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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 25, 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 June 25, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Steve Fields 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: John Kibler |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Mike Easler | Left Fielder |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Rennie Stennett | 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 | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Craig Swan | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 25, 1979
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Swan
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Swan
Foli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Foli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Swan
Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foli scores. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Swan
Milner hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easler vs. Swan
Easler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Candelaria
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, 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, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Candelaria
Youngblood hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swan
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Swan
Garner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Swan
Stennett 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: 1--
Candelaria vs. Swan
Candelaria hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Candelaria reaches second base with a double. Garner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Swan
Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Candelaria
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Candelaria
Stearns strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Candelaria
Montanez hits a line drive towards first. Milner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Swan
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Swan
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Swan
Milner hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Candelaria
Flynn hits a line drive towards second base. Stennett makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Stennett. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swan vs. Candelaria
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taveras vs. Candelaria
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Swan
Easler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Easler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Swan
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Swan
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Easler scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Swan
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Candelaria vs. Swan
Candelaria strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moreno vs. Swan
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn misplays the ball. That's an error on Flynn. Garner moves to third. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foli vs. Swan
Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Candelaria
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Candelaria
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Candelaria
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Swan
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Swan covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Swan
Milner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Swan
Easler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Candelaria
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Candelaria
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swan
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Swan
Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Swan
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Candelaria
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Candelaria
Gil Flores pinch hits for Craig Swan.
Flores hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Candelaria
Taveras bunts towards first. Milner fields the ball and throws to Candelaria covering. Safe. Flores moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Candelaria
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Candelaria
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flores scores. Taveras moves to third. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hebner vs. Candelaria
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Twitchell
Wayne Twitchell now pitching.
Candelaria 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: ---
Moreno vs. Twitchell
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: ---
Foli vs. Twitchell
Foli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Candelaria
Stearns bunts towards first. Milner fields the ball and throws to Candelaria covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Candelaria
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Candelaria
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Twitchell
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Twitchell
Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Easler vs. Twitchell
Easler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Milner moves to third. Easler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Twitchell
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garner vs. Twitchell
Garner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milner scores. Easler scores. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Candelaria vs. Twitchell
Candelaria bunts between the mound and first base. Twitchell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Candelaria for the out. Garner moves to third. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moreno vs. Twitchell
There's a wild pitch. Garner scores. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreno vs. Twitchell
Moreno is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foli vs. Twitchell
Foli takes first base on ball four. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parker vs. Glynn
Ed Glynn now pitching. Alex Trevino now playing second base.
Parker is hit by the pitch. Stennett scores. Moreno moves to third. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Milner vs. Glynn
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trevino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Candelaria
Bill Robinson now playing left field.
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Candelaria
Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Allen
Neil Allen now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Allen
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Allen
Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Garner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. Allen
Stennett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Candelaria vs. Allen
Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Candelaria
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Candelaria
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Candelaria
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/25/1979, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 4 0 0 0 Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0
Foli T, ss 4 1 1 0 Maddox E, cf 4 0 0 0
Parker D, rf 3 1 1 2 Youngblood J, rf 4 0 1 1
Milner J, 1b 5 1 1 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Easler M, lf 4 2 2 1 Stearns J, c 4 0 1 0
Robinson B, lf 1 0 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Ott E, c 5 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 3 0 1 0
Garner P, 3b 3 2 2 1 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Stennett R, 2b 4 1 2 2 Glynn E, p 0 0 0 0
Candelaria J, p 4 0 1 1 Allen N, p 0 0 0 0
Swan C, p 1 0 0 0
Flores G, ph 1 1 1 0
Twitchell W, p 0 0 0 0
Trevino A, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 10 7 32 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 110 100 050 -- 8
New York 000 001 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria J (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Swan C (L) 6.0 6 3 3 1 4
Twitchell W 1.2 3 5 5 4 2
Glynn E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Allen N 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Taveras F, Stennett R, Flynn D
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 4
2B -- Foli T, Candelaria J, Easler M, Garner P
SH -- Candelaria J
HBP -- by Glynn E (Parker D)
WP -- Twitchell W
T -- 2:32
A -- 0
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