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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 15, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets, played on September 15, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 15, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Kobel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 18,060 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Bob Engel 2B: John McSherry 3B: Fred Brocklander |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
John Stearns | Catcher |
Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Bruce Boisclair | Right Fielder |
Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
Kevin Kobel | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
Tim Foli | Shortstop |
Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
Bill Robinson | Left Fielder |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 15, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Blyleven
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Blyleven
Stearns is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Blyleven
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebner vs. Blyleven
Hebner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Blyleven
Youngblood is hit by the pitch. Mazzilli moves to third. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kranepool vs. Blyleven
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazzilli tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boisclair vs. Blyleven
Boisclair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Kobel
Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Kobel
Foli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Kobel
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Kobel
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Blyleven
Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kobel vs. Blyleven
Kobel bunts towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Garner covering, for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Blyleven
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Blyleven
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Kobel
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Kobel
Madlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Kobel
There goes Madlock. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Kobel
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Blyleven
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Blyleven
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Blyleven
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Blyleven
Kranepool hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Kobel
Nicosia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyleven vs. Kobel
Blyleven bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Flynn covering, for the out. Nicosia moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Kobel
Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicosia moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foli vs. Kobel
There goes Moreno. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foli vs. Kobel
Foli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicosia scores. Moreno moves to third. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Kobel
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moreno tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Kobel
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Blyleven
Boisclair strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Blyleven
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kobel vs. Blyleven
Kobel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Kobel
Stargell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Kobel
Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Kobel
Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicosia vs. Kobel
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Blyleven
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Blyleven
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Blyleven
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Kobel
Blyleven hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Kobel
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool fields the ball and throws to Kobel covering. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Kobel
There goes Moreno. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Kobel
Foli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno scores. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Jackson
Roy Lee Jackson now pitching.
Parker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Foli moves to third. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Jackson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foli scores. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Jackson
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Blyleven
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Blyleven
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Blyleven
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Jackson
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Jackson
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Jackson
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Blyleven
Boisclair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Boisclair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Blyleven
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Blyleven
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Roy Lee Jackson.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Blyleven
Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Ron Hodges.
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Boisclair moves to third. Ferrer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stearns vs. Blyleven
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to home to get Boisclair. Ferrer moves to third. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazzilli vs. Blyleven
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ferrer scores. Taveras scores. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebner vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching.
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Glynn
Ed Glynn now pitching. Lee Lacy pinch hits for Dave Roberts.
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Glynn
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Glynn
Foli takes first base on ball four. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Glynn
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool fields it and throws to second for the out. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Glynn
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moreno scores. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Glynn
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Romo
Kranepool hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Romo
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Glynn
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Glynn
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Glynn
Nicosia hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Romo
Flynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Romo
Alex Trevino pinch hits for Ed Glynn.
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Tekulve
Kelvin Chapman pinch runs for Alex Trevino. Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Tekulve
There goes Taveras. The throw from Nicosia and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Tekulve
There goes Taveras. The throw from Nicosia and he is safe. Taveras steals third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stearns vs. Tekulve
Stearns strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/15/1979 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D) New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Taveras F, ss 5 2 1 0 Moreno O, cf 3 3 2 0 Stearns J, c 5 0 0 0 Foli T, ss 3 1 3 2 Mazzilli L, cf 4 1 2 2 Parker D, rf 2 0 0 1 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 1 1 Robinson B, lf 4 0 1 2 Youngblood J, lf 3 0 1 0 Stargell W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 3 0 0 1 Madlock B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Boisclair B, rf 4 0 1 0 Garner P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Nicosia S, c 4 1 1 0 Kobel K, p 1 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, p 0 0 0 0 Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0 Hodges R, ph 0 0 0 0 Lacy L, ph 1 0 0 0 Ferrer S, pr 0 1 0 0 Romo E, p 0 0 0 0 Glynn E, p 0 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Trevino A, ph 1 0 1 0 Chapman K, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 29 5 8 5 New York 200 000 200 -- 4 Pittsburgh 002 020 10x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kobel K 4.1 7 4 4 1 2 Jackson R 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Glynn E (L) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B 6.2 7 4 4 1 7 Roberts D (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Romo E 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Tekulve K (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 LOB -- New York 7, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Boisclair B SB -- Moreno O 2, Taveras F 2 CS -- Madlock B SH -- Kobel K, Blyleven B SF -- Kranepool E, Parker D HBP -- by Blyleven B (Youngblood J), by Kobel K (Stargell W) WP -- Jackson R T -- 2:50 A -- 18060
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