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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 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 May 15, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Robinson |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,097 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Ron Hutson 2B: Bob Beck 3B: Harry Smail |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Craig Swan | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 15, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Robinson
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Robinson
Hebner takes first base on ball four. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Robinson
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montanez vs. Robinson
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Swan
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Swan
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Swan
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Swan
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Swan
Milner hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Robinson
Stearns hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Robinson
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Robinson
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swan
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Swan
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Swan
Stennett strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Swan
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Robinson
Swan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Robinson
Taveras is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Robinson
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Robinson
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Swan
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Robinson
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Robinson
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Robinson
Youngblood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Robinson
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flynn for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Swan
Milner hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Swan
Garner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Robinson
Swan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Robinson
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Robinson
There goes Taveras. The throw from Ott and he is out, Foli applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Robinson
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Robinson
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Robinson
Montanez takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to third. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson 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
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Swan
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Swan
Robinson bunts towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Flynn covering, for the out. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Swan
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. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foli vs. Swan
Foli hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Robinson
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Robinson
Youngblood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Robinson
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swan vs. Robinson
Swan hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Swan
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Swan
Stargell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Swan
Milner hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Robinson
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Robinson
Hebner hits a line drive towards first. Stargell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Robinson
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Robinson
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Swan
Ott 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 -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Swan
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Swan
Stennett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Tekulve
Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Tekulve
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Youngblood steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Tekulve
Flynn strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swan vs. Tekulve
Swan hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Swan
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Kent Tekulve.
Sanguillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Swan
Moreno hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Swan
Foli hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jackson, and towards Foli, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Jackson
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Jackson
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Jackson
Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Lee Mazzilli.
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Jackson
Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Swan
Elliott Maddox now playing center field.
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 -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Swan
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Swan
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Milner reaches second base with a double. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garner vs. Lockwood
Garner is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1979 -- New York at Pittsburgh (N)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 4 0 0 0 Moreno O, cf 4 0 0 0
Hebner R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Foli T, ss 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli L, cf 3 1 1 0 Parker D, rf 4 0 1 0
Maddox E, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Montanez W, 1b 4 0 2 1 Milner J, lf 4 0 1 0
Henderson S, lf 5 0 0 0 Ott E, c 4 0 1 0
Stearns J, c 3 1 1 0 Garner P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Youngblood J, rf 3 1 2 2 Stennett R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Flynn D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Robinson D, p 1 0 0 0
Swan C, p 3 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 6 3 32 0 6 0
New York 000 200 100 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Swan C (W) 8.1 6 0 0 1 5
Lockwood S (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D (L) 7.0 4 3 3 9 4
Tekulve K 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Jackson G 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 11, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Mazzilli L, Milner J
HR -- Youngblood J
SB -- Youngblood J
CS -- Taveras F
SH -- Robinson D
T -- 2:39
A -- 6097
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