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.