Under pressure after the Cardinals beat the Cubs in an afternoon game, the Pirates got a tight pitching performance from Jerry Reuss and defeated the Mets, 2-1, to remain in a first-place tie in the East Division. Reuss, who allowed only one hit and faced just 18 batters in the first six innings, did not issue a pass in the game for the first time this season. The lefthander yielded six hits in the last three frames, but the Mets scored only in the eighth on a single by Wayne Garrett, pinch-double by George Theodore and single by Don Hahn. With two out, Reuss retired Felix Millan on a grounder to escape from the jam. Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1Game Played on Friday, September 27, 1974 (Night game) at Shea StadiumPirates 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .291 Hahn cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .240 Sanguillen c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .283 Millan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Oliver cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .321 Staub rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Stargell lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .308 Schneck pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Zisk rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Ayala lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .189 Augustine rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Milner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Robertson 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .227 Martinez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Dilone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Kirkpatrick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Garrett 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .225 Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .296 Matlack p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .104 Mendoza ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Theodore ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .171 Reuss p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .155 Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 30 2 9 2 4 6 Totals 32 1 7 1 0 3 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 17,440 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Mets 4 DP: Pirates 2, Mets 5 Doubles: Robertson (11), Stargell (37), Theodore (1) Stolen Bases: Dilone (2) Sacrifice Flies: Robertson (3) GIDP: Sanguillen (16), Reuss (1), Stargell (8), Milner (18), Ayala (3) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss W(16-11) 9 7 1 1 0 3 0 32 3.48 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 3 0 32 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(13-14) 8 9 2 2 3 6 0 31 2.47 Aker 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.57 Totals 9 9 2 2 4 6 0 35 Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied to center; Sanguillen walked; Oliver singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; Stargell struck out; Zisk forced Oliver (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Hahn grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan grounded out (second to first); Staub popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Robertson doubled to center; Hebner popped to second; Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Reuss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Ayala popped to first in foul territory; Milner flied to right; Martinez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Stennett singled to left; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stennett out at second]; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Dyer grounded out (third to first); Garrett struck out; Matlack grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell singled to center; Zisk forced Stargell (shortstop to second); Robertson lined into a double play (third to third to first) [Zisk out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Hahn flied to center; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 5TH: Hebner walked; Mendoza struck out; On a bunt Reuss grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Ayala singled to center; Milner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ayala out at second]; Martinez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to left; Sanguillen singled to right [Stennett to third]; Oliver popped to third; Stargell doubled to center [Stennett scored, Sanguillen to third]; Zisk was walked intentionally; Robertson sacrifice flied into a double play (right to right to pitcher to second) [Sanguillen scored, Stargell to third, Zisk out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 7TH: Hebner struck out; Mendoza struck out; Reuss grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Hahn singled to center; Millan singled to left [Hahn to second]; Staub struck out; Ayala flied to center [Hahn to third]; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. PIRATES 8TH: Stennett struck out; Sanguillen singled to shortstop; Oliver singled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Stargell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 8TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer flied to right; Garrett singled to center; THEODORE BATTED FOR MATLACK; Theodore doubled to left [Garrett to third]; Hahn singled to left [Garrett scored, Theodore to third]; Millan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. PIRATES 9TH: AKER REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Zisk popped to second; Robertson walked; DILONE RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Hebner flied to center; Dilone stole second; Mendoza popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. METS 9TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 1B); AUGUSTINE REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); Staub singled to left; SCHNECK RAN FOR STAUB; Ayala grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schneck out at second]; Milner lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 1. |
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