Two errors in the 11th inning enabled the Pirates to score an unearned run for a 9-8 victory over the Mets. Gene Clines reached first on a miscue by Bud Harrelson to open the 11th. When Ed Kirkpatrick bunted, Tug McGraw fielded the ball but threw too late to second and both runners were safe. Mario Mendoza followed with another bunt and this time McGraw threw wildly to third, allowing Clines to score the Pirates' winning run.

The Mets, who had a homer by John Milner, held an 8-5 lead before the Pirates rallied for three runs to tie the score in the ninth on singles by Clines and Kirkpatrick, double by Richie Zisk and single by Manny Sanguillen. Rennie Stennett had accounted for three earlier runs with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Mets 8

Game Played on Tuesday, August 6, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 - 8 15 3 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 - 9 13 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrelson ss 5 1 2 0 1 0 .249 Stennett 2b 6 1 3 3 0 0 .265 Millan 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Clines cf 5 2 1 0 1 0 .231 Staub rf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .270 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Gosger pr,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Jones lf 6 2 3 0 0 1 .282 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner 1b 6 1 2 2 0 1 .252 Morlan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grote c 4 0 1 2 2 0 .274 Kirkpatrick ph,rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Hahn cf 4 1 1 1 2 0 .290 Zisk rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .320 Martinez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Demery pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .063 Garrett ph,3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .212 Patterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Koosman p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Mendoza ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Boswell ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sanguillen c 5 0 1 2 0 1 .285 Dyer ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .111 Robertson 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .209 Aker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Parker lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .291 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Taveras ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .240 Brett p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 Howe ph,3b 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250 Totals 46 8 15 8 5 2 Totals 44 9 13 8 4 6 Time of Game: 3:14 Attendance: 12,441 Left on Base: Mets 11, Pirates 10 DP: Mets 1, Pirates 1 Errors: Harrelson, Martinez, McGraw Doubles: Milner (13), Staub (20), Jones (16), Zisk 2 (22) Home Runs: Milner (17), Stennett (3), Robertson (11) Sacrifice Hits: Millan (14), Kirkpatrick (3) GIDP: Martinez (7), Stennett (12) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 7 6 3 3 3 5 1 30 3.31 Aker 1.2 5 5 5 0 1 1 10 3.50 McGraw L(2-6) 1.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 9 4.89 Totals 10 13 9 8 4 6 2 49 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett 7 9 4 4 2 1 0 31 2.78 Giusti 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 4 3.65 Hernandez 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.94 Morlan 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 2.92 Patterson W(2-1) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.40 Totals 11 15 8 8 5 2 1 52 Wild Pitches: Koosman (4) Balks: Brett (2) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford METS 1ST: Harrelson flied to center; Millan singled to left; Staub forced Millan (pitcher to shortstop); Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Grote flied to right; Hahn flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Zisk flied to left; Sanguillen struck out; Robertson walked; Parker forced Robertson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 3RD: Martinez flied to center; Koosman grounded out (third to first); Harrelson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras lined to first; Brett struck out; Stennett singled to center; Clines flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 4TH: Millan flied to left; Staub singled to center; Jones singled to left [Staub to second]; Milner grounded out (second to first) [Jones to second, Staub to third]; Grote singled to center [Jones scored, Staub scored]; Hahn walked [Grote to second]; Martinez grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Zisk singled to shortstop; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Zisk to second]; Sanguillen popped to second; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. METS 5TH: Koosman flied to left; Harrelson flied to left; Millan flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Parker struck out; Taveras singled to center; Brett struck out; Stennett singled to right [Taveras to second]; Clines popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. METS 6TH: Staub singled to right; Jones singled to shortstop [Staub to second]; Milner doubled to center [Jones to third, Staub scored]; Grote was walked intentionally; Hahn forced Jones (pitcher to catcher) [Grote to second, Milner to third]; Martinez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hahn out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0. METS 7TH: Koosman flied to left; Harrelson singled to left; Millan grounded out (third to first) [Harrelson to second]; Staub doubled to left [Harrelson scored]; GOSGER RAN FOR STAUB; Brett balked [Gosger to third]; Jones flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: GOSGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Robertson flied to left; Parker struck out; Taveras singled to third [Taveras to second (error by Martinez)]; HOWE BATTED FOR BRETT; Howe walked; Stennett homered [Taveras scored, Howe scored]; Clines walked; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3. METS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); HOWE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Milner homered; Grote flied to right; Hahn walked; GARRETT BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Garrett singled to right [Hahn to third]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; HERNANDEZ REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); DYER BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Dyer singled to center [Garrett to second, Hahn scored]; Harrelson singled to center [Dyer to second, Garrett to third]; MORLAN REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Millan forced Harrelson (shortstop to second) [Dyer to third, Garrett scored]; Gosger flied to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); AKER REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Zisk doubled to left; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson homered [Zisk scored]; Parker struck out; Taveras grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 5. METS 9TH: Jones doubled; Milner struck out; Grote walked; Hahn singled to center [Grote to second, Jones scored]; Garrett forced Hahn (first to shortstop) [Grote to third]; Aker forced Garrett (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 5. PIRATES 9TH: Howe flied to center; Stennett grounded out (third to first); Clines singled to left; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR MORLAN; Kirkpatrick singled to center [Clines to third]; Zisk doubled to left [Kirkpatrick to third, Clines scored]; DEMERY RAN FOR ZISK; MCGRAW REPLACED AKER (PITCHING); Sanguillen singled to right [Demery scored, Kirkpatrick scored]; Robertson singled to center [Sanguillen to second]; Parker flied to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 8. METS 10TH: KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PATTERSON REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); Harrelson walked; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrelson to second]; Gosger flied to center; Jones lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 8. PIRATES 10TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Howe walked; Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 8. METS 11TH: Milner lined to second; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Hahn lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 8. PIRATES 11TH: Clines reached on an error by Harrelson; Kirkpatrick reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Clines to second]; MENDOZA BATTED FOR PATTERSON; On a bunt Mendoza reached on an error by McGraw [Kirkpatrick to second, Clines scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 9.

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