Roberto Clemente, who had been out of action with a back injury since September 4, doubled home one run and scored another to lead the Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Mets, who fell 3½ games off the pace in the East division race. The second-place Cubs, winners over the Expos, remained 1½ lengths behind the Pirates. Matty Alou singled for the Pirates in the third inning, advanced on an infield out and scored on Clemente's double. Clemente took third on a fumble by Tommie Agee and scored what proved to be the winning run when Willie Stargell singled for the 1,000th hit of his major league career.

The Pirates used five pitchers with the victory going to Luke Walker. The Mets loaded the bases on a single by Donn Clendenon and passes to Ron Swoboda and Joe Foy in the sixth inning, but John Lamb replaced Walker and the only run scored when Jerry Grote grounded into a double play and Bud Harrelson flied out. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 19, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Agee cf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Garrett 2b,3b         3   0   1   0     1   1   .253
Clemente rf           4   1   1   1     0   3   .357        Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stargell lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .266      Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Oliver 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .274      Clendenon 1b          3   1   2   0     1   1   .290
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Swoboda rf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .228
Alley ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .236        Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Foy 3b                0   0   0   0     3   0   .241
Walker p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .150        Shamsky ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .305
  Lamb p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Brunet p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150        Boswell ph,2b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .249
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
                                                            Weis ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .210
                                                          Gentry p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .069
                                                            Marshall ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .258
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
                                                            Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .119

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   7             Totals               28   1   5   0     9   7

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 41,323
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 10
DP: Pirates 4, Mets 3
Errors: Hebner, Agee, Garrett
Doubles: Clemente (21)
Caught Stealing: Hebner (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Swoboda (1)
GIDP: Cash (9), Grote (13), Agee (11), Stanton (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker W(14-6)          5     3   1   1   6   6   0  24   3.28
Lamb                    2.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.08
Brunet                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.33
Giusti                  0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.17
Gibbon SV(3)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.40
Totals                  9     5   1   1   9   7   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(9-9)           7     7   2   2   1   4   0  27   3.68
McGraw                  2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   3.45
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   7   0  34

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PIRATES 1ST: Alou flied to left; Hebner singled to right;
Clemente struck out while Hebner was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
walked; Jones lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Garrett out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell reached on an error by Garrett; Oliver
walked [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen popped to first in foul
territory; Alley struck out; Cash flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon singled to center; Swoboda forced Clendenon
(shortstop to second); Foy walked [Swoboda to second]; Grote
popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrelson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Walker grounded out (third to first); Alou singled
to center; Hebner grounded out (catcher to first) [Alou to
second]; Clemente doubled to center [Alou scored, Clemente to
third (error by Agee)]; Stargell singled to right [Clemente
scored]; Oliver flied to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Gentry walked; Agee reached on an error by Hebner
[Gentry to second]; Garrett was called out on strikes; Jones
lined to right; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied to right; Alley grounded out
(third to first); Cash popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Swoboda singled to right; Foy walked [Swoboda to
second]; Grote flied to left; Harrelson flied to center; Gentry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Walker singled to left; On a bunt Alou singled to
third [Walker to second]; On a bunt Hebner hit into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to third) [Walker out at third, Alou
out at second]; Clemente struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Agee struck out; Garrett grounded out (second to
first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets
0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell flied to center; Oliver grounded out
(first to pitcher); Sanguillen popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Clendenon singled to right; Swoboda walked [Clendenon
to second]; Foy walked [Clendenon to third, Swoboda to second];
LAMB REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Grote grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Swoboda to third, Clendenon
scored (no RBI), Foy out at second]; Harrelson flied to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Alley singled to center; Cash grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Alley out at second];
Lamb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR GENTRY; Marshall walked; Agee
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Marshall out at second]; Garrett singled to right; Jones flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Alou grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hebner struck out; Clemente was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Clendenon walked; Swoboda out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Clendenon to second]; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR
FOY; BRUNET REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Shamsky popped to
shortstop; GIUSTI REPLACED BRUNET (PITCHING); BOSWELL BATTED FOR
GROTE; Boswell walked; SINGLETON BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Singleton
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 1.

PIRATES 9TH: DYER REPLACED SWOBODA (PLAYING C ); SHAMSKY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WEIS
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING SS); GARRETT CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Stargell struck out; Oliver walked; Sanguillen
grounded out (third to first) [Oliver to second]; Alley flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Kranepool flied to
center; Agee singled to center; GIBBON REPLACED GIUSTI
(PITCHING); STANTON BATTED FOR GARRETT; Stanton grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Agee out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.