Willie Stargell drove in two runs with a homer and single to enable the Pirates to defeat the Mets, 3-1, for their first victory over Tom Seaver since September 14, 1968. Seaver had beaten the Bucs six straight times.

Dave Cash walked in the first inning, Stargell was hit by a pitch and Manny Sanguillen singled for the Pirates' initial run. Stargell hit his homer in the fourth. After the Mets picked up their run off Dock Ellis in the seventh on a double by Dave Schneck and single by Wayne Garrett, the Pirates added their last tally off Tug McGraw in the eighth on a single by Vic Davalillo, a wild pitch and Stargell's single. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, July      28, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0
Pirates      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .243      Clines cf,rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .343
Fregosi 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .233      Cash 2b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .266
Marshall rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Davalillo rf,lf       4   1   1   0     0   0   .346
Schneck cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Stargell 1b           3   1   2   2     0   1   .302
Jones lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .272        Oliver cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   1   .324
Garrett 2b            3   0   2   1     0   1   .216      Hebner 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .294
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Robertson lf,1b       3   0   0   0     1   2   .175
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .151      J. Hernandez ss       3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Ellis p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .108
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   7             Totals               28   3   6   3     5   8

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 39,035
Left on Base: Mets 5, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 3
Errors: J. Hernandez
Doubles: Schneck (3)
Home Runs: Stargell (21)
Caught Stealing: Clines (3)
GIDP: Kranepool 2 (9), Marshall (4)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (1,by Seaver)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(12-8)          7     4   2   2   4   8   1  29   3.13
McGraw                  1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.12
Totals                  8     6   3   3   5   8   1  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(9-4)            9     7   1   1   1   7   0  33   2.91
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   7   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Seaver (4)
Wild Pitches: McGraw (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


METS 1ST: Martinez singled to right; Fregosi grounded out (third
to first) [Martinez to second]; Marshall grounded out (third to
first) [Martinez to third]; Schneck grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
walked; Davalillo flied out to center; Stargell was hit by a
pitch [Cash to second]; Sanguillen singled to right [Cash
scored, Stargell to second]; Hebner popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 2ND: Jones struck out; Kranepool walked; Garrett singled to
right [Kranepool to second]; Dyer flied out to center; Seaver
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson struck out; J. Hernandez flied to right
in foul territory; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 1.

METS 3RD: Martinez popped to second; Fregosi struck out;
Marshall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines singled to right; Clines was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Cash grounded out (second to first);
Davalillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 4TH: Schneck grounded out (first unassisted); Jones reached
on an error by J. Hernandez [Jones to first]; Kranepool grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jones out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell homered; Sanguillen struck out; Hebner
walked; Robertson walked [Hebner to second]; J. Hernandez struck
out; Ellis singled to center [Hebner to third, Robertson to
second]; Clines struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: Garrett struck out; Dyer flied out to right; Seaver
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Cash popped to right; Davalillo grounded out
(second to first); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: Martinez singled to left; Fregosi forced Martinez
(shortstop to second); Marshall grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Hebner grounded out
(first to pitcher); Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 2.

METS 7TH: Schneck doubled to right; Jones singled to third
[Schneck stayed at second]; Kranepool grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Schneck to third, Jones out
at second]; Garrett singled to left [Schneck scored]; Dyer lined
to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: J. Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines walked; Cash
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 8TH: MILNER BATTED FOR SEAVER; Milner was called out on
strikes; Martinez grounded out (third to first); Fregosi struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Davalillo
singled to right; McGraw threw a wild pitch [Davalillo to
second]; Stargell singled to center [Davalillo scored, Stargell
out at second (center to pitcher to second)]; Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner walked; Robertson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 3.

METS 9TH: OLIVER REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING CF); DAVALILLO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ROBERTSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Marshall
popped to second; Schneck grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones
singled to right; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.