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.

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