Tuesday September 8, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.



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