Although giving up two homers, Bruce Kison allowed only one other hit while pitching the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Mets, who lost with Tom Seaver on the mound. After the clubs had exchanged unearned runs, the Pirates took the lead in the third when Al Oliver singled for his 1,000th major league hit, stole second and came home on a single by Richie Zisk.

Dave Kingman homered for the Mets in the fourth, but the Pirates went ahead again in their half on a single by Rennie Stennett and double by Richie Hebner. A homer by Stennett, walk to Oliver, single by Willie Stargell and grounder by Zisk give the Pirates their winning margin in the seventh before Rusty Staub homered for the Mets in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     13, 1975 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  3  2
Pirates      1  0  1    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .286      Stennett 2b           4   3   2   1     0   1   .333
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .385
Staub rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .500      Oliver cf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .333
Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .267      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .417
Torre 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .125      Zisk lf               4   0   1   2     0   1   .333
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .071      Parker rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .182
Grote c               3   1   0   0     0   1   .000      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Garrett ph          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Kison p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Seaver p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   3   2     5   8             Totals               34   5   9   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 14,841
Left on Base: Mets 5, Pirates 7
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Millan, Milner
Doubles: Hebner (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (3), Staub (1), Stennett (1)
Stolen Bases: Oliver (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(1-1)           6     7   3   2   1   3   0  27   1.80
Parker                  2     2   2   2   1   3   1   9   5.40
Totals                  8     9   5   4   2   6   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(1-0)            9     3   3   2   5   8   2  35   2.00
Totals                  9     3   3   2   5   8   2  35

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (1)
Wild Pitches: Kison (1)
Balks: Kison (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


METS 1ST: Unser lined to third; Millan was called out on
strikes; Staub walked; Kingman grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett reached on an error by Millan [Stennett to
first]; Hebner flied out to center; Oliver singled to center
[Stennett scored (error by Milner) (unearned) (no RBI), Oliver
to second]; Stargell flied out to center; Zisk struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 1.

METS 2ND: Torre walked; Milner flied out to left; Grote forced
Torre (shortstop to second); Kison balked [Grote to second];
Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Grote to third]; Kison threw a
wild pitch [Grote scored (unearned)]; Harrelson was called out
on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker flied out to center; Sanguillen made an out
to shortstop; Taveras singled to right; Kison singled to center
[Taveras to second]; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 1.

METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (third to first); Unser walked;
Millan forced Unser (second to shortstop); Staub popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner flied out to right; Oliver singled to
center; Oliver stole second; Stargell struck out; Zisk singled
to center [Oliver scored]; Parker walked [Zisk to second];
Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Kingman homered; Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Grote struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras popped to second; Kison grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stennett singled to right; Hebner doubled
to right [Stennett scored]; Oliver flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Seaver
walked; Unser struck out; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell flied out to left; Zisk flied out to
center; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 3.

METS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck
out; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Taveras flied out to
center; Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

METS 7TH: Milner walked; Grote forced Milner (shortstop to
second); Harrelson grounded out (third to first) [Grote to
second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SEAVER; Kranepool popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: PARKER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Stennett
homered; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
walked; Stargell singled to left [Oliver to third]; Zisk forced
Stargell (shortstop to second) [Oliver scored]; Parker struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 5.

METS 8TH: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Millan grounded
out (first to pitcher); Staub homered; Kingman struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen struck out; Taveras flied out to left;
Kison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 5.

METS 9TH: Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner flied
out to center; GARRETT BATTED FOR GROTE; Garrett singled to
right; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Gallagher struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 5.