September 16, 1979 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 13
BOS 3 CHW 5
OAK 2 SEA 6
@KCR 3 MIL 2
CAL 1 DET 8
@NYY 4
(12) MIN 6
@TEX 2 TOR 8
CLE 2 CIN 2
@LAD 0 STL 4
@MON 3 MON 5
STL 1
(10) PHI 4
CHC 3 NYM 3
@PIT 0 SFG 2
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 25,364

Sunday, September 16, 1979, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Mets

56-89

Won 1

6th, 31½ GB

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

W: P Falcone (6-13), L: J Candelaria (14-9), S: N Allen (7)

Pirates

88-58

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .638    0    3   1   
E Maddox CF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .254  .632    0    2   0   2·2B
L Mazzilli 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   2  .317  .875    0    7   1   CS
J Youngblood LF               4   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .801    0    5   0   2B
J Stearns C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .679    0    5   0   
D Norman RF                   4   1   2   1    0   2  .232  .655    0    2   0   HR
A Trevino 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .678    0    1   1   GDP
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .581    0    2   3   
P Falcone P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .367    0    0   1   
  N Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   3    1   7                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Youngblood (36, off K Tekulve); E Maddox 2 (9, 2 off J Candelaria).

HR: D Norman (2, off J Candelaria; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: D Norman 5; E Maddox 4; J Youngblood 2; L Mazzilli 2; J Stearns 2.

GIDP: A Trevino (8).

RBI: D Norman (6); L Mazzilli (72); J Youngblood (57).

2-out RBI: J Youngblood; D Norman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Taveras-D Flynn-L Mazzilli.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Mazzilli (12, 2nd base by J Candelaria/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .732    0    1   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .285  .786    0    2   3   2B
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .876    0    3   0   2B
B Robinson 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .264  .807    0   12   0   
L Lacy LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .760    0    2   0   
B Madlock 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .756    0    0   2   
S Nicosia C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .822    0    7   1   
  M Easler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .872    0    0   0   
  D Boyland PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Berra SS                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .208  .596    0    0   4   
  W Stargell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .950    0    0   0   GDP
J Candelaria P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .132  .336    0    0   2   
  M Sanguillen PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .540    0    0   0   
  J Bibby P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .550         0   0   
  J Milner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .901    0    0   0   
  A Lois PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .398         0   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    2   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Parker (39, off P Falcone); P Garner (29, off P Falcone).

TB: P Garner 2; D Parker 2; D Berra 2; B Robinson; L Lacy; S Nicosia.

GIDP: W Stargell (9).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Nicosia-P Garner; D Berra-P Garner-B Robinson.

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, W (6-13)            8     7   0   0    2   5   0   4.08   33     -       ·  ·      7·10· 2· 7     71    -     1.18   0.35
N Allen, S (7)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.87    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.21   0.18
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   5   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·10· 2· 7          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Candelaria, L (14-9)         5     6   2   2    0   3   1   3.14   19     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 6     50    -     0.84   0.00
J Bibby                        2     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.91    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.80   0.07
K Tekulve                      2     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.67    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.33  -0.04
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   7   1          35     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 9           -

P Falcone faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 25,364.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. F Taveras            SS    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. E Maddox             CF    2. P Garner             2B 
3. L Mazzilli           1B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. J Youngblood         LF    4. B Robinson           1B 
5. J Stearns            C     5. L Lacy               LF 
6. D Norman             RF    6. B Madlock            3B 
7. A Trevino            3B    7. S Nicosia            C  
8. D Flynn              2B    8. D Berra              SS 
9. P Falcone            P     9. J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  ---      12%  71% D Norman        J Candelaria    Home Run
   b 9   1  3-0  1-3      11% 100% W Stargell      N Allen         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 9   0  3-0  1--      -9%  82% B Madlock       P Falcone       Walk; Lacy to 2B
   t 2   0  0-1  12-      -9%  60% A Trevino       J Candelaria    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stearns to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       8%  60% L Mazzilli      J Candelaria    Single to LF; Maddox Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  E Maddox        Double to RF
   R      -2-      60%  L Mazzilli      Single to LF; Maddox Scores
   OO     1--      56%  J Youngblood    Double Play: Strikeout, Mazzilli Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  O Moreno        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      60%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
          ---      57%  D Parker        Double to RF
          -2-      56%  B Robinson      Walk
   O      12-      61%  L Lacy          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
          ---      64%  J Stearns       Single to CF
          1--      69%  D Norman        Single to LF; Stearns to 2B
   OO     12-      60%  A Trevino       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Stearns to 3B
   O      --3      56%  D Flynn         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  S Nicosia       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  D Berra         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  P Falcone       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      60%  E Maddox        Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  J Candelaria    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      61%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      59%  P Garner        Double to LF
   O      -2-      63%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  J Stearns       Flyball: RF
   R      ---      71%  D Norman        Home Run
   O      ---      70%  A Trevino       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  B Robinson      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      74%  L Lacy          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      76%  B Madlock       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  P Falcone       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      72%  F Taveras       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  S Nicosia       Flyball: CF
          ---      71%  D Berra         Single to LF
                  Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for John Candelaria batting 9th
   O      1--      75%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
   O      1--      78%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Bibby replaces Manny Sanguillen pitching and batting 9th
          ---      81%  E Maddox        Walk
   O      1--      79%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout
   O      1--      77%  J Youngblood    Lineout: LF
          1--      79%  J Stearns       Single to RF; Maddox to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  D Norman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      79%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  L Lacy          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Bibby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  A Trevino       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  D Flynn         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  P Falcone       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      83%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      78%  S Nicosia       Single to CF
          1--      71%  D Berra         Single to 3B; Nicosia to 2B
                  John Milner pinch hits for Jim Bibby batting 9th
   O      12-      79%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Nicosia to 3B
                  Alberto Lois pinch runs for John Milner batting 9th
   O      1-3      87%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kent Tekulve facing 1-2-3
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Alberto Lois pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  E Maddox        Flyball: RF
          ---      85%  L Mazzilli      Single to LF
   R      1--      93%  J Youngblood    Double to CF; Mazzilli Scores
   O      -2-      92%  J Stearns       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  B Robinson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  D Norman        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  A Trevino       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  D Flynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Falcone facing 5-6-7
          ---      91%  L Lacy          Single to RF
                  Neil Allen replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
          1--      82%  B Madlock       Walk; Lacy to 2B
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Steve Nicosia batting 7th
   O      12-      89%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lacy to 3B
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for Dale Berra batting 8th; Doe Boyland pinch runs for Mike Easler batting 7th
   OO     1-3     100%  W Stargell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

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