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.

The Pirates counted their two runs off Jon Matlack in the sixth. Rennie Stennett led off with a single and took third on a single by Manny Sanguillen. After Al Oliver popped up, Willie Stargell doubled to drive in Stennett. Sanguillen, who stopped at third, then scored what proved to be the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Bob Robertson.

Reuss ran into trouble in the seventh, giving up singles to Hahn and Millan, but the lefthander escaped from that jam by striking out Rusty Staub, retiring Benny Ayala on a fly and inducing John Milner to ground out. After giving up a run in the eighth, Reuss yielded a single by Staub before retiring the side in the ninth. The Mets turned four double plays to hold down the Pirates' scoring. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, September 27, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      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.