Monday September 21, 1981
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John Stearns was credited with a steal of home [later retracted and scored as a wild pitch] for the winning run as the Mets outlasted the Pirates, 4-3 in 13 innings. The score was 3-3 when Stearns drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the 13th and went to third on a single by Ron Gardenhire.

With the count 1-2 on Brian Giles and Stearns running, Mark Lee uncorked a pitch low and outside past catcher Tony Pena and Stearns dashed across the plate. The Bucs had knotted the count in the ninth on an RBI single by Mike Easler and a sacrifice fly by Johnny Ray. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Monday, September 21, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 Mets 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 6 0 1 0 0 2 .289 Wilson cf 6 1 2 0 0 1 .291 Foli ss 5 0 1 0 1 0 .237 Mazzilli lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .231 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Howard lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Madlock pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341 Boitano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Brooks 3b 5 1 2 0 1 0 .313 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .226 Kingman 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .206 M. Alexander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Jorgensen 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .217 B. Robinson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Valentine rf 6 0 1 1 0 2 .203 Easler lf 5 0 2 1 1 0 .284 Stearns c 4 1 0 0 2 0 .275 Pena c 4 0 0 0 1 3 .292 Flynn 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .217 Berra 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .226 Cubbage ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Stargell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 Gardenhire pr,ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Law pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Ray 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Staub ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Tiant p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Giles pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Montanez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Harris p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .150 Scurry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boyland ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Trevino ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 44 3 8 3 5 11 Totals 46 4 12 3 6 8 Time of Game: 3:51 Attendance: 7,429 Left on Base: Pirates 9, Mets 11 DP: Pirates 3, Mets 2 Errors: Pena, Taveras Doubles: Moreno (14), Wilson (8), Flynn (11) Home Runs: Thompson (12) Stolen Bases: Parker (6), Stearns (10), Brooks (9), Wilson (23) Caught Stealing: Easler (7), Gardenhire (2) Sacrifice Hits: Pena (2) Sacrifice Flies: Ray (1) GIDP: Parker (3), Kingman (8) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant 7 5 2 2 0 3 0 24 3.66 Scurry 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.88 Tekulve 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.58 D. Robinson 3 2 0 0 4 3 0 14 6.06 Lee L(0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 8 1.50 Totals 12.1 12 4 4 6 8 0 52 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Harris 8 4 2 2 2 6 1 30 4.50 Allen 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 2.88 Marshall 2.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 11 2.55 Leach 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.59 Boitano W(2-1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.91 Totals 13 8 3 3 5 11 1 51 Wild Pitches: Lee (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Paul Runge PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Foli flied out to center; Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson doubled to left; Mazzilli singled to center [Wilson scored]; Brooks made an out to catcher; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1. PIRATES 2ND: Thompson homered; Easler flied out to center; Pena struck out; Berra struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns made an out to third; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. PIRATES 3RD: Ray grounded out (second to first); Tiant grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Taveras flied out to center; Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker reached on an error by Taveras; Parker stole second; Thompson struck out; Easler walked; Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Brooks singled to left; Kingman singled to left [Brooks to second]; Valentine singled to right [Brooks scored, Kingman to third]; Stearns hit into a double play to center [Valentine out at second (center to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2. PIRATES 5TH: Berra struck out; Ray grounded out (first to pitcher); Tiant grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to center; Taveras made an out to first; Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to left; Parker grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli made an out to second; Brooks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2. PIRATES 7TH: Thompson flied out to right; Easler grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena walked; Berra flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine struck out; Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2. PIRATES 8TH: Ray grounded out (second to first); MONTANEZ BATTED FOR TIANT; Montanez struck out; Moreno doubled; Foli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2. METS 8TH: SCURRY REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Flynn doubled to left; Taveras grounded out (third to first); Harris singled to third [Flynn to third]; Wilson struck out; Mazzilli singled to center [Flynn scored, Harris to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED SCURRY (PITCHING); Brooks forced Mazzilli (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 3. PIRATES 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING LF); Parker singled to right; ALLEN REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Thompson singled to right [Parker to second]; MADLOCK RAN FOR PARKER; M. ALEXANDER RAN FOR THOMPSON; Easler singled to center [Madlock scored, M. Alexander to second]; Dave Parker left with sprained left ankle; Pena out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [M. Alexander to third, Easler to second]; STARGELL BATTED FOR BERRA; Stargell was walked intentionally; LAW RAN FOR STARGELL; Ray hit a sacrifice fly to center [M. Alexander scored, Easler to third]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Bevacqua struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3. METS 9TH: D. ROBINSON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); B. ROBINSON REPLACED M. ALEXANDER (PLAYING 1B); LAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LACY REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING RF); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Valentine struck out; Stearns walked; Stearns stole second; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FLYNN; Cubbage walked; GARDENHIRE RAN FOR CUBBAGE; STAUB BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Staub walked [Stearns to third, Gardenhire to second]; GILES RAN FOR STAUB; HODGES BATTED FOR ALLEN; Hodges flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3. PIRATES 10TH: MARSHALL REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); GILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARDENHIRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (second to first); Lacy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3. METS 10TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Howard was called out on strikes; Brooks singled to center; Brooks stole second [Brooks to third (error by Pena)]; Jorgensen walked; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3. PIRATES 11TH: B. Robinson struck out; Easler flied out to left; Pena struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3. METS 11TH: Stearns popped to third in foul territory; Gardenhire singled to center; Giles struck out while Gardenhire was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3. PIRATES 12TH: Law flied out to right; Ray singled to center; BOYLAND BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Boyland walked [Ray to second]; Moreno flied out to right [Ray to third]; Foli walked [Boyland to second]; LEACH REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Lacy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3. METS 12TH: LEE REPLACED BOYLAND (PITCHING); TREVINO BATTED FOR LEACH; Trevino struck out; Wilson singled to shortstop; Wilson stole second; Howard grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to third]; Brooks was walked intentionally; Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3. PIRATES 13TH: BOITANO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); TREVINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B. Robinson flied out to center; Easler singled to center; Pena struck out while Easler was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3. METS 13TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns walked; Gardenhire singled to right [Stearns to third]; Lee threw a wild pitch [Stearns scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 4.

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