Willie Mays drove in three runs with a double and John Milner followed with a homer in a second-inning burst that carried the Mets to a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. Singles by Jim Fregosi and George Stone around a walk to Ron Hodges loaded the bases and set the stage for Mays' double. Then, after two out, Milner hit his homer.

The Pirates came back with three runs in their half on a homer by Richie Zisk, a walk, single by Rennie Stennett, a sacrifice and double by Gene Clines. Stone then checked the Pirates until giving up an unearned run in the ninth on a two-base error by Fregosi and two-out single by Clines. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Friday, June      22, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Pirates      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               5   1   1   3     0   0   .139      Clines rf             4   0   2   3     1   0   .316
  Hahn cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .348      Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Oliver cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .287
Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .281      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .271
Milner 1b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .232      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Kranepool lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Zisk lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .163
  Gosger lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Hebner 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .278
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .216      Stennett ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .235
Fregosi ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .234      Blass p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .421
Hodges c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .278        Rooker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Stone p               4   1   1   0     0   3   .429        Alley ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                            R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .298

Totals               34   5  11   5     4   5             Totals               35   4   8   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 21,129
Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 4
Errors: Fregosi
Doubles: Staub (16), Mays (3), Oliver 2 (11), Clines (4), Stennett (4)
Home Runs: Milner (9), Zisk (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (1)
GIDP: Staub (3), Fregosi (2), Mays (4), Hodges (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(3-2)            9     8   4   3   2   6   1  38   2.08
Totals                  9     8   4   3   2   6   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(3-5)            1.2   7   5   5   2   1   1  14   9.51
Rooker                  5.1   3   0   0   2   3   0  18   2.93
R. Hernandez            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.00
Totals                  9    11   5   5   4   5   1  38

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


METS 1ST: Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan struck
out; Staub doubled to center; Milner singled to shortstop [Staub
to third]; Kranepool walked [Milner to second]; Garrett popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines flied to center; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver doubled to left; Robertson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates
0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi singled to center; Hodges walked [Fregosi to
second]; Stone singled to shortstop [Hodges to second, Fregosi
to third]; Mays doubled to center [Stone scored, Hodges scored,
Fregosi scored]; Millan popped to second; Staub flied to center;
Milner homered [Mays scored]; Kranepool singled to left; ROOKER
REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Garrett struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Zisk
homered; Hebner walked; Stennett singled to center [Hebner to
second]; Rooker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Stennett to second, Hebner to third]; Clines doubled to right
[Stennett scored, Hebner scored]; Cash grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

METS 3RD: Fregosi grounded out (first unassisted); Hodges
grounded out (third to first); Stone was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver doubled to center; Robertson was called out
on strikes; Sanguillen flied to left; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

METS 4TH: Mays flied to center; Millan singled to right; Staub
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett
doubled to left; Rooker struck out; Clines grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

METS 5TH: Milner singled to left; Kranepool flied to left;
Garrett walked [Milner to second]; Fregosi grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garrett out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
flied to center; Robertson singled to left; Sanguillen flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

METS 6TH: Hodges singled to left; Stone struck out; Mays
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hodges out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Zisk flied to center; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); Stennett flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Pirates 3.

METS 7TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
walked; Milner grounded out (second to first) [Staub to second];
Kranepool popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: ALLEY BATTED FOR ROOKER; Alley grounded out (third
to first); Clines walked; Cash popped to second; Oliver struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ALLEY (PITCHING); Garrett flied
to center; Fregosi singled to center; Hodges grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Fregosi out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson was called out on strikes; Sanguillen
grounded out (third to first); Zisk flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

METS 9TH: Stone was called out on strikes; Mays popped to
second; Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: GOSGER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING LF); HAHN
REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); Hebner grounded out (first to
pitcher); Stennett reached on an error by Fregosi [Stennett to
second]; STARGELL BATTED FOR R. HERNANDEZ; Stargell struck out;
Clines singled to left [Stennett scored (unearned)]; Cash popped
to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 4.