May 17, 1979 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
BAL 2 CAL 8
MIL 5 CLE 8
TOR 3 MIN 7
@KCR 6 CHW 5
@OAK 1 ATL 6
LAD 3 PHI 23
@CHC 22
(10) SFG 3
@HOU 0 PIT 6
NYM 5 MON 3
@STL 2
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 6,295

Thursday, May 17, 1979, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Mets

11-22

Lost 2

6th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   0  1  2   1  0  0    5 10  2
Pirates         0  0  2   2  0  0   0  2  X    6  7  0

W: K Tekulve (2-4), L: J Orosco (1-2)

Pirates

14-18

Won 2

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Henderson LF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .700    0    2   0   
F Taveras SS                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .214  .526    0    1   1   2B,SB
L Mazzilli CF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .315  .861    0    3   0   
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .255  .723    0    1   1   2B
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .188  .547    0   10   1   2B,GDP
J Youngblood RF               3   1   1   0    0   0  .319  .951    0    0   0   2B,SH
A Trevino C                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .409  .980    0    5   2   IW
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .193  .479    0    2   6   
P Falcone P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .204    0    0   0   
  B Boisclair PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .814    0    0   0   
  D Bernard P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Stearns PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .614    0    0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Hodges PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .498    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   5  10   5    2   4                    24  11

BATTING

2B: J Youngblood (6, off E Whitson); F Taveras (5, off J Bibby); W Montanez (6, off E Whitson); R Hebner (4, off E Whitson).

SH: J Youngblood (4, off J Bibby).

IBB: A Trevino (1, by J Bibby).

TB: R Hebner 3; F Taveras 3; W Montanez 3; J Youngblood 2; L Mazzilli 2; A Trevino.

GIDP: W Montanez (2).

RBI: W Montanez 2 (9); A Trevino (5); L Mazzilli (20); R Hebner (11).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

E: A Trevino (2); D Flynn (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras (10, 3rd base off J Bibby/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .321  .802    0    3   0   
P Garner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .687    0    0   3   
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .315  .918    0    2   0   
B Robinson LF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .235  .749    0    3   0   
W Stargell 1B                 3   2   2   3    1   0  .333 1.075    0   11   0   2·HR
S Nicosia C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .267  .780    0    4   1   
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .541    0    3   3   
D Berra SS                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .111  .315    0    1   4   2B,SF
E Whitson P                   1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  J Bibby P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  M Sanguillen PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       29   6   7   5    2   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Berra (1, off P Falcone).

HR: W Stargell 2 (7, off P Falcone, off J Orosco; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: D Berra (1, off P Falcone).

SH: E Whitson (1, off P Falcone).

TB: W Stargell 8; D Berra 2; D Parker; R Stennett; S Nicosia; O Moreno.

RBI: W Stargell 3 (21); D Berra (1); D Parker (14).

2-out RBI: W Stargell 2; D Parker.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Berra-R Stennett-W Stargell.

PB: S Nicosia (2).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Falcone                      4     6   4   4    1   1   1   4.96   19     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 6     34    -     1.05  -0.25
D Bernard                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.66    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.03
J Orosco, L (1-2)              3     1   2   2    1   3   1   4.24   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 1          0-0    1.44  -0.36
Totals                         8     7   6   6    2   5   2          33     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2· 7           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Whitson                      5     8   4   4    1   1   0   5.33   23     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 1· 8     35    -     1.23  -0.34
J Bibby                        2     2   1   1    1   0   0   3.79    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          2-0    2.17   0.06
K Tekulve, W (2-4)             2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.61    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.48   0.21
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1·10          2-0

E Whitson faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Falcone (6).

IBB: J Bibby (3; A Trevino).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bob Beck, 2B - Ron Hutson, 3B - Harry Smail.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 6,295.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. S Henderson          LF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. F Taveras            SS    2. P Garner             3B 
3. L Mazzilli           CF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. R Hebner             3B    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. W Montanez           1B    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. J Youngblood         RF    6. S Nicosia            C  
7. A Trevino            C     7. R Stennett           2B 
8. D Flynn              2B    8. D Berra              SS 
9. P Falcone            P     9. E Whitson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-4  1--      62%  85% W Stargell      J Orosco        Home Run; Robinson Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  -23      20%  65% D Parker        P Falcone       Single to 2B; Whitson Scores; Moreno Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI
   t 6   0  4-2  12-     -19%  46% R Hebner        E Whitson       Single to RF; Taveras Scores; Mazzilli to 3B
   t 6   1  4-4  123      11%  47% D Flynn         J Bibby         Foul Flyball: 1B
   t 6   2  4-4  123      11%  57% J Stearns       J Bibby         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  F Taveras       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
          ---      44%  R Hebner        Double to LF
   R      -2-      34%  W Montanez      Double to RF; Hebner Scores
   O      -2-      38%  J Youngblood    Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      40%  A Trevino       Groundout: 3B-1B; Montanez to 3B
   O      --3      44%  D Flynn         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      44%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      41%  S Nicosia       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      38%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  P Falcone       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  S Henderson     Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      43%  F Taveras       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
          ---      51%  D Berra         Double to RF
   O      -2-      44%  E Whitson       Fielder's Choice C; Berra out at 3B/C-3B; Whitson to 1B
          1--      48%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Whitson to 2B
   O      12-      45%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Whitson to 3B; Moreno to 2B
   RR     -23      65%  D Parker        Single to 2B; Whitson Scores; Moreno Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI
          1--      66%  B Robinson      Wild Pitch; Parker to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      63%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Whitson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  L Mazzilli      Lineout: SS
          ---      62%  R Hebner        Walk
   OO     1--      69%  W Montanez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Falcone facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      79%  W Stargell      Home Run
          ---      81%  S Nicosia       Single to CF
          1--      87%  R Stennett      Single to RF; Nicosia to 3B
   RO     1-3      87%  D Berra         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nicosia Scores
   O      1--      86%  E Whitson       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Stennett to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Ed Whitson facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  J Youngblood    Double to LF
          -2-      76%  A Trevino       Passed Ball; Youngblood to 3B
   R      --3      71%  " "             Single to CF; Youngblood Scores
   O      1--      75%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Pete Falcone batting 9th
   O      1--      79%  B Boisclair     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      82%  S Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dwight Bernard facing 2-3-4
                  Dwight Bernard replaces Bruce Boisclair pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  P Garner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      79%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  B Robinson      Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
          ---      73%  F Taveras       Single to CF
          1--      65%  L Mazzilli      Single to RF; Taveras to 2B
   R      12-      46%  R Hebner        Single to RF; Taveras Scores; Mazzilli to 3B
   R      1-3      37%  W Montanez      Single to CF; Mazzilli Scores; Hebner to 2B
                  Jim Bibby replaces Ed Whitson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      37%  J Youngblood    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Hebner to 3B; Montanez to 2B
          -23      36%  A Trevino       Intentional Walk
   O      123      47%  D Flynn         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  John Stearns pinch hits for Dwight Bernard batting 9th
   O      123      57%  J Stearns       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Jesse Orosco facing 5-6-7
                  Jesse Orosco replaces John Stearns pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  W Stargell      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      52%  S Nicosia       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      50%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      46%  F Taveras       Double to LF
          -2-      40%  L Mazzilli      Taveras Steals 3B
   R      --3      30%  " "             Single to CF; Taveras Scores
   O      1--      33%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      36%  W Montanez      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Jesse Orosco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      31%  D Berra         Popfly: SS
                  Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Jim Bibby batting 9th
   O      ---      27%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      25%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Manny Sanguillen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      27%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      29%  A Trevino       Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  D Flynn         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Jesse Orosco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      24%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      19%  D Parker        Strikeout
          ---      23%  B Robinson      Walk
   RR     1--      85%  W Stargell      Home Run; Robinson Scores
   O      ---      84%  S Nicosia       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Kent Tekulve facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Hodges pinch hits for Jesse Orosco batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  R Hodges        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  S Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  F Taveras       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation