Bud Harrelson rapped four straight singles, driving in three runs, and Dave Marshall and Cleon Jones smashed successive homers as the Mets defeated the Pirates, 9-5. Harrelson singled in the fourth before Marshall and Jones connected off Steve Blass to put the Mets ahead, 3-2.

Gary Gentry, who started for the Mets, was ejected from the game in an argument with umpire Shag Crawford over a bunt attempt in the fifth. Tim Foli was on base with a double. Tom Seaver sacrificed, batting for Gentry, and was safe on a fielder's choice. Tommie Agee and Harrelson each singled a run home and Jones drove in another tally with a double. Harrelson added his two other RBIs with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       15, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    3  3  0    2  1  0  -   9 15  2
Pirates      1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   5 11  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   1   3   2     1   1   .301      Cash 2b               5   2   3   1     0   1   .303
  Hahn pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hebner 3b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .280
Harrelson ss          5   2   4   3     0   1   .339      Davalillo rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Marshall rf           5   1   1   2     0   0   .328        Clemente ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Jones lf              5   1   3   2     0   0   .276      Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Kranepool 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Aspromonte 3b         5   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Robertson 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .216
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .337      May c                 2   0   1   0     1   1   .214
Foli 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .275        Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Gentry p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Seaver ph           0   1   0   0     0   0   .150      Alley ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .226
  Sadecki p           2   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Blass p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .077
                                                            Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sanguillen c        2   2   2   1     0   0   .298

Totals               40   9  15   9     1   2             Totals               37   5  11   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 22,042
Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 2, Pirates 2
Errors: Agee, Foli, Davalillo, Alley 2
Doubles: Foli (6), Jones (6), Cash (4), Hebner 2 (7)
Triples: Alley (3)
Home Runs: Marshall (2), Jones (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (3)
GIDP: Grote (3), Aspromonte (4), Oliver (6), Alley (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry                  4     6   2   1   1   3   0  18   2.53
Sadecki W(1-0)          5     5   3   3   1   4   0  21   2.87
Totals                  9    11   5   4   2   7   0  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(3-1)            4     6   5   5   1   2   2  19   4.63
Nelson                  2     5   3   3   0   0   0  10   4.32
Briles                  3     4   1   1   0   0   0  13   3.29
Totals                  9    15   9   9   1   2   2  42

Passed Balls: May (2)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Agee walked; Harrelson was called out on strikes;
Marshall flied out to left; Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash doubled to center; Hebner flied out to center
[Cash to third]; Davalillo reached on an error by Foli [Cash
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Stargell singled to center
[Davalillo to third]; Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 2ND: Kranepool singled to center; Aspromonte flied out to
center; Grote grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Kranepool out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson flied out to center; May walked; Alley
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 3RD: Foli flied out to center; Gentry grounded out (pitcher
to first); Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Blass flied out to right; Cash singled to right;
Hebner doubled to left [Cash scored]; Davalillo grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hebner to third]; Stargell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Harrelson singled to right; Marshall homered
[Harrelson scored]; Jones homered; Kranepool flied out to left;
Aspromonte flied out to center; Grote grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver struck out; Robertson singled to left; May
singled to right [Robertson to second]; Alley was called out on
strikes; Blass struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: Foli doubled to left; SEAVER BATTED FOR GENTRY; Seaver
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Foli to
third]; Gary Gentry ejected by HP umpire Shag Crawford;
Agee singled to right [Seaver to third, Foli scored]; NELSON
REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Harrelson singled to right [Agee out
at third (right to shortstop to first to second to third),
Seaver scored]; May allowed a passed ball [Harrelson to second];
Marshall flied out to center; Jones doubled to right [Harrelson
scored, Jones to third (error by Davalillo)]; Kranepool popped
to third in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: SADECKI REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Cash grounded
out (third to first); Hebner popped to third; Davalillo was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Oliver
popped to shortstop; Robertson walked; May was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 2.

METS 7TH: Sadecki singled to right; Agee singled to left
[Sadecki to third (error by Alley), Agee to second]; Harrelson
singled to right [Agee scored, Sadecki scored]; BRILES REPLACED
MAY (PITCHING); SANGUILLEN REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING C );
Marshall flied out to left; Jones popped to second; Kranepool
reached on an error by Alley [Harrelson to second]; Aspromonte
popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
8, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Alley grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen
singled to center [Sanguillen to second (error by Agee)]; Cash
singled [Sanguillen scored]; Hebner flied out to right;
Davalillo flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8,
Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: Grote flied out to center; Foli singled to left;
Sadecki grounded out (catcher to first) [Foli to second]; Agee
singled to left [Foli scored]; HAHN RAN FOR AGEE; Harrelson
singled to left [Hahn to second]; Marshall grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 9, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Stargell grounded
out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Pirates 3.

METS 9TH: Jones singled to center; Kranepool popped to third in
foul territory; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 9, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: CLINES BATTED FOR BRILES; Clines popped to first;
Alley tripled to center; Sanguillen singled to left [Alley
scored]; Cash struck out; Hebner doubled to right [Sanguillen
scored]; CLEMENTE BATTED FOR DAVALILLO; Clemente popped to
third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Pirates 5.