September 9, 1981 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 8
@BAL 5 SEA 3
@CHW 1 BOS 6
@DET 5
(11) KCR 7
CAL 3 MIN 3
TOR 1 NYY 5
MIL 2 MIL 5
@NYY 3 TEX 9
@OAK 4 ATL 9
HOU 0 CIN 5
SDP 4 SFG 6
@LAD 3
(11) PHI 11
MON 8 NYM 5
@PIT 3 CHC 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,089

Wednesday, September 9, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Mets

32-49

Won 2

5th, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            2  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    5 11  1
Pirates         1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  0

W: T Leach (1-0), L: P Perez (2-6), S: R Searage (1)

Pirates

37-43

Lost 2

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .283  .715    0    1   0   
  B Bailor LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .638    0    2   0   SH
J Stearns C                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .264  .639    0    1   0   2B
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   3   2    0   0  .301  .740    0    0   3   SB
R Staub 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .298  .792    0    5   1   SF,GDP
  E Valentine RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .583         0   0   
L Mazzilli LF-CF              4   0   3   0    0   0  .230  .705    0    4   1   SB,CS
M Jorgensen RF-1B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .682    0    5   0   
F Taveras SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .544    0    2   1   HBP
  R Searage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .524    0    5   0   
G Harris P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .313    0    1   1   
  R Hodges PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .755    0    0   0   
  T Leach P                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .667    0    1   0   
  R Gardenhire SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       32   5  11   4    2   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Stearns (9, off P Perez).

SF: R Staub (2, off D Robinson).

SH: B Bailor (3, off D Robinson).

HBP: F Taveras (2, by R Scurry).

TB: J Stearns 3; H Brooks 3; L Mazzilli 3; M Wilson; R Hodges; M Jorgensen.

GIDP: R Staub (5).

RBI: H Brooks 2 (28); R Staub (15); J Stearns (18).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Harris-F Taveras; L Mazzilli-D Flynn; R Staub-F Taveras-R Staub.

E: J Stearns (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Mazzilli (15, 2nd base off R Scurry/T Pena); H Brooks (8, 2nd base off D Robinson/S Nicosia).

CS: L Mazzilli (6, Home by R Scurry/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .690    0    2   0   2B
T Foli SS                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .236  .561    0    3   2   3B
B Madlock 3B                  2   1   1   3    1   0  .339  .904    0    2   2   HR,SF
J Thompson 1B                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .216  .805    0    5   1   
  G Alexander PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .770    0    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Easler LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .771    0    5   0   GDP
D Berra 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .644    0    2   3   
  R Scurry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .466         0   0   
  B Robinson 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .620    0    1   0   
L Lacy RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .652    0    2   1   
S Nicosia C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .625    0    2   0   
  W Montanez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .512    0    0   0   
  T Pena C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .696    0    1   1   
P Perez P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .400    0    1   0   
  D Robinson P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .664    0    0   1   
  J Ray 2B                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .713    0    1   1   
Totals                       31   3   8   3    2   1                    27  12

BATTING

2B: O Moreno (13, off G Harris).

3B: T Foli (2, off G Harris).

HR: B Madlock (5, off G Harris; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: B Madlock (3, off G Harris).

TB: T Foli 5; B Madlock 4; O Moreno 2; J Thompson; S Nicosia; M Easler.

GIDP: M Easler (9).

RBI: B Madlock 3 (38).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Berra-T Foli-J Thompson; T Pena-B Madlock-J Ray.

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
G Harris                       4     6   3   3    1   0   1   4.39   17     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 6     37    -     1.10  -0.17
T Leach, W (1-0)               3.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   1.50   13     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 2          0-0    1.40   0.22
R Searage, S (1)               1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.37    5     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.59   0.17
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   1   1          35     -       ·  ·      8·13· 2· 8          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Perez, L (2-6)               4.1   9   4   4    0   1   0   4.48   21     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 9     30    -     1.18  -0.27
D Robinson                     2.1   1   1   1    2   0   0   6.75    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          2-1    1.39  -0.08
R Scurry                       1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.98    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          1-0    0.86   0.05
K Tekulve                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.72    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2   2   0          37     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2·11          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Scurry (3; F Taveras).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 7,089.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Wilson             CF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. J Stearns            C     2. T Foli               SS 
3. H Brooks             3B    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. R Staub              1B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. L Mazzilli           LF    5. M Easler             LF 
6. M Jorgensen          RF    6. D Berra              2B 
7. F Taveras            SS    7. L Lacy               RF 
8. D Flynn              2B    8. S Nicosia            C  
9. G Harris             P     9. P Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  3-2  12-      19%  60% H Brooks        P Perez         Single to RF; Hodges Scores; Stearns to 3B
   b 3   1  2-1  --3     -18%  34% B Madlock       G Harris        Home Run (Deep LF); Foli Scores
   b 2   0  2-1  12-      14%  60% L Lacy          G Harris        Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      12%  66% J Stearns       P Perez         Double to CF; Wilson Scores
   t 4   1  3-2  1-3      -9%  37% F Taveras       P Perez         Foul Popfly: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Wilson        Single to CF
   R      1--      66%  J Stearns       Double to CF; Wilson Scores
          -2-      72%  H Brooks        Single to RF; Stearns to 3B
   ROO    1-3      67%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Stearns Scores
          ---      68%  L Mazzilli      Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  M Jorgensen     Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  O Moreno        Double to RF
          -2-      53%  T Foli          Single to LF; Moreno to 3B
   ROO    1-3      60%  B Madlock       Double Play: Flyball: LF-2B/Sacrifice Fly; Moreno Scores
   O      ---      61%  J Thompson      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pascual Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  G Harris        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Harris facing 5-6-7
          ---      53%  M Easler        Single to 2B
          1--      46%  D Berra         Reached on Interference on C; Easler to 2B
   OO     12-      60%  L Lacy          Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
          1--      57%  S Nicosia       Single to CF; Berra to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  P Perez         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  M Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      59%  J Stearns       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  H Brooks        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  T Foli          Triple to RF
   RR     --3      34%  B Madlock       Home Run (Deep LF); Foli Scores
          ---      32%  J Thompson      Walk
   OO     1--      37%  M Easler        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Pascual Perez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
          ---      37%  L Mazzilli      Single to RF
          1--      46%  M Jorgensen     Single to RF; Mazzilli to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  F Taveras       Foul Popfly: C
   O      1-3      30%  D Flynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Greg Harris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  D Berra         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      34%  L Lacy          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      35%  S Nicosia       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Pascual Perez facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Hodges pinch hits for Greg Harris batting 9th
          ---      40%  R Hodges        Single to CF
   O      1--      35%  M Wilson        Strikeout
          1--      41%  J Stearns       Single to RF; Hodges to 2B
   R      12-      60%  H Brooks        Single to RF; Hodges Scores; Stearns to 3B
                  Don Robinson replaces Pascual Perez pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      62%  R Staub         Brooks Steals 2B
   RO     -23      64%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Stearns Scores
   O      -2-      60%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Terry Leach facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Leach replaces Ron Hodges pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      64%  D Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  O Moreno        Lineout: P
          ---      64%  T Foli          Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  B Madlock       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  F Taveras       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  D Flynn         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Terry Leach facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Bailor replaces Mookie Wilson playing LF batting 1st; Lee Mazzilli moves to CF
          ---      56%  J Thompson      Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  M Easler        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      67%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      71%  L Lacy          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Robinson facing 9-1-2
          ---      74%  T Leach         Walk
   O      1--      73%  B Bailor        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Leach to 2B
          -2-      75%  J Stearns       Walk
   RO     12-      83%  H Brooks        Single to RF; Leach Scores; Stearns to 3B; Brooks out at 2B/RF-SS
                  Rod Scurry replaces Dale Berra pitching and batting 6th; Johnny Ray replaces Don Robinson playing 2B batting 9th
   O      --3      80%  R Staub         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Terry Leach facing 8-9-1
                  Willie Montanez pinch hits for Steve Nicosia batting 8th
   O      ---      84%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      86%  J Ray           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rod Scurry facing 5-6-7
                  Tony Pena replaces Willie Montanez playing C batting 8th
          ---      89%  L Mazzilli      Single to CF
          1--      91%  M Jorgensen     Mazzilli Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Mazzilli to 3B
          --3      91%  F Taveras       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1-3      85%  D Flynn         Double Play: Mazzilli Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B); Taveras out at 3B/3B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Terry Leach facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  B Madlock       Walk
                  Ray Searage replaces Frank Taveras pitching and batting 7th; Ron Gardenhire replaces Terry Leach playing SS batting 9th; Gary Alexander pinch hits for Jason Thompson batting 4th
   O      1--      90%  G Alexander     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      93%  M Easler        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Gary Alexander pitching and batting 4th; Bill Robinson replaces Rod Scurry playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      93%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Gardenhire    Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      92%  B Bailor        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Ray Searage facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Jorgensen moves to 1B; Ellis Valentine replaces Rusty Staub playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Pena          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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