| The Pirates clinched at least a tie for their third straight Eastern Division title by defeating the Mets, 5-1. Bob Robertson provided the Pirates' big punch, smashing a homer with two men on base in the second inning. As result of the second-place Cubs' loss to the Expos, the Pirates' magic number was reduced to one. [The Sporting News] |
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 1 Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Oliver cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .313 Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .201 Clemente rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .316 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Zisk lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .136 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Sanguillen c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .299 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .305 Strom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robertson 1b 4 1 1 3 0 2 .190 Staub rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .306 Alley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Moose p 1 1 0 0 0 1 .169 Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 32 5 7 5 1 6 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 15,537 Left on Base: Pirates 3, Mets 6 DP: Pirates 1, Mets 1 Errors: Zisk Doubles: Zisk (1), Clemente (18), Staub (11) Home Runs: Robertson (11) Sacrifice Hits: Moose (6) GIDP: Clemente (14), Dyer (7) Hit by Pitch: Moose (1,by Koosman) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moose W(12-8) 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 34 2.99 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 34 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(9-12) 5 6 5 5 1 3 1 22 4.40 Moore 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.40 Frisella 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.61 Strom 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7.43 Totals 9 7 5 5 1 6 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Koosman (6) Wild Pitches: Koosman (8) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out; Oliver flied out to left; Clemente grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Boswell grounded out (second to first); Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Zisk doubled to right; Sanguillen singled to shortstop [Zisk stayed at second]; Hebner flied out to center; Robertson homered [Zisk scored, Sanguillen scored]; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); Moose struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Staub singled to center; Jones forced Staub (shortstop to second); Kranepool singled to left [Jones to second]; Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first) [Jones to third, Kranepool to second]; Harrelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: On a bunt Stennett made an out to catcher; Rennie Stennett called for interference for running into his own batted ball; Oliver singled to center; Clemente grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Koosman grounded out (third to first); Garrett popped to shortstop; Boswell singled to right; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen walked; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to second]; Hebner popped to shortstop; Robertson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Staub doubled to center; Jones flied out to right [Staub to third]; Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher) [Staub scored]; Dyer popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1. PIRATES 5TH: Alley grounded out (pitcher to first); Moose was hit by a pitch; Stennett singled to pitcher [Moose to second]; Oliver flied out to left; Clemente doubled to right [Moose scored, Stennett scored]; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); SUDAKIS BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Sudakis flied out to center; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. PIRATES 6TH: MOORE REPLACED SUDAKIS (PITCHING); Sanguillen flied out to left; Hebner flied out to center; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Milner grounded out (second to first); Staub walked; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. PIRATES 7TH: Alley singled to center; Moose out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Alley to second]; Stennett grounded out (third to first); Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Kranepool reached on an error by Zisk [Kranepool to first]; Dyer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kranepool out at second]; On a bunt Harrelson singled to pitcher; MARSHALL BATTED FOR MOORE; Marshall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. PIRATES 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); MARSHALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Clemente grounded out (second to first); Zisk popped to shortstop; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Garrett flied out to center; Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Beauchamp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. PIRATES 9TH: STROM REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Hebner struck out; Robertson was called out on strikes; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Jones singled to center; Kranepool flied out to center; Dyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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