Bruce Kison helped his own cause by driving in two runs with a single while pitching the Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Mets. Kison's hit in the fifth inning, breaking a 1-1 tie, came after a pass to Manny Sanguillen, single by Dave Parker and sacrifice bunt by Frank Taveras. Bob Robertson added a run with a homer in the sixth before John Milner hit for the circuit in the Mets' half of the inning. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       8, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    1  2  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .236      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Robinson cf,lf        4   2   2   1     0   1   .303      Unser cf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .333
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .200      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Zisk lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .272      Milner lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .200
  Oliver cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .417
Sanguillen c          3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Parker rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .284      Phillips ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .229
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .122      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Kison p               2   0   1   2     1   0   .182        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Torre ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .151

Totals               30   4   9   4     4   4             Totals               34   2   7   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 14,053
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Mets 7
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 3
Doubles: Robinson (4), Zisk (3), Sanguillen (4), Parker (2), Unser (4)
Home Runs: Robinson (1), Milner (2)
Caught Stealing: Stennett 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (1)
GIDP: Stennett (4), Sanguillen (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(3-1)            9     7   2   2   2   2   1  36   3.34
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   2   1  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(2-1)          7     8   4   4   3   3   1  28   5.03
Baldwin                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.52
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   4   1  35

Balks: Baldwin (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Howe flied out to right;
Robinson struck out while Stennett was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett flied out to left; Millan singled to right;
Unser doubled to left [Millan scored]; Kranepool lined to right;
Milner flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets
1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
flied out to right; Sanguillen lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Alou grounded out (third to first); Stearns grounded
out (second to pitcher); Phillips singled to left; Koosman
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kison popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Garrett flied out to right; Millan grounded out (third
to first); Unser walked; Kranepool singled to center [Unser to
second]; Milner forced Kranepool (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett walked; Stennett was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Howe popped to
second; Robinson doubled to left; Robertson singled to left
[Robinson scored]; Zisk doubled to center [Robertson out at home
(center to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Stearns flied out
to right; Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen walked; Parker singled to third
[Sanguillen to second]; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Sanguillen to third, Parker to second]; Kison
singled to center [Sanguillen scored, Parker scored, Kison to
second (on throw to home)]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kison to third]; Howe popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett was
called out on strikes; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Robinson homered; Robertson struck out; Zisk struck
out; Sanguillen doubled to left; Parker grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool
grounded out (first to pitcher); Milner homered; Alou flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras flied out to center; Kison walked; Stennett
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Kison out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Stearns flied out to left; Phillips grounded out
(second to first); CLINES BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Clines grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

PIRATES 8TH: BALDWIN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Howe flied out
to left; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Garrett lined to second; Millan flied out to right; On
a bunt Unser singled to pitcher; Kranepool flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Zisk walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; Parker
doubled to right; Baldwin balked [Parker to third]; Taveras
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OLIVER
REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING CF); Milner grounded out (second to
first); Alou grounded out (second to first); Stearns walked;
Phillips singled to right [Stearns to second]; TORRE BATTED FOR
BALDWIN; Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 4, Mets 2.