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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 28, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 28, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,619 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Fred Brocklander 3B: Bill Williams |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | First Baseman |
| Lee Lacy | Left Fielder |
| Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
| Dale Berra | Third Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| John Candelaria | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| John Stearns | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Alex Trevino | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 28, 1979
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Falcone
Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Falcone
There goes Moreno. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Falcone
Foli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Falcone
There goes Foli. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Foli steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Falcone
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Falcone
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foli scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Falcone
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Candelaria
Taveras is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Candelaria
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Candelaria
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra juggles the ball. That's an error on Berra. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Candelaria
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Nicosia and he is safe. Youngblood steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Candelaria
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Falcone
Nicosia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Falcone
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Falcone
Garner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Trevino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Candelaria
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson hits a popup towards third. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Candelaria
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Candelaria
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Falcone vs. Candelaria
Falcone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stearns scores. There goes Flynn trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Falcone
Candelaria strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Falcone
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Falcone
There goes Moreno. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Falcone
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Candelaria
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Candelaria
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Candelaria
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Candelaria
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Candelaria
Stearns strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Falcone
Parker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Parker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Falcone
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Falcone
Lacy hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Falcone
Nicosia hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Falcone
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Candelaria
Trevino is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Candelaria
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Falcone
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Falcone
Candelaria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Falcone
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Falcone
Foli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. Candelaria
Falcone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Candelaria
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Candelaria
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Candelaria
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Falcone
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Falcone
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Falcone
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Candelaria
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Candelaria
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Candelaria
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Falcone
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Falcone
Berra hits a line drive towards third. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Falcone
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Candelaria
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flynn for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Candelaria
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Pete Falcone.
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Candelaria
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Orosco
Jesse Orosco now pitching.
Candelaria hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Orosco
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Orosco
Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Candelaria
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Candelaria
Youngblood hits a line drive towards third. Berra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Candelaria
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Whitson
Ed Whitson now pitching.
Stearns takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Whitson
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to third. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazzilli vs. Jackson
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Alex Trevino. Grant Jackson now pitching.
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Allen
John Stearns now catching. Willie Montanez now playing first base. Skip Lockwood now pitching. Neil Allen now pitching.
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Allen
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Allen
John Milner pinch hits for Lee Lacy.
Milner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicosia vs. Allen
Nicosia takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Allen
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Milner scores. Nicosia moves to third. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garner vs. Allen
Garner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Allen
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. Nicosia scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moreno vs. Allen
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Jackson
John Milner now playing first base. Bill Robinson now playing left field.
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Jackson
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Jackson
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Jackson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1979 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 5 0 2 0 Taveras F, ss 5 0 0 0
Foli T, ss 4 1 1 0 Maddox E, cf 5 0 1 0
Parker D, rf 4 1 1 0 Youngblood J, rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson B, 1b-lf 4 2 3 3 Hebner R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Lacy L, lf 3 0 0 0 Stearns J, 1b-c 2 1 1 0
Milner J, ph-1b 0 1 0 0 Henderson S, lf 3 0 0 0
Nicosia S, c 3 1 0 0 Trevino A, c 3 0 0 0
Berra D, 3b 4 0 1 2 Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 0 0
Garner P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0
Candelaria J, p 3 0 1 0 Allen N, p 0 0 0 0
Whitson E, p 0 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson G, p 1 0 0 1 Falcone P, p 2 0 2 1
Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0
Orosco J, p 0 0 0 0
Montanez W, 1b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 9 6 34 1 7 1
Pittsburgh 100 200 003 -- 6
New York 010 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria J (W) 7.2 6 1 1 2 7
Whitson E* 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Jackson G (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone P (L) 7.0 7 3 3 0 2
Orosco J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Lockwood S 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Allen N 1.0 2 3 3 3 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Berra D
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, New York 10
2B -- Parker D, Robinson B
HR -- Robinson B
SB -- Foli T, Youngblood J
CS -- Moreno O
T -- 2:28
A -- 10619
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