The Pirates won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-0, behind Jim Rooker's five-hit pitching, but an error by Mario Mendoza proved costly in the second game as the Mets came back to gain a 4-3 victory. Richie Hebner provided the chief batting support for Rooker in the lidlifter, rapping two singles, driving in one run and scoring two.

In the nightcap, the Pirates took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning. Manny Sanguillen batted in two runs with a double and scored himself when Cleon Jones dropped a fly ball by Hebner. In the Mets' sixth, Jerry Grote singled with one out. Jones grounded to Rennie Stennett, who attempted to start a double play with his toss to Mendoza, but the shortstop dropped the ball and both runners were safe. Ed Kranepool followed with a score-tying homer. Grote singled again in the eighth and Jones, making up for his earlier error, doubled to drive in the Mets' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July      30, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  4  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .270      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .243
Clines cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .237      Millan 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .252
Oliver 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .249
Stargell lf           5   0   1   0     0   2   .294      Jones rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Zisk rf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .323      Hahn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Sanguillen c          3   1   2   0     1   0   .281      Theodore lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .196
Hebner 3b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .301      Martinez 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Mendoza ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .244      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .097
Rooker p              2   1   2   0     1   0   .278      Matlack p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Grote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
                                                            Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .115

Totals               36   6  12   4     3   4             Totals               30   0   5   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Mets 7
DP: Pirates 2, Mets 1
Errors: Theodore
Stolen Bases: Millan (3)
Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Mendoza (2)
GIDP: Dyer (3), Martinez (6)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (4,by Rooker)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(7-8)           9     5   0   0   3   5   0  34   3.11
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   5   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(9-8)          5     6   6   5   3   2   0  24   2.77
Aker                    3     3   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.59
Stone                   1     3   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.03
Totals                  9    12   6   5   3   4   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Rooker (3)
Wild Pitches: Matlack (4)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Millan was hit by a pitch [Harrelson
to second]; Milner struck out; Jones flied to right; Hahn walked
[Harrelson to third, Millan to second]; Theodore forced Hahn
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied to center; Zisk singled to right;
Sanguillen walked [Zisk to second]; Hebner singled to right
[Zisk scored, Sanguillen to third]; Mendoza hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Sanguillen scored]; Rooker walked [Hebner to second];
Stennett singled to left [Hebner scored, Rooker scored (error by
Theodore) (unearned) (no RBI), Stennett to second]; Clines
grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Martinez singled to center; Dyer grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Martinez out at second];
Matlack grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver struck out; Stargell grounded out (first to
pitcher); Zisk walked; Sanguillen singled to left [Zisk out at
third (left to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to shortstop; Millan stole second; Milner struck out;
Jones grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to center; Mendoza singled to right
[Hebner to second]; Rooker reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Hebner to third, Mendoza to second]; Matlack
threw a wild pitch [Hebner scored, Mendoza to third, Rooker to
second]; Stennett popped to catcher in foul territory; Clines
grounded out (third to first) [Mendoza scored, Rooker to third];
Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Theodore
struck out; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell was called out on strikes; Zisk grounded
out (first unassisted); Sanguillen popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Dyer flied to center; BOSWELL BATTED FOR MATLACK;
Boswell struck out; Harrelson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 6TH: AKER REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Hebner grounded
out (first unassisted); Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rooker singled to center; Stennett forced Rooker (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Millan singled to right; Milner popped to shortstop;
Jones flied to center; Hahn forced Millan (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
flied to center; Stargell singled to left; Zisk popped to second
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Theodore grounded out (third to first); Martinez
grounded out (third to first); Dyer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Hebner struck out
while Sanguillen was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: GROTE BATTED FOR AKER; Grote grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harrelson walked; Millan popped to third; Milner
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 9TH: STONE REPLACED GROTE (PITCHING); Rooker singled to
center; Stennett flied to right; Clines singled to right [Rooker
to second]; Oliver singled to center [Rooker to third, Clines to
second]; Stargell struck out; Zisk grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Jones popped to third; Hahn singled to left; Theodore
singled to left [Hahn to second]; Martinez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Theodore out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.