After ceremonies to commemorate their world championship, the Mets disappointed a home-opening crowd of 41,679 by losing to the Pirates, 6-4, on two unearned runs in the 10th inning. The Pirates took a 3-2 lead on a homer by Gene Alley in the seventh, but the Mets went ahead in their half on a single by Cleon Jones with the bases loaded and an error by Bob Robertson handling the ball in left field. Robertson made amends for his bobble by smashing a homer to tie the score in the ninth.

Jerry May walked for the Pirates in the tenth and gave way to Johnny Jeter. Chuck Hartenstein bunted and when Tug McGraw threw wildly in an attempted forceout, Jeter advanced to third and Hartenstein reached second. Matty Alou followed with a single, scoring Jeter. After an intentional pass to Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente and Robertson went out, but Richie Hebner batted for Jose Pagan and singled to plate an insurance run. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 4

Game Played on Tuesday, April 14, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  1    2  -   6  9  1
Mets         0  2  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  -   4  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .320      Agee cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Mazeroski 2b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .167      Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     1   1   .261
Clemente rf           4   0   1   2     1   2   .435      Foy 3b                4   0   1   0     1   1   .115
Robertson lf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Jones lf              3   1   1   1     2   0   .435
  Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Shamsky 1b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .368
Pagan 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Swoboda rf            3   1   1   1     2   0   .227
  Hebner ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Boswell 2b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .333
  Ricketts c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garrett 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alley ss              4   1   2   1     0   1   .125      Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Oliver 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
J. May c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .176        Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Jeter pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Ellis p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Patek ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hartenstein p       1   1   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6   9   6     3   7             Totals               35   4   7   3     7   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 41,679
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 8
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 1
Errors: Robertson, McGraw
Doubles: Mazeroski (1), Harrelson (1)
Triples: Swoboda (1), Grote (1)
Home Runs: Alley (1), Robertson (1)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (1), Foy (2)
GIDP: Robertson (1), Shamsky (2)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (1,by Koosman)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   5     4   2   2   3   2   0  21   1.93
Giusti                  1.1   1   2   1   3   2   0   8   6.75
Garber                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Hartenstein W(1-1)      3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.25
Totals                 10     7   4   3   7   5   0  42

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 7     5   3   3   1   5   1  26   2.08
Taylor                  2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   1.59
McGraw L(0-1)           0     1   2   0   2   0   0   4   0.00
Koonce                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                 10     9   6   4   3   7   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (1)
Balks: Hartenstein (1)

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello


PIRATES 1ST: Alou popped to third; Mazeroski grounded out
(second to first); Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee flied to right; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Foy singled to center; Foy was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson popped to second; Pagan struck out; Alley
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones walked; Shamsky popped to shortstop; Swoboda
tripled to right [Jones scored]; Boswell grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Swoboda scored]; Grote grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver flied to center; J. May popped to first in
foul territory; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Koosman struck out; Agee grounded out (second to
first); Harrelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Mazeroski
doubled to center; Clemente walked; Robertson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clemente out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Foy popped to third in foul territory; Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); Shamsky singled to right; Swoboda
walked [Shamsky to second]; Boswell grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Pagan lined to third; Alley struck out; Oliver
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Grote tripled to right; Koosman flied to center; Agee
grounded out (first unassisted); Harrelson walked; Foy flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 2.

PIRATES 6TH: GARRETT REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); J. May
singled to center; PATEK BATTED FOR ELLIS; Patek struck out;
Alou singled to left [J. May to second]; Mazeroski grounded out
(third to first) [Alou to second, J. May to third]; Clemente
singled to center [Alou scored, J. May scored]; Robertson flied
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PATEK (PITCHING); Jones walked;
Shamsky struck out; Swoboda walked [Jones to second]; Garrett
popped to first in foul territory; Grote popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Pagan popped to catcher in foul territory; Alley
homered; Oliver was hit by a pitch; Oliver was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); J. May popped to shortstop; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Kranepool walked;
MARSHALL RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Agee was called out on strikes;
Harrelson doubled to right [Marshall to third]; GARBER REPLACED
GIUSTI (PITCHING); Foy was walked intentionally; Jones singled
to center [Foy to third, Marshall scored, Harrelson scored
(error by Robertson) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Shamsky grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jones out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 4.

PIRATES 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); STARGELL
BATTED FOR GARBER; Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first);
Alou popped to third; Mazeroski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Swoboda
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); Grote flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Mets 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Clemente popped to catcher in foul territory;
Robertson homered; Pagan flied to center; Alley singled to
right; Oliver flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Mets 4.

METS 9TH: JORGENSEN BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Jorgensen flied to
center; Agee grounded out (second to first); Harrelson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 4.

PIRATES 10TH: MCGRAW REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); J. May
walked; JETER RAN FOR J. MAY; Hartenstein reached on an error by
McGraw [Hartenstein to second, Jeter to third]; Alou singled to
right [Jeter scored (unearned), Hartenstein to third]; Mazeroski
walked [Alou to second]; KOONCE REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING);
Clemente struck out; Robertson flied to right; HEBNER BATTED FOR
PAGAN; Hebner singled to left [Mazeroski to second, Hartenstein
scored (unearned), Alou out at home (left to catcher)]; 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 4.

METS 10TH: JETER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ REPLACED
ROBERTSON (PLAYING 3B); RICKETTS REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING C );
Foy struck out; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Shamsky
singled to right; Hartenstein balked [Shamsky to second];
Swoboda lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 4.

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