Tom Seaver, who returned to the Mets' rotation after missing a turn because of an ailing back, settled down after a shaky start and defeated the Pirates, 5-2. After the Mets tallied twice on a walk to Felix Millan, single by John Milner and double by Ed Kranepool in the first inning, Al Oliver singled and Willie Stargell homered in the Pirates' half. The Mets broke away with a run in the third on a single by Milner and Kranepool's second double of the game. Two more runs in the fifth clinched the decision. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      24, 1973 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         2  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .149      Clines rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Hahn pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Millan 2b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .283      Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Staub rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Stargell lf           4   1   1   2     0   2   .296
Milner 1b             5   2   3   0     0   2   .236      Sanguillen c          4   0   2   0     0   1   .286
Kranepool lf          4   1   2   3     0   0   .279      Hebner 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Alley 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .233
  Gosger lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .223      Stennett ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Hodges c              3   0   1   1     1   1   .333      Moose p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .094
Martinez ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .219        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Seaver p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .158        Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davalillo ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .176
                                                            R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .290

Totals               36   5   8   5     4   8             Totals               35   2   8   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 20,984
Left on Base: Mets 9, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 0
Doubles: Kranepool 2 (9), Martinez (4)
Home Runs: Stargell (22)
Hit by Pitch: Martinez (1,by Moose)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(9-4)           9     8   2   2   1   6   1  36   1.97
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   6   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(5-7)            5     8   5   5   3   4   0  28   3.74
Dettore                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.40
R. Hernandez            2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.53
Totals                  9     8   5   5   4   8   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Moose (3)

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


METS 1ST: Mays popped to first; Millan walked; Staub flied to
right; Milner singled to right [Millan to second]; Kranepool
doubled to right [Milner scored, Millan scored]; Garrett walked;
Hodges struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines flied to right; Cash grounded out (shortstop
to first); Oliver singled to right; Stargell homered [Oliver
scored]; Sanguillen singled to center; Hebner flied to center; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

METS 2ND: Martinez doubled to left; Seaver struck out; Mays
flied to center; Millan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson flied to right; Stennett grounded out
(second to first); Moose walked; Clines popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

METS 3RD: ALLEY REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 3B); Staub grounded out
(second to first); Milner singled to right; Kranepool doubled to
left [Milner scored, Kranepool to third (on throw)]; Garrett
popped to third in foul territory; Hodges walked; Martinez was
hit by a pitch [Hodges to second]; Seaver grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Cash flied to right; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); Stargell flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Mays popped to second; Millan grounded out (second to
first); Staub flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Alley popped to
shortstop; Robertson flied to right; Stennett flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: Milner singled to right; Kranepool forced Milner
(first to shortstop); Garrett singled to center [Kranepool to
second]; Hodges singled to center [Garrett to third, Kranepool
scored, Hodges to second (on throw)]; Martinez reached on a
fielder's choice [Hodges to third, Garrett scored]; Seaver was
called out on strikes; Mays popped to first in foul territory; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MOOSE; Gonzalez struck out;
Clines grounded out (second to first); Cash singled to center;
Oliver flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

METS 6TH: DETTORE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Millan grounded
out (third to first); Staub flied to right; Milner struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell struck out; Sanguillen was called out on
strikes; Alley singled to center; Robertson forced Alley (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

METS 7TH: Kranepool flied to center; Garrett popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hodges grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR DETTORE; Davalillo singled to center; Clines forced
Davalillo (shortstop to second); Cash flied to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

METS 8TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Martinez
struck out; Seaver was called out on strikes; Mays walked; HAHN
RAN FOR MAYS; Millan flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Oliver struck
out; Stargell struck out; Sanguillen popped to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

METS 9TH: Staub popped to third; Milner was called out on
strikes; THEODORE BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Theodore grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: GOSGER REPLACED THEODORE (PLAYING LF); Alley flied
to center; Robertson flied to center; Stennett singled to
center; MAY BATTED FOR R. HERNANDEZ; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 2.