For the second time this season, Jon Matlack pitched the Mets to a 1-0 victory over the Pirates in a duel with Nelson Briles. In their previous encounter, Matlack beat Briles in 10 innings July 27. This time, the lone run scored in the ninth. Rusty Staub, playing in his first game with the Mets since hand surgery July 31, singled and took second on a sacrifice by Cleon Jones. After an intentional pass to Ed Kranepool, Duffy Dyer singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Monday, September 18, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .287      Garrett 3b            4   0   3   0     0   1   .227
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .201
Clemente rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .317        Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .111      Staub rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .301
Hebner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Jones cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Robertson 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .189      Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Dyer c                4   0   1   1     0   1   .246
Briles p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .169      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
                                                          Matlack p             2   0   0   0     1   2   .143

Totals               32   0   5   0     3   6             Totals               31   1   7   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 15,622
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Mets 8
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 0
Errors: Stennett
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (2)
GIDP: Staub (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(14-8)          8.1   7   1   1   2   7   0  34   3.25
Totals                  8.1   7   1   1   2   7   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(13-9)         9     5   0   0   3   6   0  35   2.41
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   6   0  35

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Ed Vargo


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to center; Oliver popped to
shortstop; Clemente was called out on strikes; Sanguillen
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett singled to center; Boswell popped to
shortstop; Milner popped to center; Staub singled to left
[Garrett to third]; Jones struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Hebner grounded
out (second to first); Robertson walked; Alley struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Dyer struck
out; Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Briles walked; Stennett forced Briles (shortstop to
second); Oliver forced Stennett (third to second); Clemente
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Garrett singled to
center; Boswell grounded out (second to first) [Garrett to
second]; Milner grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); Hebner singled to right;
Robertson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Staub struck out; Jones grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley popped to center; Briles popped to first;
Stennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Dyer flied out to center; Harrelson flied out to
center; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver struck out; Clemente grounded out (pitcher
to first); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Garrett singled to left; Boswell singled to left
[Garrett to second]; Milner flied out to right; Staub grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Boswell out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk singled to left; Hebner forced Zisk (shortstop
to second); Robertson struck out; Alley flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Kranepool flied
out to center; Dyer reached on an error by Stennett [Dyer to
first]; Harrelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Briles popped to third; Stennett walked; Oliver
flied out to left; Clemente forced Stennett (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Matlack walked; Garrett struck out; Boswell flied out
to center; Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Sanguillen
popped to third in foul territory; Zisk struck out; Hebner
singled to right; Robertson singled to left [Hebner to second];
Alley popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Staub singled to center; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Staub to second]; Kranepool was walked
intentionally; Dyer singled to left [Staub scored, Kranepool to
third (on throw to home), Dyer to second (on throw to home)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.