The Pirates won the East division championship with a 2-1 victory over the Mets before a record Pittsburgh crowd of 50,469. With three games left to play, the Pirates had a 4½-game lead over the Cubs and 5½ over the Mets, with both runners-up having four games remaining.

The Mets filled the bases three times, twice with none out, but scored only in the first inning. After Tommie Agee was thrown out at the plate for the first out, Donn Clendenon singled to give the Mets their run, but Ken Boswell then bounced into a double play. The Pirates tied the score in the third on an infield hit by Dave Cash, a double by Roberto Clemente and a sacrifice fly by Bob Robertson. Richie Hebner doubled past Clendenon in the fourth and Gene Alley was hit by a pitch. Dock Ellis forced Hebner at third, but matty Alou singled to load the bases and Cash hit a sacrifice fly to plate what proved to be the winning run.

The Mets failed to score with the bases loaded against Ellis in the fifth and were stopped again by Dave Giusti in relief after filling the sacks in the eighth. Boswell, who had played 85 straight errorless games for the Mets at second base, booted a grounder by Al Oliver in the fifth for his first miscue in 389 chances. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1970 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  2
Pirates      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   2   0     1   0   .286      Alou cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .295
Garrett 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Cash 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .311
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Clemente rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .352
Shamsky rf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Oliver lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Clendenon 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .289      Robertson 1b          2   0   1   1     1   0   .288
Boswell 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .326
Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Hebner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .283
  Weis pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Alley ss              3   1   0   0     0   1   .243
  Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .100
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .242        Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
McAndrew p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .148
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Ryan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Marshall ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .253
  Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1  10   1     5   2             Totals               32   2   8   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 50,469
Left on Base: Mets 12, Pirates 12
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Garrett, Boswell, Cash
Doubles: Clemente (22), Hebner (23)
Stolen Bases: Agee (31)
Caught Stealing: Grote (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Robertson (6), Cash (2)
GIDP: Boswell (13), Jones (24)
Hit by Pitch: Alley (3,by McAndrew)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew L(10-13)       5     7   2   2   1   5   0  26   3.48
Ryan                    2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.50
Herbel                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.59
Totals                  8     8   2   2   3   7   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(13-10)          7.1  10   1   1   4   2   0  34   3.21
Giusti SV(26)           1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.00
Totals                  9    10   1   1   5   2   0  40

Hit by Pitch: McAndrew (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Augie Donatelli


METS 1ST: Agee walked; Garrett singled to left [Agee to second];
Jones walked [Agee to third, Garrett to second]; Shamsky forced
Agee (first to catcher) [Garrett to third, Jones to second];
Clendenon singled to left [Garrett scored, Jones to third,
Shamsky to second]; Boswell grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Clendenon out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou popped to shortstop; Cash grounded out (third
to first); Clemente singled to left; Oliver flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Grote reached on an error by Cash; Harrelson flied out
to center; On a bunt McAndrew struck out; Agee grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson reached on an error by Garrett;
Sanguillen singled to center [Robertson to second]; Hebner
struck out; Alley struck out; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Jones popped
to second; Shamsky walked; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alou lined to third; Cash singled to left; Clemente
doubled to center [Cash to third]; Oliver was walked
intentionally; Robertson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cash
scored, Clemente to third]; Sanguillen popped to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

METS 4TH: Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Grote walked;
Grote was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Harrelson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner doubled to right; Alley was hit by a pitch;
Ellis forced Hebner (pitcher to third) [Alley to second]; Alou
singled to right [Alley to third, Ellis to second]; Cash hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Alley scored, Ellis to third]; Clemente
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: McAndrew singled to right; Agee singled to left
[McAndrew to second]; On a bunt Garrett singled to third
[McAndrew to third, Agee to second]; Jones grounded into a
double play (third to catcher to first) [Agee to third, Garrett
to second, McAndrew out at home]; Shamsky flied out to left; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver reached on an error by Boswell; Robertson
singled to center [Oliver to second]; Sanguillen lined to
center; Hebner struck out; Alley forced Oliver (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: Clendenon flied out to left; Boswell singled to
center; Grote forced Boswell (third to second); Harrelson
singled to right [Grote to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
MCANDREW; Kranepool forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: RYAN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Ellis struck
out; Alou grounded out (second to first); Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 7TH: Agee singled to left; Agee stole second; Garrett flied
out to left; Jones flied out to center; Shamsky grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Clemente flied out to right; Oliver struck out;
Robertson walked; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 8TH: Clendenon flied out to center; Boswell singled to
left; Grote singled to left [Boswell to second]; WEIS RAN FOR
GROTE; GIUSTI REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Boswell to third, Weis to second]; MARSHALL
BATTED FOR RYAN; Marshall walked; Agee grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: DYER REPLACED WEIS (PLAYING C ); HERBEL REPLACED
MARSHALL (PITCHING); Hebner singled to left; Alley grounded out
(second to first) [Hebner to second]; Giusti popped to
shortstop; Alou was walked intentionally; Cash grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 9TH: Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Jones flied
to right in foul territory; Shamsky grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.