Roberto Clemente doubled in the fourth inning for the 3,000th hit of his major league career to start the Pirates off to a 5-0 victory over the Mets. After Clemente's historic hit, Richie Zisk walked, Manny Sanguillen singled and Jackie Hernandez tripled for three runs to end Jon Matlack's string of 28 successive innings of scoreless pitching against the Pirates. Two walks and an error by Wayne Garrett added the final pair in the sixth. Dock Ellis pitched the first six innings for the Pirates and Bob Johnson finished. Each allowed only one hit. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1972 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Pirates      0  0  0    3  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Goggin 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .333
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Stennett cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .245      Clemente rf           2   1   1   0     0   1   .312
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Mazeroski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Rauch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davalillo rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .319
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Stargell 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .270      Zisk lf               1   2   0   0     3   0   .188
Fregosi ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Sanguillen c          3   1   1   1     1   0   .297
Schneck cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Pagan 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Dyer c                1   0   0   0     0   1   .233      J. Hernandez ss       3   0   1   2     0   1   .188
  Nolan ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .153
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .135        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .332
  Hahn rf             0   0   0   0     1   0   .118        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               29   0   2   0     3   6             Totals               28   5   6   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 13,117
Left on Base: Mets 5, Pirates 4
DP: Mets 3, Pirates 0
Errors: Garrett
Doubles: Clemente (19)
Triples: J. Hernandez (1)
GIDP: Stennett (16), Pagan (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(14-10)        6     5   5   3   5   5   0  27   2.37
Rauch                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.63
Totals                  8     6   5   3   5   6   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(15-7)           6     1   0   0   2   4   0  21   2.70
Johnson SV(3)           3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   2.98
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   6   0  32

Passed Balls: Dyer (3), Nolan (2)

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


METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (second to pitcher); Boswell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Milner walked; Staub grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Goggin singled to right; Stennett grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Goggin out at
second]; Clemente struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool walked; Fregosi flied out to right; Schneck
flied out to right; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (third to first); Zisk
walked; Sanguillen walked [Zisk to second]; Pagan grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack struck out; Garrett flied out to center;
Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez struck out; Ellis was called out on
strikes; Goggin singled to center; Stennett forced Goggin
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente doubled to left; Roberto Clemente's
3000th and last hit; Dyer allowed a passed ball [Clemente to
third]; Stargell flied out to center; Zisk walked; Sanguillen
singled to left [Clemente scored, Zisk to second]; Pagan struck
out; J. Hernandez tripled to center [Zisk scored, Sanguillen
scored]; Ellis grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 3.

METS 5TH: Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); Schneck
popped to first; NOLAN BATTED FOR DYER; Nolan was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Goggin struck
out; Stennett grounded out (second to first); MAZEROSKI BATTED
FOR CLEMENTE; Mazeroski popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 3.

METS 6TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PLAYING RF); Matlack
struck out; Garrett popped to shortstop; Boswell singled to
right; Milner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell walked; Nolan allowed a passed ball
[Stargell to second]; Zisk walked; Sanguillen reached on an
error by Garrett [Stargell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Zisk
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Sanguillen to second]; Pagan popped
to shortstop; J. Hernandez popped to center; CLINES BATTED FOR
ELLIS; Clines flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 5.

METS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Staub grounded out
(second to first); Kranepool singled to right; Fregosi struck
out; Schneck flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: RAUCH REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); HAHN REPLACED
MATLACK (PLAYING RF); Goggin grounded out (second to first);
Stennett flied out to right; Davalillo struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 5.

METS 8TH: Nolan popped to shortstop; Hahn walked; Garrett popped
to shortstop; Boswell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell singled to right; Zisk lined into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Stargell out at first]; Sanguillen
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 5.

METS 9TH: Milner was called out on strikes; MARSHALL BATTED FOR
RAUCH; Marshall flied out to center; Kranepool popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 5.