While the Mets were executing an unusual double play in the ninth inning, Dave Cash alertly took advantage of the situation to score and give the Pirates a 2-1 victory. The Pirates began the inning by loading the bases on singles by Gene Clines and Al Oliver around a pass to Cash. Bob Robertson then grounded to Felix Millan, who threw home to force Clines.

Duffy Dyer, trying to double Robertson, pegged wildly into right field. Rusty Staub, grabbing the ball on the fly, threw to second, where Oliver had overrun the bag. Jim Fregosi tagged out Oliver, but Cash, who had advanced to third on Robertson's grounder, broke for the plate and beat Fregosi's throw to Dyer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      21, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .135      Clines rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .308
  Gosger lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Oliver cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .283
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   1     0   0   .289
Fregosi ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .224      Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .156
Hahn lf,cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .348      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Martinez 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Stennett ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .154      Walker p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .118
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .118
  Beauchamp ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .296
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               32   1   6   0     2   9             Totals               29   2   6   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 10,099
Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 3
DP: Mets 3, Pirates 2
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: Mays (2), Sanguillen (12)
Triples: Beauchamp (1)
GIDP: Milner (5), Millan (5), Cash (5), Clines (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 7     5   1   1   0   6   0  24   2.54
Capra L(0-1)            1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   4.76
McGraw                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.70
Totals                  8.2   6   2   2   2   7   0  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker W(3-5)           9     6   1   1   2   9   0  34   3.75
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   9   0  34

Wild Pitches: Capra (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale


METS 1ST: Mays walked; Millan forced Mays (third to second);
Staub flied to right; Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to center; Cash grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clines out at
second]; Oliver singled to center; Robertson flied to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi flied to center; Hahn was called out on
strikes; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Zisk flied to right; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer struck out; Koosman was called out on strikes;
Mays doubled to center; Millan flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett singled to third; On a bunt Walker struck
out; Clines grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Staub singled to left; Milner grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second];
Fregosi reached on an error by Hebner; Hahn singled to third
[Fregosi to second]; Martinez flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Dyer singled to center; On a bunt Koosman struck out;
Mays popped to first in foul territory; Millan forced Dyer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen popped to shortstop; Zisk was called out
on strikes; Hebner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: Staub struck out; Milner flied to center; Fregosi
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett popped to shortstop; Walker struck out;
Clines was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: Hahn flied to right; Martinez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Dyer lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled
to center; Robertson struck out; Sanguillen doubled to center
[Oliver scored]; Mets Manager Yogi Berra ejected by HP umpire
Tom Gorman; Zisk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 1.

METS 8TH: BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Beauchamp tripled to
center; Mays walked; Millan grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Beauchamp scored (no RBI), Mays out at
second]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: CAPRA REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); GOSGER
REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING LF); HAHN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett grounded out
(third to first); Walker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Pirates 1.

METS 9TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Fregosi struck
out; Hahn singled to shortstop; Martinez flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Clines walked; Capra threw a wild pitch [Clines to
second]; Cash singled to center [Clines to third]; Oliver was
walked intentionally [Cash to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED CAPRA
(PITCHING); Robertson hit into a double play (second to catcher)
[Oliver out at second (right to shortstop), Cash scored (no
RBI), Clines out at home]; Gene Clines slid into catcher
Duffy Dyer, causing throw to 1B to sail RF; Rusty Staub
retrieved the ball and threw to Jim Fregosi, who tagged Al
Oliver, who had rounded 2B too far; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 2.