Willie Stargell smashed his 26th homer, connecting with two on base in the first inning, to start the Pirates off to a 6-2 victory over the Mets. Stargell also batted in another run with a double in the second to raise his RBI total to 72. Roberto Clemente joined in the Pirates' attack with four hits. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      23, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Pirates      3  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   6 15  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Cash 2b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .316
Foli 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Davalillo 1b          5   1   1   0     0   3   .276
Jones lf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .307      Clemente rf           5   1   4   0     0   0   .322
Clendenon 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Stargell lf           5   1   2   4     0   2   .311
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .277
Aspromonte 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Hebner 3b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .307
Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      May c                 3   1   1   1     1   0   .224
Harrelson ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .278      J. Hernandez ss       4   0   0   0     0   1   .189
Gentry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Walker p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .455        Sands ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Weis ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   8   1     1   4             Totals               37   6  15   6     3   9

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 31,225
Left on Base: Mets 5, Pirates 10
DP: Mets 2, Pirates 3
Errors: Jones, Hebner
Doubles: Oliver (13), Stargell (12), Hebner (14)
Triples: Hebner (5)
Home Runs: Jones (5), Stargell (26)
Stolen Bases: Davalillo (6)
Caught Stealing: Clemente (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sadecki (2)
GIDP: Hahn (3), Aspromonte 2 (10), Cash (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(6-5)           1.2   6   4   4   2   2   1  13   2.99
Sadecki                 2.1   3   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.30
McGraw                  2     4   2   2   1   4   0  11   1.99
Taylor                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.40
Totals                  8    15   6   6   3   9   1  40

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker W(3-6)           7     7   2   2   1   3   1  28   3.51
Grant SV(6)             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.70
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   4   1  34

Wild Pitches: McGraw (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Hahn struck out; Foli grounded out (second to first);
Jones homered; Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash walked; Davalillo forced Cash (second to
shortstop); Davalillo stole second; Clemente singled [Davalillo
to third]; Stargell homered [Davalillo scored, Clemente scored];
Oliver doubled to right; Hebner flied out to left; May was
walked intentionally; J. Hernandez flied out to center; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 2ND: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); Dyer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Walker was called out on strikes; Cash singled to
left [Cash to second (error by Jones)]; Davalillo struck out;
Clemente singled [Cash stayed at second]; Stargell doubled to
right [Clemente to third, Cash scored]; SADECKI REPLACED GENTRY
(PITCHING); Oliver struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 4.

METS 3RD: Harrelson singled to left; Sadecki reached on an error
by Hebner on a sacrifice bunt [Harrelson to third]; Hahn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Harrelson scored (no RBI), Sadecki out at second]; Foli singled
to right; Jones singled to right [Foli to second]; Clendenon
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner singled; May flied out to center; J.
Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hebner to second];
Walker lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 4.

METS 4TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte
singled to center; Dyer flied out to right; Harrelson forced
Aspromonte (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Davalillo
singled to right; Clemente singled to right [Davalillo to
second]; Stargell flied out to left; Oliver grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 4.

METS 5TH: WEIS BATTED FOR SADECKI; Weis grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hahn grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: MCGRAW REPLACED WEIS (PITCHING); Hebner tripled to
right; May singled to right [Hebner scored]; J. Hernandez struck
out; Walker walked [May to second]; Cash singled to center
[Walker to second, May scored]; McGraw threw a wild pitch [Cash
to second, Walker to third]; Davalillo was called out on
strikes; Clemente flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 6.

METS 6TH: Jones walked; Clendenon singled to right [Jones to
second]; Singleton struck out; Aspromonte grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Clendenon out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver struck out; Hebner
doubled to right; May popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 6.

METS 7TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
grounded out (third to first); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MCGRAW;
Jorgensen singled to center; Hahn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: TAYLOR REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); J. Hernandez
lined to second; SANDS BATTED FOR WALKER; Sands singled to
right; ELLIS RAN FOR SANDS; Cash grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 6.

METS 8TH: GRANT REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Foli flied out to
left; Jones lined to center; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Davalillo was called out on strikes; Clemente
singled to right; Stargell struck out while Clemente was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 6.

METS 9TH: Singleton singled to center; Aspromonte grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Singleton out at
second]; Dyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 6.