lacy rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Berra ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 .246 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Stargell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Lynch p 2 0 1 0 1 0 .176 Foli ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Bailor lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Tiant p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Montanez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 7 3 3 2 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 3 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 5,383 Left on Base: Mets 7, Pirates 7 DP: Mets 0, Pirates 0 Triples: Jorgensen (2) Home Runs: Staub (3), Thompson (10) Stolen Bases: Brooks (7), Lacy 2 (22) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lynch W(3-3) 7 4 1 1 1 3 1 26 2.59 Allen SV(16) 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.96 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 3 1 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(1-4) 8 7 3 3 3 2 1 34 4.40 Tekulve 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.78 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 2 1 37 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Ray grounded out (first to pitcher); Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 2ND: Staub homered; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen flied out to left; Taveras struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Easler grounded out (second to first); Pena singled to center; Lacy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0. METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to center; Lynch flied out to right; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Berra walked; Tiant struck out; Moreno flied out to center; Ray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0. METS 4TH: Stearns flied out to right; Brooks singled to center; Brooks stole second; Staub walked; Mazzilli singled to right [Brooks scored, Staub to second]; Jorgensen forced Mazzilli (first to shortstop) [Staub to third]; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson homered; Easler flied out to center; Pena grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1. METS 5TH: Flynn lined to first; Lynch singled to center; Wilson forced Lynch (third to second); Stearns walked [Wilson to second]; Brooks popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Berra struck out; Tiant singled to center; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1. METS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Mazzilli popped to second; Jorgensen popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Ray grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock popped to shortstop; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1. METS 7TH: On a bunt Taveras grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded out (second to first); Lynch walked; Wilson singled to left [Lynch to second]; Stearns lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Easler flied out to right; Pena flied out to right; Lacy singled to center; Lacy stole second; STARGELL BATTED FOR BERRA; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1. METS 8TH: FOLI REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING SS); Brooks popped to first; Staub singled to center; GARDENHIRE RAN FOR STAUB; Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gardenhire to second]; Jorgensen tripled to right [Gardenhire scored]; Taveras popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BAILOR REPLACED LYNCH (PLAYING LF); VALENTINE REPLACED GARDENHIRE (PLAYING RF); MONTANEZ BATTED FOR TIANT; Montanez singled to left; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Montanez to second]; Ray grounded out (second to first) [Montanez to third]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1. METS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (second to first); Bailor popped to shortstop; Wilson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 9TH: Thompson walked; LAW RAN FOR THOMPSON; Easler singled to left [Law to second]; M. ALEXANDER RAN FOR EASLER; Pena popped to first; Lacy forced M. Alexander (third to second) [Law to third]; Lacy stole second; Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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