Mets @ Pirates
September 20, 1980

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Top 11 R H E
Mets 6 11 0
Pirates 6 10 2
Top 11 R H E
Mets 6 11 0
Pirates 6 10 2

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .339
OBP .750 .424
At Bats 3 56
Hits 2 19
• Singles 2 18
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 9

Kent Tekulve Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 10 20
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Three Rivers Stadium - September 20, 1980
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Kent Tekulve
Ed Ott
John Milner
Phil Garner
Bill Madlock
Dale Berra
Lee Lacy
Omar Moreno
Mike Easler
Wally Backman
Mookie Wilson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Backman takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Easler who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 11 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Ott fires to second and picks off Taveras for the out.
Top 11 Frank Taveras pinch runs for Doug Flynn. Jose Moreno pinch hits for Neil Allen. There goes Taveras. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 11 Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Easler strikes out.
Bottom 10 Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Tekulve covering, for the out.
Top 10 Trevino strikes out.
Top 10 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 There goes Moreno. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Backman applying the tag.
Bottom 9 Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander scores.
Bottom 9 Matt Alexander pinch runs for Bill Robinson. There goes Alexander. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Alexander steals second.
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Bill Robinson pinch hits for Grant Jackson. Neil Allen now pitching. There goes Garner. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Flynn applying the tag.
Bottom 9 Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mazzilli hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out.
Bottom 8 Milner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Madlock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Easler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reardon is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Grant Jackson now pitching. Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mazzilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out.
Bottom 7 Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Enrique Romo. Bevacqua 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 7 Elliott Maddox now playing right field. Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out. Almon moves to third.
Top 7 Bill Almon pinch runs for Mike Jorgensen. Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Almon moves to second.
Top 7 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson scores. Mazzilli moves to third.
Top 7 Romo fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Romo. Wilson moves to third. Mazzilli moves to second.
Top 7 Mazzilli is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Backman bunts towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out. Wilson moves to second.
Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra scores. Easler moves to third.
Bottom 6 Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berra moves to third.
Bottom 6 Easler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeff Reardon now pitching. Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dan Norman pinch hits for Scott Holman. Enrique Romo now pitching. Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jorgensen scores. Henderson scores. Brooks moves to second.
Top 6 Brooks is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. Jorgensen moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Top 6 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jorgensen moves to second.
Top 6 Jorgensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moreno strikes out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mazzilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Scott Holman now pitching. Garner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mazzilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garner for the out.
Top 5 There goes Backman. The throw from Ott and he is out, Berra applying the tag.
Top 5 Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flynn scores.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to third.
Top 5 Jerry Morales pinch hits for Pat Zachry. Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brooks tags and scores.
Top 5 Flynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Easler. Flynn reaches second base with a double. Brooks moves to third.
Top 5 Lee Lacy now playing left field. Mike Easler now playing right field. Brooks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ott strikes out.
Bottom 4 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Madlock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jorgensen. Madlock reaches second base with a double. Easler scores.
Bottom 4 Easler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Easler reaches second base with a double. Moreno scores.
Bottom 4 Parker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Moreno. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Bottom 4 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Trevino strikes out.
Top 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Backman moves to second.
Top 4 Mazzilli strikes out.
Top 4 Backman is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Garner. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Backman applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mazzilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out.
Top 3 Zachry bunts towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second.
Top 3 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner juggles the ball. That's an error on Milner.
Top 3 Dale Berra now playing shortstop. Brooks strikes out.
Bottom 2 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 2 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Easler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mazzilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easler for the out.
Top 2 Trevino hits a fly ball into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Henderson. The throw from Ott and he is out, Foli applying the tag.
Top 2 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Backman. The throw from Ott and he is out, Foli applying the tag.
Top 1 Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Ott and he is out, Garner applying the tag.
Top 1 Wilson takes first base on ball four.