Willie Stargell threw out a man at the plate in the eighth inning and then singled a run home to enable the Pirates to strengthen their East division lead with a 4-3 victory over the Mets. The Cubs, who lost to the Phillies, and the Mets dropped 3½ games behind the Pirates. Matty Alou, who hit a triple and two singles, and relievers Mudcat Grant and Joe Gibbon also were Pirate heroes. Alou's triple and a double by Dave Cash produced a run in the first inning and another followed for the Pirates in the fourth on a triple by Manny Sanguillen and an infield out by Stargell. Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumMets 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 9 0 Pirates 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 x - 4 10 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Agee cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .282 Alou cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .296 Garrett 3b 1 0 0 1 3 0 .253 Cash 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .313 Foy ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Clemente rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .350 Jones lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Sanguillen c 4 2 3 0 0 0 .329 Shamsky rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .296 Robertson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284 Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Stargell lf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .263 Boswell 2b 2 1 2 0 2 0 .258 Pagan 3b 2 0 2 0 1 0 .265 Grote c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Jeter pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 Singleton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Hebner 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Dyer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Alley ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Harrelson ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .242 Moose p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .090 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Marshall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Grant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Oliver ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Kranepool ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .159 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .464 Gaspar pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chance p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Swoboda ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228 Totals 31 3 9 3 9 5 Totals 31 4 10 4 3 4 Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 41,484 Left on Base: Mets 10, Pirates 7 DP: Mets 2, Pirates 4 Doubles: Agee (30), Cash (7) Triples: Alou (8), Sanguillen (9) Caught Stealing: Agee (15), Stargell (1) Sacrifice Hits: Alley (2) GIDP: Grote (14), Jones 2 (23), Sanguillen (15), Robertson (8) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 17 3.24 Frisella 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.26 Chance L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4.36 McGraw 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 9 3.45 Totals 8 10 4 4 3 4 0 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moose 6 4 2 2 5 2 0 25 3.99 Giusti 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.05 Grant W(1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.76 Lamb 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 7 2.67 Gibbon SV(5) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 4.95 Totals 9 9 3 3 9 5 0 40 Wild Pitches: Chance (1) Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Ed Vargo METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (second to first); Garrett flied to center; Jones walked; Shamsky grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Alou tripled to right; Cash doubled to right [Alou scored]; Clemente walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cash to third, Clemente out at second]; Robertson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 2ND: Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Boswell singled to right; Grote grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boswell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied to center; Pagan singled to right; Alley flied to center; Moose forced Pagan (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Koosman grounded out (second to first); Agee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Alou grounded out (second to first); Cash flied to center; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 4TH: Garrett walked; Jones forced Garrett (second to shortstop); Shamsky struck out; Clendenon popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen tripled to right; Robertson grounded out (third to first); Stargell reached on a fielder's choice [Sanguillen scored]; Stargell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Pagan walked; Alley flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. METS 5TH: Boswell walked; Grote flied to left in foul territory; Harrelson singled to left [Boswell to second]; MARSHALL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Marshall struck out; Agee popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Moose popped to first in foul territory; Alou singled; Cash struck out; Clemente flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. METS 6TH: Garrett walked; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garrett out at second]; Shamsky singled to left; Clendenon forced Shamsky (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen singled to left; Robertson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. METS 7TH: Boswell walked; Grote singled to center [Boswell to third]; GIUSTI REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Harrelson was called out on strikes; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Kranepool singled to right [Grote to second, Boswell scored]; GASPAR RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Agee singled [Gaspar to second, Grote to third]; Garrett walked [Grote scored, Gaspar to third, Agee to second]; GRANT REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Jones grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garrett out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: CHANCE REPLACED GASPAR (PITCHING); Pagan singled to left; JETER RAN FOR PAGAN; Chance threw a wild pitch [Jeter to second]; Alley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jeter to third]; OLIVER BATTED FOR GRANT; MCGRAW REPLACED CHANCE (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR OLIVER; Clines grounded out (second to first); Alou singled to left [Jeter scored]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3. METS 8TH: HEBNER REPLACED JETER (PLAYING 3B); LAMB REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Shamsky grounded out (shortstop to first); Clendenon struck out; Boswell singled to center; SINGLETON BATTED FOR GROTE; Singleton walked [Boswell to second]; Harrelson singled to left [Singleton to second, Boswell out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: DYER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING C ); Clemente grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled to right; Robertson walked [Sanguillen to second]; Stargell singled to right [Robertson to second, Sanguillen scored]; Hebner struck out; Alley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 4. METS 9TH: SWOBODA BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Swoboda walked; Agee doubled to left [Swoboda scored]; GIBBON REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); FOY BATTED FOR GARRETT; Foy walked; Jones flied to right; Shamsky struck out while Agee was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 4. |
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