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Standings
SEA
@CAL		1
8
NYY
@CHW		7
3
BOS
@CLE		10
11		 
(11)
BOS
@CLE		0
3
TOR
@KCR		5
6
BAL
@MIL		9
5
MIN
@OAK		1
2
DET
@TEX		3
11
SDP
@ATL		10
3
LAD
@CIN		7
6
SFG
@HOU		4
6
STL
@MON		0
5
CHC
@PHI		1
4
NYM
@PIT		2
1
Tuesday, July 31, 1979 7:35PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 10,739, Time of Game: 2:48
Mets
2
44-56
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 13 GB
 at Pirates
1
57-45
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
L: Bert Blyleven (9-4)
S: Ed Glynn (6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 .257 .621 -0.011 0.61 0.040 -0.052 -0.2 6 2
Richie Hebner 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 .731 0.041 0.80 0.071 -0.030 0.3 0 2
Lee Mazzilli CF 3 0 3 1 1 0 .313 .879 0.144 0.90 0.163 -0.018 1.5 4 0
Willie Montanez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .227 .581 -0.037 0.93 0.020 -0.056 -0.7 8 2 GDP
John Stearns C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .703 -0.100 1.00 0.000 -0.100 -1.1 3 0
Ed Kranepool LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .184 .558 -0.005 0.79 0.018 -0.023 0.0 0 0
   Gil Flores RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .422 -0.016 0.67 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 1 0
Joel Youngblood RF-LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .289 .844 0.029 0.79 0.059 -0.030 0.4 1 0 2B
Doug Flynn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .568 -0.124 1.20 0.000 -0.124 -1.6 3 5
Tom Hausman P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .316 -0.034 1.21 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 1 0
   Wayne Twitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .571 -0.030 0.58 0.000 -0.030 -0.4 0 1
   Ed Glynn P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.012 0.49 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 5 6 .219 .574 -0.155 0.85 0.371 -0.525 -2.4 27 12
2B: J Youngblood (22, off B Blyleven).
TB: L Mazzilli 3; J Youngblood 2; E Kranepool; W Montanez; R Hebner.
GIDP: W Montanez (13).
RBI: W Montanez (41); L Mazzilli (53).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .298 .753 0.102 2.18 0.198 -0.095 0.9 4 0 SB
Tim Foli SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .655 -0.259 2.47 0.000 -0.259 -1.7 1 5
Dave Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .868 -0.065 1.36 0.051 -0.116 -0.3 1 0 2B
Willie Stargell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .317 1.001 -0.025 1.33 0.070 -0.095 -0.6 12 0 HBP
   Bruce Kison PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 .281 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Bill Robinson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .863 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
John Milner LF-1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .904 -0.074 1.79 0.068 -0.141 -0.5 0 0
Bill Madlock 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .741 -0.062 1.83 0.083 -0.145 -0.1 0 0
Ed Ott C 3 1 0 0 0 0 .255 .666 -0.119 1.44 0.000 -0.119 -0.8 6 1
   Phil Garner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .851 -0.087 3.45 0.000 -0.087 -0.2
Rennie Stennett 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .235 .580 -0.021 1.69 0.069 -0.091 0.0 2 4
Bert Blyleven P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .137 .294 -0.058 1.79 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 0 0 SH
   Lee Lacy PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .810 0.060 2.89 0.060 0.000 0.3
   Enrique Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Sanguillen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .551 -0.046 1.79 0.000 -0.046 -0.1
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 4 3 .133 .424 -0.654 1.86 0.599 -1.252 -3.4 27 10
2B: D Parker (27, off W Twitchell).
SH: B Blyleven (10, off W Twitchell).
HBP: W Stargell (1, by E Glynn).
TB: D Parker 2; B Madlock; O Moreno; J Milner.
RBI: O Moreno (44).
2-out RBI: O Moreno.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Foli-R Stennett-W Stargell.
Baserunning
SB: O Moreno (45, 2nd base off T Hausman/J Stearns).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Hausman 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.21 7 55 0.098 1.01 1.0
Wayne Twitchell, W (5-2) 4.2 3 1 1 3 2 0 4.61 20 0 0 0.203 1.58 1.7
Ed Glynn, S (6) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.45 9 3 1 0.354 3.27 0.8
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 4 3 0 1.00 36 55 3 1 0.655 0.85 3.4

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, L (9-4) 7 7 2 2 5 4 0 3.52 31 54 0.067 0.90 1.5
Enrique Romo 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.78 6 0 0 0.088 0.58 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 5 6 0 2.00 37 54 0 0 0.155 1.86 2.4
Balks: W Twitchell (1).
WP: None.
HBP: E Glynn (2; W Stargell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Frank Pulli.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 10,739.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Frank Taveras SS 1 Omar Moreno CF
2 Richie Hebner 3B 2 Tim Foli SS
3 Lee Mazzilli CF 3 Dave Parker RF
4 Willie Montanez 1B 4 Willie Stargell 1B
5 John Stearns C 5 John Milner LF
6 Ed Kranepool LF 6 Bill Madlock 3B
7 Joel Youngblood RF 7 Ed Ott C
8 Doug Flynn 2B 8 Rennie Stennett 2B
9 Tom Hausman P 9 Bert Blyleven P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-2 2 123 O PIT T. Foli E. Glynn 15% 75% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 0-2 2 123 R PIT O. Moreno E. Glynn -14% 60% Walk; Ott Scores; Stennett to 3B; Lacy to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- R NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven 13% 74% Single to CF; Taveras Scores; Hebner to 3B
b9 1-2 0 --- O PIT P. Garner E. Glynn 9% 89% Flyball: LF
b5 0-2 2 -23 O PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell 8% 78% Foul Flyball: 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM F. Taveras B. Blyleven -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM R. Hebner B. Blyleven -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven 1% 47% Single to RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- NYM W. Montanez B. Blyleven 2% 49% Single to CF; Mazzilli to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O NYM J. Stearns B. Blyleven -4% 45% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Hausman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PIT O. Moreno T. Hausman -4% 42% Single to P
b1 0-0 0 1-- PIT T. Foli T. Hausman -2% 39% Moreno Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O PIT T. Foli T. Hausman 4% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O PIT D. Parker T. Hausman 3% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Moreno to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 O PIT W. Stargell T. Hausman 4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Blyleven -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- NYM J. Youngblood B. Blyleven 4% 52% Double to LF
t2 0-0 1 -2- O NYM D. Flynn B. Blyleven -4% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O NYM T. Hausman B. Blyleven -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Hausman facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Milner T. Hausman 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O PIT B. Madlock T. Hausman 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O PIT E. Ott T. Hausman 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- NYM F. Taveras B. Blyleven 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- NYM R. Hebner B. Blyleven 6% 60% Single to LF; Taveras to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- R NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven 13% 74% Single to CF; Taveras Scores; Hebner to 3B
t3 1-0 0 1-3 RO NYM W. Montanez B. Blyleven -0% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hebner Scores; Mazzilli to 2B
t3 2-0 1 -2- O NYM J. Stearns B. Blyleven -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B; Mazzilli to 3B
t3 2-0 2 --3 NYM E. Kranepool B. Blyleven 1% 72% Walk
t3 2-0 2 1-3 NYM J. Youngblood B. Blyleven 2% 73% Walk; Kranepool to 2B
t3 2-0 2 123 O NYM D. Flynn B. Blyleven -6% 68% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Wayne Twitchell facing 8-9-1
Wayne Twitchell replaces Tom Hausman pitching and batting 9th
b3 0-2 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett W. Twitchell 3% 71% Lineout: CF
b3 0-2 1 --- O PIT B. Blyleven W. Twitchell 2% 72% Popfly: SS
b3 0-2 2 --- O PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell 1% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
t4 2-0 0 --- O NYM W. Twitchell B. Blyleven -2% 72% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-0 1 --- O NYM F. Taveras B. Blyleven -1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- NYM R. Hebner B. Blyleven 1% 71% Walk
t4 2-0 2 1-- O NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven -2% 70% Single to 2B; Hebner out at 3B/C-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Wayne Twitchell facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O PIT T. Foli W. Twitchell 3% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell -5% 67% Double to CF
b4 0-2 1 -2- O PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell 4% 72% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-2 2 -2- O PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell 4% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t5 2-0 0 --- O NYM W. Montanez B. Blyleven -2% 74% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns B. Blyleven -1% 73% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-0 2 --- NYM E. Kranepool B. Blyleven 1% 74% Single to RF
t5 2-0 2 1-- O NYM J. Youngblood B. Blyleven -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Wayne Twitchell facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- PIT B. Madlock W. Twitchell -5% 67% Single to CF
b5 0-2 0 1-- PIT E. Ott W. Twitchell -3% 64% Balk; Madlock to 2B
b5 0-2 0 -2- O PIT E. Ott W. Twitchell 6% 69% Lineout: SS
b5 0-2 1 -2- PIT R. Stennett W. Twitchell -3% 66% Walk
b5 0-2 1 12- O PIT B. Blyleven W. Twitchell 4% 70% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Madlock to 3B; Stennett to 2B
b5 0-2 2 -23 O PIT O. Moreno W. Twitchell 8% 78% Foul Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
t6 2-0 0 --- O NYM D. Flynn B. Blyleven -2% 77% Flyball: CF
t6 2-0 1 --- O NYM W. Twitchell B. Blyleven -1% 76% Strikeout
t6 2-0 2 --- O NYM F. Taveras B. Blyleven -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Wayne Twitchell facing 2-3-4
b6 0-2 0 --- O PIT T. Foli W. Twitchell 3% 78% Flyball: SS
b6 0-2 1 --- O PIT D. Parker W. Twitchell 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell W. Twitchell 1% 82% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
t7 2-0 0 --- O NYM R. Hebner B. Blyleven -2% 81% Flyball: RF
t7 2-0 1 --- NYM L. Mazzilli B. Blyleven 2% 82% Walk
t7 2-0 1 1-- OO NYM W. Montanez B. Blyleven -3% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Wayne Twitchell facing 5-6-7
Joel Youngblood moves from RF to LF
Gil Flores replaces Ed Kranepool (LF) playing RF batting 6th
b7 0-2 0 --- PIT J. Milner W. Twitchell -7% 72% Single to P/Bunt
b7 0-2 0 1-- O PIT B. Madlock W. Twitchell 6% 78% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 0-2 1 1-- O PIT E. Ott W. Twitchell 5% 83% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 0-2 2 1-- PIT R. Stennett W. Twitchell -4% 79% Walk; Ott to 2B
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Bert Blyleven (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 2 12- PIT L. Lacy W. Twitchell -6% 73% Walk; Ott to 3B; Stennett to 2B
Ed Glynn replaces Wayne Twitchell pitching and batting 9th
b7 0-2 2 123 R PIT O. Moreno E. Glynn -14% 60% Walk; Ott Scores; Stennett to 3B; Lacy to 2B
b7 1-2 2 123 O PIT T. Foli E. Glynn 15% 75% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Enrique Romo facing 5-6-7
Enrique Romo replaces Lee Lacy (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-1 0 --- O NYM J. Stearns E. Romo -2% 73% Flyball: CF
t8 2-1 1 --- O NYM G. Flores E. Romo -2% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2-1 2 --- O NYM J. Youngblood E. Romo -1% 70% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Ed Glynn facing 3-4-5
b8 1-2 0 --- O PIT D. Parker E. Glynn 6% 76% Lineout: CF
b8 1-2 1 --- PIT W. Stargell E. Glynn -7% 69% Hit By Pitch
Bruce Kison pinch runs for Willie Stargell (1B) batting 4th
b8 1-2 1 1-- O PIT J. Milner E. Glynn 8% 77% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-2 2 1-- O PIT B. Madlock E. Glynn 7% 84% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Enrique Romo facing 8-9-1
John Milner moves from LF to 1B
Bill Robinson replaces Bruce Kison (PR) playing LF batting 4th
t9 2-1 0 --- O NYM D. Flynn E. Romo -2% 82% Strikeout
t9 2-1 1 --- O NYM E. Glynn E. Romo -1% 81% Strikeout
t9 2-1 2 --- O NYM F. Taveras E. Romo -1% 80% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Ed Glynn facing 7-8-9
Phil Garner pinch hits for Ed Ott (C) batting 7th
b9 1-2 0 --- O PIT P. Garner E. Glynn 9% 89% Flyball: LF
b9 1-2 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett E. Glynn 6% 95% Lineout: CF
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Enrique Romo (P) batting 9th
b9 1-2 2 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen E. Glynn 5% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

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