Held to three hits by Jon Matlack, the Pirates lost to the Mets, 4-0, and dropped 1½ games behind the Cardinals in the East Division race. The shutout was Matlack's seventh of the season. The Mets scored a run off Jerry Reuss in the first inning on a single by Felix Millan, walk to Cleon Jones and double by John Milner.

Wayne Garrett tripled in the seventh and crossed the plate on a squeeze bunt by Matlack. The Mets added their other runs in the eighth on a walk to Jim Gosger and singles by Duffy Dyer, Ted Martinez, Garrett and Matlack. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 22, 1974 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   4  9  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Millan 2b             3   1   3   0     1   0   .267      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Oliver cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .314
Jones lf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .282      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .305
  Gosger pr,lf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .091      Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .314
Milner 1b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .252      Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Dyer c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .217      Kirkpatrick 1b        3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Martinez ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Taveras ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Garrett 3b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .218        Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Matlack p             2   0   1   2     0   0   .107        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .160
                                                            Minshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clines ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .223
                                                            Morlan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   9   4     5   2             Totals               30   0   3   0     3   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 27,915
Left on Base: Mets 10, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Reuss
Doubles: Milner (18)
Triples: Garrett (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack 2 (10)
GIDP: Staub (21), Hahn (10)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (7,by Reuss), Sanguillen (5,by Matlack)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(13-13)        9     3   0   0   3   3   0  34   2.47
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   3   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(15-11)          7.1   8   4   4   5   2   0  36   3.57
Minshall                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Morlan                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.71
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   2   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Matlack (5), Reuss (1)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (7)

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


METS 1ST: Hahn grounded out (third to first); Millan singled to
center; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Millan to second]; Staub
walked; Jones struck out; Milner doubled to right [Millan
scored, Staub to third]; Dyer popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver walked;
Stargell flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Martinez popped to second; Garrett walked; Matlack out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Garrett to second]; Hahn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk was called out on strikes; Howe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Millan singled to center; Staub grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Millan out at second]; Jones
walked; Milner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to first; On a bunt Reuss popped to
catcher in foul territory; Stennett grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Taveras to second]; Sanguillen was hit by a pitch;
Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 0.

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

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Zisk grounded out (third to first); Howe flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Matlack flied to center; Hahn flied to left; Millan
walked; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Kirkpatrick flied to right; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reuss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: Jones grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Milner grounded out (second to first); Dyer flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to pitcher; On a bunt Sanguillen
forced Stennett (first to shortstop); Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted) [Sanguillen to second]; Stargell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: Martinez grounded out (second to first); Garrett
tripled to right; Matlack reached on an error by Reuss on a
sacrifice bunt [Garrett scored, Matlack to second]; Hahn
grounded out (second to first) [Matlack to third]; Millan was
hit by a pitch; Staub flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk flied to center; Howe flied to right;
Kirkpatrick walked; MACHA BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Macha popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING SS); Jones walked;
GOSGER RAN FOR JONES; Milner flied to right; Dyer singled to
left [Gosger to second]; Martinez singled to second [Gosger to
third, Dyer to second]; Garrett singled to left [Gosger scored,
Dyer to third, Martinez to second]; Matlack singled to center
[Dyer scored, Martinez to third, Garrett to second]; MINSHALL
REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Hahn grounded into a double play
(second to second to first) [Matlack out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: GOSGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CLINES BATTED
FOR MINSHALL; Clines singled to second; Stennett forced Clines
(shortstop to second); Sanguillen forced Stennett (third to
second); Oliver forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 0.

METS 9TH: MORLAN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Millan singled to
left; Staub flied to center; Gosger flied to center; Milner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied to left; Zisk walked; Howe forced
Zisk (second to shortstop); Kirkpatrick flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 0.