Jerry Reuss, who has had relatively little success against the Mets during his career, turned against his jinx club and pitched the Pirates to a 4-1 victory. Don Hahn homered for the only run off Reuss, who beat the Mets for only the third time in 11 decisions. The Pirates sent their lefthander on the way to victory with two runs in the first inning. Willie Stargell drove in Al Oliver with a double and scored himself on a single by Richie Zisk. A single by Stargell, double by Zisk and single by Richie Hebner added a run in the third before the final marker counted in the eighth on a double by Hebner, error by Hahn in fielding the ball, and safe bunt by Frank Taveras. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, May       24, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Pirates      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4 11  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .325
Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .314      Clines cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Oliver 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Stargell lf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .277
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Zisk rf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .307
Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Hebner 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .310
Hahn cf               3   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Taveras ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .276
Matlack p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Reuss p               4   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Theodore ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               31   1   6   1     1   1             Totals               34   4  11   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 12,257
Left on Base: Mets 5, Pirates 8
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Hahn
Doubles: Stargell (8), Zisk (5), Hebner (9)
Home Runs: Hahn (3)
Caught Stealing: Clines (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (4)
GIDP: Staub (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(5-2)          7     9   3   3   2   1   0  31   2.12
Miller                  1     2   1   0   0   1   0   5   3.44
Totals                  8    11   4   3   2   2   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(3-3)            9     6   1   1   1   1   1  33   4.71
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   1   1  33

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


METS 1ST: Garrett flied to right; Millan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Staub singled to left; Jones was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Clines flied to right;
Oliver forced Stennett (second to shortstop); Stargell doubled
to center [Oliver scored]; Zisk singled to center [Stargell
scored]; Sanguillen flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 2.

METS 2ND: Milner flied to left; Dyer flied to center; Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Taveras
singled to left; On a bunt Reuss forced Taveras (pitcher to
shortstop); Stennett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 2.

METS 3RD: Hahn singled to left; Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hahn to second]; Garrett flied to left;
Millan flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
grounded out (third to first); Stargell singled to pitcher; Zisk
doubled to left [Stargell to third]; Sanguillen was walked
intentionally; Hebner singled to right [Sanguillen to second,
Zisk to third, Stargell scored]; Taveras popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 3.

METS 4TH: Staub flied to left; Jones walked; Milner grounded out
(first to second to first) [Jones to second]; Dyer flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Reuss flied to left; Stennett flied to left; Clines
walked; Oliver singled to center [Clines to third]; Stargell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Pirates 3.

METS 5TH: Martinez flied to center; Hahn homered; Matlack
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett popped to shortstop;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
popped to second; Hebner flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 6TH: Millan singled to center; Staub forced Millan
(shortstop to second); Jones forced Staub (shortstop to second);
Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras popped to second; Reuss lined to shortstop;
Stennett flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates
3.

METS 7TH: Dyer lined to third; Martinez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hahn flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Clines singled to center; Clines was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Oliver
popped to shortstop; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: THEODORE BATTED FOR MATLACK; Theodore singled to left;
Garrett flied to left; Millan singled to left [Theodore to
second]; Staub grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Zisk struck
out; Sanguillen flied to left; Hebner doubled to center [Hebner
to third (error by Hahn)]; On a bunt Taveras singled to first
[Hebner scored (unearned)]; Reuss forced Taveras (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 4.

METS 9TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Milner grounded
out (second to first); Dyer flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 4.