The Pirates piled up 16 hits, including four by Manny Sanguillen, to escort Jerry Reuss to a 6-1 victory over the Mets. Rennie Stennett had three hits. The Pirates broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning on a pass to Willie Stargell, double by Richie Zisk and single by Sanguillen. Stennett drove in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 7, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 - 6 16 1 Mets 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 4 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .233 Clines cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .095 Howe 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .364 Millan 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244 Robinson cf,lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .276 Alou rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .625 Stargell 1b 4 1 0 0 1 3 .286 Torre 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .154 Zisk lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .269 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .197 Oliver cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .202 Heidemann 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Sanguillen c 5 1 4 1 0 0 .333 Grote c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Parker rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .130 Matlack p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Reuss p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .333 Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearns ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Totals 40 6 16 5 1 6 Totals 34 1 8 1 2 5 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 12,216 Left on Base: Pirates 10, Mets 8 DP: Pirates 1, Mets 1 Errors: Parker, Torre, Heidemann, Harrelson 2 Doubles: Stennett (2), Robinson (3), Zisk (2) Stolen Bases: Robinson (1) Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (1) Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (1), Robinson (2) GIDP: Torre (4) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss W(2-2) 9 8 1 1 2 5 0 36 2.60 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 5 0 36 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(2-3) 5.2 11 5 3 1 5 0 27 5.35 Parker 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.60 Apodaca 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 2.08 Totals 9 16 6 4 1 6 0 43 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Shag Crawford PIRATES 1ST: Stennett doubled to left; Howe grounded out (third to first); Robinson doubled to center [Stennett scored, Robinson out at third (center to second to third)]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Clines grounded out (second to first); Millan popped to second; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 2ND: Zisk was called out on strikes; On a bunt Sanguillen singled to third; Parker lined into a double play (center to first) [Sanguillen out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Torre walked; Kingman flied out to center; Heidemann flied to right in foul territory; Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras flied out to right; Reuss struck out; Stennett singled to second; Howe singled to right [Stennett to second]; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Harrelson flied out to right; Matlack singled to first; Clines forced Matlack (third to second); Millan singled to right [Clines to third]; Alou singled to right [Clines scored, Millan to third (error by Parker)]; Torre forced Alou (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Zisk doubled to left [Stargell scored]; Sanguillen singled to center [Zisk scored]; Parker singled to center [Sanguillen to third (error by Harrelson)]; Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Sanguillen was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Parker to second]; Reuss was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to center; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson singled to third; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Matlack grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines singled to left; Millan made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1. PIRATES 6TH: Zisk flied out to center; Sanguillen singled to center; Parker reached on an error by Harrelson [Sanguillen to second, Parker to first]; Taveras flied out to left; Reuss singled to left [Sanguillen to third, Parker to second]; PARKER REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Stennett singled to right [Sanguillen scored (unearned), Parker scored (unearned), Reuss to third]; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Alou singled to left; Torre singled to right [Alou to third]; Kingman struck out; Heidemann struck out; Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. PIRATES 7TH: Robinson reached on an error by Heidemann [Robinson to first]; Robinson stole second; Stargell struck out; Zisk flied out to center; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. METS 7TH: OLIVER REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING CF); ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); STEARNS BATTED FOR PARKER; Stearns grounded out (second to first); Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. PIRATES 8TH: APODACA REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras singled to right; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Taveras to second]; Stennett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Millan walked; Alou singled to left [Millan to second]; Torre grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Millan to third, Alou out at second]; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1. PIRATES 9TH: Howe singled to center; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Howe to second]; Stargell reached on an error by Torre [Howe scored (no RBI), Stargell to first]; Oliver singled to left [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen singled to center [Stargell out at home (center to catcher), Oliver to second]; Parker flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Heidemann singled to left; Grote flied out to center; Harrelson was called out on strikes; MILNER BATTED FOR APODACA; Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 1.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".