Pirates @ Mets
September 9, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 6 15 1
Mets 5 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 6 15 1
Mets 5 11 2

John Stearns Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .246
OBP 1.000 .317
At Bats 3 467
Hits 3 115
• Singles 2 79
• Doubles 1 25
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 47
RBI’s 1 61

Kent Tekulve Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 26
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Shea Stadium - September 9, 1979
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Out
Kent Tekulve
Steve Nicosia
Willie Stargell
Phil Garner
Bill Madlock
Tim Foli
John Milner
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
John Stearns

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 15 1 9
New York Mets 5 11 2 6
Winning Pitcher Kent Tekulve
Losing Pitcher Ed Glynn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Stargell
Attendance 9,093
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Taveras bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 9 Maddox strikes out.
Top 9 Jeff Reardon now pitching. Madlock hits a line drive towards first. Kranepool catches it and steps on first to double up Milner.
Top 9 Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stargell moves to third.
Top 9 Stargell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. Stargell reaches second base with a double. Parker scores.
Top 9 Parker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Parker reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Ed Glynn now pitching. Elliott Maddox now playing right field. Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Flynn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Ron Hodges. There goes Ferrer. The throw from Nicosia and he is out, Foli applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Gil Flores. Hodges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngblood scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Kranepool strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tekulve fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tekulve. Youngblood moves to second.
Bottom 8 Steve Nicosia now catching. Kent Tekulve now pitching. Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Moreno strikes out.
Top 8 Bill Robinson pinch hits for Jim Rooker. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lois scores. Garner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Alberto Lois pinch runs for Ed Ott. Tom Hausman now pitching. Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Madlock scores. Lois moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Ott takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Madlock. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Madlock steals second.
Top 8 Madlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker scores.
Top 8 Milner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out. Parker moves to third.
Top 8 Gil Flores now playing right field. Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Rooker covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. Stearns moves to third.
Bottom 7 Stearns takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Rooker now pitching. Hassler strikes out.
Top 7 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Moreno takes first base on ball four. Lacy moves to second.
Top 7 Mike Easler pinch hits for Bruce Kison. Andy Hassler now pitching. Lee Lacy pinch hits for Mike Easler. Lacy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. There goes Garner trying to get to second. Mazzilli throws the ball in to Flynn who tags Garner for the out.
Top 7 Garner takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second.
Top 7 Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Youngblood hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second.
Bottom 5 Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 There goes Stearns. The throw from Ott and he is out, Foli applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Stearns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Parker strikes out.
Top 5 Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moreno hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pacella hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Flynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Garner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to third.
Top 4 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Madlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Norman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kranepool takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker strikes out.
Top 3 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Moreno. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 3 John Pacella now pitching. Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras scores.
Bottom 2 Taveras hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Taveras reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burris for the out.
Bottom 2 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kison strikes out.
Top 2 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Madlock moves to third.
Top 2 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner juggles the ball. That's an error on Hebner.
Top 2 There goes Madlock. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Madlock steals second.
Top 2 Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Milner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Norman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Youngblood. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Youngblood steals second.
Bottom 1 Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Hebner scores.
Bottom 1 Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Stearns scores. Mazzilli moves to third.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Stearns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Stearns reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Taveras hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Foli hits a line drive towards the mound. Burris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Moreno. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 1 Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.