After Tom Seaver beat the Pirates for the fourth time this season, posting a 3-0 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, the Mets completed the sweep by winning the nightcap, 5-2. Seaver allowed only four hits and struck out 11. The Mets, who were held to three hits by three Pirate pitchers, scored all their runs without the benefit of a safety. Wayne Garrett walked in the first inning and counted on a sacrifice bunt, wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub. Four walks and a hit batsman forced the other two runs over the plate in the second.

John Milner hit two homers for the Mets in the nightcap and Ken Boswell batted in two runs a with pair of singles. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, August    1, 1973 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Mets         1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  3  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Garrett 3b            2   1   0   1     2   0   .247
Parker cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Millan 2b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .310
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Staub rf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .271
Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .287      Jones cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Milner lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .235
Zisk rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     0   2   .247      Harrelson ss          2   1   1   0     1   0   .261
Blass p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .455      Seaver p              2   0   1   0     1   1   .169
  Johnson p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .276
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     0  11             Totals               24   3   3   3     6   1

Time of Game: 1:44
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Mets 6
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 0
Doubles: Oliver (18), Zisk (9), Stargell (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (3)
Hit by Pitch: Parker (1,by Seaver), Millan (1,by Blass)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(3-7)            1.2   0   3   3   5   0   0  11  10.40
Johnson                 5.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  19   3.79
Lamb                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.87
Totals                  8     3   3   3   6   1   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(13-5)          9     4   0   0   0  11   0  32   1.87
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0  11   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Blass (9), Seaver (3)
Wild Pitches: Blass (9)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett was called out on strikes; Parker struck
out; Oliver doubled to right; Stargell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Garrett to second]; Blass threw a wild pitch
[Garrett to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garrett
scored]; Jones flied to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner flied to center; Zisk doubled to left; May
struck out; Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Milner walked; Kranepool popped to shortstop; Grote
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Milner to second]; Harrelson
walked; Seaver walked [Milner to third, Harrelson to second];
Garrett walked [Milner scored, Harrelson to third, Seaver to
second]; Millan was hit by a pitch [Harrelson scored, Seaver to
third, Garrett to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING);
Staub flied to left; 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Johnson struck out; Stennett grounded out (third to
first); Parker was hit by a pitch; Oliver flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Jones flied to center; Milner flied to left; Kranepool
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied to center; Hebner flied to left;
Zisk flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Grote flied to left; Harrelson singled to right; On a
bunt Seaver singled [Harrelson to second]; Garrett flied to
left; Millan singled to left [Seaver to second, Harrelson out at
home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets
3.

PIRATES 5TH: May grounded out (second to pitcher); Maxvill
singled to right; Johnson was called out on strikes; Stennett
forced Maxvill (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Staub walked; Jones flied to center [Staub to second];
Milner grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to third];
Kranepool flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Oliver
popped to third in foul territory; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Grote flied to center; Harrelson grounded out (third
to first); Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner flied to center; Zisk grounded out (first
unassisted); May flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Garrett flied to center; Millan flied to left; Staub
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Mets 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Maxvill was called out on strikes; CASH BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Cash struck out; Stennett grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: LAMB REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (first unassisted);
Kranepool flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets
3.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker popped to third in foul territory; Oliver
struck out; Stargell doubled to center; Hebner grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.