The relief pitching of Tug McGraw enabled the Mets to defeat the Pirates, 4-3, but the victory proved costly when Jerry Grote was hit by a pitch by Ramon Hernandez in the seventh inning and suffered a fracture of his right forearm. Cleon Jones and Rusty Staub also were hit by pitches. Staub was forced to leave the game, but X-rays showed he escaped injury.

The Mets' first two runs in the opening inning were unearned on errors by Manny Sanguillen and Rennie Stennett. Jones was hit by a pitch by Dock Ellis in the fifth and counted on singles by Ed Kranepool and Jim Gosger. Staub was tagged by Hernandez to open the seventh. After a sacrifice, Gosger walked. Grote was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Bud Harrelson walked to force in what proved to be the deciding run. McGraw, after relieving Harry Parker, induced Milt May to ground into a double play with the bases loaded in the seventh and put down another bases-loaded threat in the ninth by grabbing a grounder by May and making an unassisted putout at first. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Friday, May       11, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  2
Pirates      1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   1   0   0     1   1   .213      Davalillo 1b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .182
Millan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Sanguillen rf         5   1   1   0     0   0   .339
Jones lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Oliver cf             5   2   3   1     0   1   .333
Staub rf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .196      Stargell lf           4   0   2   1     1   2   .345
  Martinez pr,cf      1   1   0   0     0   1   .214        J. Hernandez pr     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Hebner 3b             2   0   1   1     3   0   .281
Gosger cf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .269      May c                 5   0   1   0     0   0   .290
  Beauchamp ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .364      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .215
  Dyer c              1   0   1   0     0   0   .130      Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Ellis p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .056
  Theodore pr,rf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .276        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Harrelson ss          2   0   1   1     3   1   .247        R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parker p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .182        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               34   4   9   3     6   7             Totals               37   3  10   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 17,564
Left on Base: Mets 14, Pirates 12
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Millan, Grote, Sanguillen 2, Stennett
Doubles: Stennett (1), Sanguillen (6), Stargell 2 (5)
Home Runs: Oliver (7)
Stolen Bases: Oliver (1)
Caught Stealing: Dyer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Parker (2), Kranepool (1)
GIDP: May (4)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (1,by Ellis), Staub (1,by R. Hernandez), Grote (1,by R. Hernandez)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker W(3-0)           6.1   9   3   3   3   5   1  31   2.30
McGraw SV(6)            2.2   1   0   0   2   1   0  11   5.09
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   6   1  42

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(3-3)            6     7   3   1   3   4   0  30   3.48
R. Hernandez            2     0   1   1   2   3   0  10   6.75
Giusti                  1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.76
Totals                  9     9   4   2   6   7   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Ellis (2), R. Hernandez 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan singled to center [Garrett to
second]; Jones reached on an error by Stennett [Jones to second
(error by Sanguillen), Millan to third, Garrett scored
(unearned)]; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first) [Millan
scored (unearned), Jones to third]; Kranepool struck out; Gosger
popped to shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
popped to shortstop; Oliver homered; Stargell was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 1.

METS 2ND: Grote struck out; Harrelson struck out; Parker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner walked; May lined to right; Stennett doubled
to right [Hebner to third]; Alley was called out on strikes;
Ellis walked; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 1.

METS 3RD: Garrett flied to right; Millan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jones singled to left; Staub walked [Jones to
second]; Kranepool flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oliver singled to center; Oliver stole second [Oliver to third
(error by Grote)]; Stargell struck out; Hebner singled to right
[Oliver scored]; May flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Gosger singled to right; Grote forced Gosger (second
to shortstop); Harrelson singled to right [Grote to second];
Parker out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Harrelson to
second, Grote to third]; Garrett flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett popped to shortstop; Alley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ellis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Jones was hit by
a pitch; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Kranepool
singled to center [Jones to second]; Gosger singled to center
[Kranepool to third, Jones scored]; Grote grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Jerry
Grote hit by Vic Davalillo foul ball; 5 minute delay; later
diagnosed as broken arm, out six weeks; Sanguillen doubled
to center; Oliver struck out; Stargell walked; Hebner flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: Harrelson walked; Parker forced Harrelson (first to
shortstop); Garrett flied to right; Millan singled to right
[Parker to third, Millan to second (error by Sanguillen)]; Jones
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: May singled to center; Stennett grounded out
(second to first) [May to second]; Alley grounded out (third to
first); CLINES BATTED FOR ELLIS; Clines grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 2.

METS 7TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Staub was hit
by a pitch; MARTINEZ RAN FOR STAUB; Kranepool out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Martinez to second]; BEAUCHAMP BATTED
FOR GOSGER; Beauchamp was walked intentionally; Grote was hit by
a pitch [Martinez to third, Beauchamp to second]; THEODORE RAN
FOR GROTE; Harrelson walked [Martinez scored, Beauchamp to
third, Theodore to second]; Parker struck out; Garrett struck
out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THEODORE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DYER REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING C
); On a bunt Davalillo singled; Sanguillen forced Davalillo
(shortstop to second); Oliver singled to center [Sanguillen to
second]; Stargell doubled to center [Oliver to third, Sanguillen
scored]; MCGRAW REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Hebner was walked
intentionally; May grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones flied
to left; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Alley
grounded out (second to first); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR R.
HERNANDEZ; Gonzalez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
4, Pirates 3.

METS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Dyer singled to center; Dyer was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Theodore singled to
shortstop; Harrelson walked [Theodore to second]; McGraw
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Davalillo struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first); Oliver reached on an error by Millan;
Stargell doubled to right [Oliver to third]; J. HERNANDEZ RAN
FOR STARGELL; Hebner was walked intentionally; May grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 3.