The Pirates scored one run on the wildness of Randy Tate and another as the result of an error to defeat the Mets, 2-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Dock Ellis. In the second inning, Tate walked Richie Hebner and Richie Zisk. After picking Zisk off first base, Tate hit Paul Popovich with a pitch, passed Ellis to load the bases and walked Frakn Taveras to force in Hebner. Ellis counted the other run in the ninth after reaching base on an error by Mike Phillips. Taveras sacrificed and Al Oliver sent Ellis home with a single. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      22, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   0   0   1     1   0   .188      Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Kirkpatrick 1b        3   0   1   0     2   0   .314      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Oliver cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .278      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Parker rf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Hebner 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .294      Kranepool 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .371
Zisk lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .255      Milner lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .214
Sanguillen c          2   0   0   0     1   0   .336      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Dyer c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stearns c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Popovich 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .192      Tate p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Ellis p               3   1   0   0     1   0   .111        Kingman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                            Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     7   2             Totals               32   0   5   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 34,287
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Mets 6
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 0
Errors: Phillips
Doubles: Kirkpatrick (3)
Caught Stealing: Parker (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (5)
Hit by Pitch: Popovich (1,by Tate)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(4-4)            9     5   0   0   1   4   0  33   4.34
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tate L(2-6)             7     4   1   1   7   2   0  31   3.39
Apodaca                 2     2   1   0   0   0   0   9   1.56
Totals                  9     6   2   1   7   2   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Tate (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied to center; Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver
struck out; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan flied
to center; Unser flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner walked; Zisk walked [Hebner to second];
Sanguillen lined to right [Hebner to third]; Zisk was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Popovich was hit by a pitch; Ellis
walked [Popovich to second]; Taveras walked [Hebner scored,
Popovich to third, Ellis to second]; Kirkpatrick popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Kranepool flied
to left; Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver singled to center; Parker forced Oliver
(shortstop to second); Parker was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Hebner flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Phillips popped to second; Stearns singled to center;
On a bunt Tate struck out; Garrett singled to left [Stearns to
second]; Millan flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk was called out on strikes; Sanguillen walked;
Popovich singled to right [Sanguillen to second]; On a bunt
Ellis forced Sanguillen (pitcher to third) [Popovich to second];
Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Unser struck out; Staub was called out on strikes;
Kranepool singled to left; Milner walked [Kranepool to second];
Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver lined to left; Parker
lined to shortstop; Hebner singled to right [Kirkpatrick to
third]; Zisk flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Stearns flied to left; Tate struck out; Garrett flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted);
Popovich popped to shortstop; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: DYER REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Unser grounded out (second to first);
Staub singled to right; Kranepool singled to center [Staub to
second]; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras lined to shortstop; Kirkpatrick doubled to
right; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Kirkpatrick to
third]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns
flied to center; KINGMAN BATTED FOR TATE; Kingman popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 8TH: APODACA REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Hebner flied
to center; Zisk singled to center; Dyer flied to left; Popovich
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan flied
to center; Unser flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Mets 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Ellis reached on an error by Phillips; Taveras out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ellis to second];
Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted) [Ellis to third];
Oliver singled to left [Ellis scored (unearned)]; Parker flied
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Staub flied to right; Kranepool lined to second;
Milner flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 0.