A four-run rally in the ninth inning brought the Mets a 5-3 victory over the Pirates. Bob Robertson batted in two runs with a homer and sacrifice fly to pace the Pirates to a 3-1 lead before the Mets opened the ninth with singles by Ted Martinez and Don Hahn to chase Jim Rooker. Dave Giusti relieved and retired Ken Boswell. Bud Harrelson grounded out as the runners advanced. Felix Millan then singled, driving them home to tie the score. Giusti walked Rusty Staub and Cleon Jones to load the bases before leaving the game in favor of Ramon Hernandez. John Milner greeted the change with a single, scoring Millan and Staub to provide the Mets' winning margin. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       26, 1974 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  4  -   5 10  1
Pirates      0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Stennett 2b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .324
Millan 2b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .307      Kirkpatrick rf        5   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Staub rf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .273      Hebner 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .296
Jones lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .284      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Milner 1b             3   0   2   2     2   1   .250      Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .306
Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Robertson 1b          2   1   1   2     1   0   .140
Martinez 3b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .250      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Taveras ss            3   1   1   0     1   1   .277
Hahn cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .346      Rooker p              2   0   1   1     1   0   .364
Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .364        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grote ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     5   4             Totals               32   3   7   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 15,573
Left on Base: Mets 11, Pirates 8
DP: Mets 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Jones (8), Oliver (8)
Home Runs: Robertson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Robertson (1)
GIDP: Theodore (3), Sanguillen (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (3,by Rooker), Dyer (1,by Hernandez)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    6     3   3   3   5   2   1  25   4.15
Sadecki W(2-1)          2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   7.16
Parker SV(2)            1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.59
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   3   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  8     8   3   3   3   3   0  35   2.34
Giusti L(1-2)           0.2   1   2   2   2   0   0   5   4.40
Hernandez               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.89
Tekulve                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   4   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Rooker (1), Hernandez (1)
Wild Pitches: Swan (1)

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson struck out; Millan flied to right in foul
territory; Staub singled to center; Jones singled to center
[Staub to second]; Milner walked [Staub to third, Jones to
second]; Dyer flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out; Kirkpatrick popped to third;
Hebner reached on an error by Martinez; Oliver popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Martinez grounded out (second to first); Hahn flied to
center; Swan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk flied to center; Robertson homered; Sanguillen
popped to second; Taveras walked; Swan threw a wild pitch
[Taveras to second]; Rooker singled to center [Taveras scored];
Stennett popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates
2.

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

PIRATES 3RD: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Hebner
walked; Oliver doubled to left [Hebner to third]; Zisk was
walked intentionally; Robertson hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Hebner scored]; Sanguillen flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 3.

METS 4TH: Jones doubled to right; Milner struck out; Dyer
grounded out (second to first) [Jones to third]; Martinez
singled to center [Jones scored]; Hahn flied to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras was called out on strikes; Rooker walked;
Stennett lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rooker
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 5TH: Swan flied to right; Harrelson grounded out (third to
first); Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Kirkpatrick flied to right; Hebner popped to
catcher in foul territory; Oliver flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 6TH: Staub flied to center; Jones was hit by a pitch;
Milner walked [Jones to second]; Dyer struck out; Martinez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Zisk flied to right; Robertson walked; Sanguillen
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 3.

METS 7TH: Hahn singled to left; THEODORE BATTED FOR SWAN;
Theodore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hahn out at second]; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: SADECKI REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rooker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stennett singled to left; Kirkpatrick
singled to right [Stennett to second]; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: Millan flied to right; Staub walked; Jones forced
Staub (shortstop to second); Milner singled to right [Jones to
second]; Dyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk
grounded out (second to first); Robertson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 9TH: Martinez singled to left; Hahn singled to left
[Martinez to second]; GROTE BATTED FOR SADECKI; GIUSTI REPLACED
ROOKER (PITCHING); BOSWELL BATTED FOR GROTE; Boswell flied to
left; Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hahn to second,
Martinez to third]; Millan singled to center [Hahn scored,
Martinez scored, Millan to second (on throw to home)]; Staub was
walked intentionally; Jones walked [Millan to third, Staub to
second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Milner singled to
right [Jones to third, Staub scored, Millan scored]; Dyer was
hit by a pitch [Milner to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); Martinez struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: GARRETT REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING 3B); PARKER
REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Sanguillen struck out (catcher to
first); Taveras singled to first; POPOVICH BATTED FOR TEKULVE;
Popovich flied to center; Stennett singled to second [Taveras to
second]; Kirkpatrick popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Pirates 3.