September 15, 1979 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
@BAL 2 CHW 3
OAK 0 KCR 5
SEA 4
(11) MIL 3
CAL 2 DET 4
@NYY 3 NYY 7
DET 1 MIN 11
@TEX 4 TOR 5
CLE 2 CIN 2
@LAD 1 MON 2
STL 1
(11) STL 4
@MON 1 PHI 8
CHC 1 PIT 5
NYM 4 ATL 6
@SDP 1 SFG 5
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 18,060

Saturday, September 15, 1979
Time of Game: 2:50

Mets

55-89

Lost 5

6th, 32½ GB

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

W: D Roberts (5-3), L: E Glynn (1-4), S: K Tekulve (28)

Pirates

88-57

Won 4

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   2   1   0    0   1  .265  .642    0    3   2   2·SB
J Stearns C                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .676    0    4   1   
L Mazzilli CF                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .316  .874    0    4   0   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .693    0    0   2   
J Youngblood LF               3   0   1   0    0   2  .282  .802    0    4   0   HBP
E Kranepool 1B                3   0   0   1    0   0  .235  .609    0    4   2   SF
B Boisclair RF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .196  .497    0    2   0   2B
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .586    0    3   1   
K Kobel P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .372    0    0   0   SH
  R Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Hodges PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .159  .525    0    0   0   
  S Ferrer PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .222         0   0   
  E Glynn P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Trevino PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .693    0    0   0   
  K Chapman PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .414         0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    1   9                    24   8

BATTING

2B: B Boisclair (3, off B Blyleven).

SF: E Kranepool (5, off B Blyleven).

SH: K Kobel (8, off B Blyleven).

HBP: J Youngblood (7, by B Blyleven).

TB: B Boisclair 2; L Mazzilli 2; J Youngblood; A Trevino; D Flynn; R Hebner; F Taveras.

RBI: L Mazzilli 2 (71); R Hebner (65); E Kranepool (17).

2-out RBI: L Mazzilli 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras 2 (41, 2nd base off K Tekulve/S Nicosia, 3rd base off K Tekulve/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   3   3   2   0    1   0  .290  .736    0    1   0   2·SB
T Foli SS                     3   1   3   2    1   0  .279  .651    0    1   4   
D Parker RF                   2   0   0   1    1   0  .294  .877    0    2   0   SF,IW
B Robinson LF                 4   0   1   2    0   1  .263  .806    0    3   0   
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .301  .953    0    6   2   HBP
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .759    0    0   0   CS
P Garner 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .786    0    3   3   
S Nicosia C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .824    0   10   0   
B Blyleven P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .141  .297    0    1   0   SH
  D Roberts P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .766    0    0   0   
  E Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364         0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .398         0   0   
Totals                       29   5   8   5    3   4                    27   9

BATTING

SF: D Parker (9, off K Kobel).

SH: B Blyleven (15, off K Kobel).

IBB: D Parker (12, by K Kobel).

HBP: W Stargell (2, by K Kobel).

TB: T Foli 3; O Moreno 2; B Robinson; S Nicosia; B Madlock.

RBI: T Foli 2 (52); B Robinson 2 (68); D Parker (86).

2-out RBI: B Robinson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno 2 (69, 2nd base off K Kobel/J Stearns 2).

CS: B Madlock (9, 2nd base by K Kobel/J Stearns).

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
K Kobel                        4.1   7   4   4    1   2   0   3.50   21     -       ·  ·      2· 8· 0· 7     34    -     1.23  -0.20
R Jackson                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.91  -0.01
E Glynn, L (1-4)               2     1   1   1    2   1   0   3.31    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.54  -0.13
Totals                         8     8   5   5    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 8          2-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven                     6.2   7   4   4    1   7   0   3.51   30     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 1· 7     50    -     1.37  -0.21
D Roberts, W (5-3)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.87    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.13   0.09
E Romo, H (12)                 1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.65    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.00   0.11
K Tekulve, S (28)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.64    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.85   0.17
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   9   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 8          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Jackson (1).

IBB: K Kobel (3; D Parker).

HBP: K Kobel (3; W Stargell); B Blyleven (6; J Youngblood).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 18,060.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. F Taveras            SS    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. J Stearns            C     2. T Foli               SS 
3. L Mazzilli           CF    3. D Parker             RF 
4. R Hebner             3B    4. B Robinson           LF 
5. J Youngblood         LF    5. W Stargell           1B 
6. E Kranepool          1B    6. B Madlock            3B 
7. B Boisclair          RF    7. P Garner             2B 
8. D Flynn              2B    8. S Nicosia            C  
9. K Kobel              P     9. B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  4-2  123     -27%  50% L Mazzilli      B Blyleven      Single to CF; Ferrer Scores; Taveras Scores; Stearns to 3B
   b 7   2  4-4  1-3      20%  79% B Robinson      E Glynn         Single to CF; Moreno Scores; Parker to 3B
   b 5   1  2-2  -2-      14%  73% T Foli          K Kobel         Single to RF; Moreno Scores; Foli to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 9   2  5-4  --3      13% 100% J Stearns       K Tekulve       Strikeout
   t 7   1  4-2  123      12%  77% J Stearns       B Blyleven      Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; Ferrer to 3B; Taveras to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  F Taveras       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  J Stearns       Strikeout Looking
          1--      43%  L Mazzilli      Single to RF; Taveras to 3B
   R      1-3      37%  R Hebner        Single to LF; Taveras Scores; Mazzilli to 2B
          12-      31%  J Youngblood    Hit By Pitch; Mazzilli to 3B; Hebner to 2B
   RO     123      31%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mazzilli Scores
   O      12-      35%  B Boisclair     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Kobel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  O Moreno        Flyball: RF
          ---      35%  T Foli          Single to RF
   O      1--      32%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      30%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
          ---      27%  D Flynn         Single to CF
   O      1--      28%  K Kobel         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Flynn to 2B
   O      -2-      31%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      33%  J Stearns       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Kobel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      31%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---      34%  B Madlock       Single to RF
   O      1--      29%  P Garner        Madlock Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      28%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      30%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      31%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
          ---      30%  J Youngblood    Single to CF
   O      1--      32%  E Kranepool     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Kobel facing 8-9-1
          ---      36%  S Nicosia       Single to CF
   O      1--      34%  B Blyleven      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Nicosia to 2B
          -2-      40%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Nicosia to 3B
          1-3      43%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
   R      -23      54%  " "             Single to RF; Nicosia Scores; Moreno to 3B; Foli to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RO     -23      54%  D Parker        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Moreno Scores
   O      -2-      50%  B Robinson      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Boisclair     Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  K Kobel         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Kobel facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  W Stargell      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      56%  B Madlock       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      53%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  F Taveras       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Stearns       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Kobel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  B Blyleven      Flyball: SS
          ---      57%  O Moreno        Single to 1B
          1--      59%  T Foli          Moreno Steals 2B
   R      -2-      73%  " "             Single to RF; Moreno Scores; Foli to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Roy Lee Jackson replaces Kevin Kobel pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      75%  D Parker        Intentional Walk
          12-      79%  B Robinson      Wild Pitch; Foli to 3B; Parker to 2B
   RO     -23      81%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Foli Scores; Parker to 3B
   O      --3      79%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      84%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  E Kranepool     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Roy Lee Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---      73%  B Boisclair     Double to RF
   O      -2-      80%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-1B; Boisclair stays at 2B
                  Ron Hodges pinch hits for Roy Lee Jackson batting 9th
          -2-      75%  R Hodges        Walk
                  Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Ron Hodges batting 9th
          12-      66%  F Taveras       Fielder's Choice ; Boisclair to 3B; Ferrer to 2B; Taveras to 1B
   O      123      77%  J Stearns       Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; Ferrer to 3B; Taveras to 2B
   RR     123      50%  L Mazzilli      Single to CF; Ferrer Scores; Taveras Scores; Stearns to 3B
                  Dave Roberts replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      59%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Ed Glynn facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Glynn replaces Sergio Ferrer pitching and batting 9th; Lee Lacy pinch hits for Dave Roberts batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
          ---      59%  O Moreno        Walk
          1--      64%  T Foli          Walk; Moreno to 2B
   O      12-      59%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Moreno to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Moreno Scores; Parker to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Enrique Romo facing 5-6-7
                  Enrique Romo replaces Lee Lacy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  E Kranepool     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      87%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ed Glynn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  S Nicosia       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Enrique Romo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  D Flynn         Popfly: 2B
                  Alex Trevino pinch hits for Ed Glynn batting 9th
          ---      83%  A Trevino       Single to P
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Enrique Romo pitching and batting 9th; Kelvin Chapman pinch runs for Alex Trevino batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      89%  J Stearns       Taveras Steals 2B
          -2-      87%  " "             Taveras Steals 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation