Two homers by Dave Kingman and one by Joe Torre enabled the Mets to gain a 6-2 victory to end their string of eight straight losses to the Pirates this season. Kingman hit his first homer of the game in the second inning.

With the score tied, 2-2, Gene Clines was safe on an error in the eighth. Felix Millan forced Clines. One out later, Kingman came to the plate and whacked his second homer of the game and 13th in the month of July for an all-time Met record. Rusty Staub drew a walk after Kingman's blow and Torre iced the victory by hitting for the circuit. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 31, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 6 10 0 Pirates 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 3 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clines cf,lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .195 Randolph 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .182 Millan 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .304 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .337 Alou lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Oliver 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .289 Unser cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Zisk lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .276 Kingman 1b 4 2 2 3 0 1 .260 Robinson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Garrett 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Parker rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .331 Staub rf 4 1 3 1 1 1 .284 Howe 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .190 Torre 3b,1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .274 Taveras ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Grote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Dyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Heidemann ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .223 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Koosman p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .190 Demery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Stennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Totals 37 6 10 6 3 6 Totals 33 2 9 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 13,235 Left on Base: Mets 8, Pirates 7 DP: Mets 1, Pirates 2 Errors: Randolph, Sanguillen, Taveras Doubles: Alou (3), Staub (17), Zisk (15) Home Runs: Kingman 2 (24), Torre (4) Stolen Bases: Staub (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (6) GIDP: Clines (4) Hit by Pitch: Grote (1,by Rooker) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(10-8) 9 9 2 2 2 6 0 36 3.34 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 6 0 36 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker L(7-7) 7.2 9 6 2 2 4 3 34 3.24 Demery 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 2.87 Totals 9 10 6 2 3 6 3 41 Hit by Pitch: Rooker (3) Wild Pitches: Koosman (4) Balks: Koosman (5) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo METS 1ST: Clines struck out; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Randolph singled to pitcher; Sanguillen flied out to center; Oliver singled to left [Randolph to second]; Zisk singled to right [Randolph to third, Oliver to second]; Robinson popped to shortstop; Parker singled to left [Randolph scored, Oliver scored, Zisk to third, Parker out at second (left to shortstop to second)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. METS 2ND: Kingman homered; Staub singled to center; Torre flied out to center; Grote grounded out (pitcher to first) [Staub to second]; Heidemann was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 2ND: Howe singled to left; Koosman balked [Howe to second]; Taveras walked; Rooker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Howe to third, Taveras to second]; Randolph reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Taveras out at third (third to catcher to shortstop), Howe out at home (shortstop to pitcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. METS 3RD: Koosman singled to right; Clines grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Koosman out at second]; Millan lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk doubled to right; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. METS 4TH: Alou doubled to left; Kingman struck out; Staub doubled to left [Alou scored]; Torre lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to shortstop; Howe popped to first in foul territory; Taveras flied out to center; Rooker lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. METS 5TH: Grote lined to right; Heidemann singled to center; On a bunt Koosman forced Heidemann (pitcher to shortstop); Clines grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Randolph was called out on strikes; Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliver grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. METS 6TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); Kingman popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. METS 7TH: Staub singled to left; Staub stole second [Staub to third (error by Sanguillen)]; Torre grounded out (third to first); Grote grounded out (third to first); Heidemann was walked intentionally; Koosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: Howe struck out; Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. METS 8TH: Clines reached on an error by Taveras [Clines to first]; Millan forced Clines (shortstop to second); Alou flied out to right; Kingman homered (unearned) [Millan scored (unearned)]; Staub walked; Torre homered (unearned) [Staub scored (unearned)]; Grote was hit by a pitch; DEMERY REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Heidemann forced Grote (shortstop to second); 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: UNSER REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); GARRETT REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Randolph walked; Sanguillen flied out to right; Oliver struck out; Zisk singled to center [Randolph to second]; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2. METS 9TH: Koosman struck out; Clines grounded out (third to first); Millan singled to right; Unser reached on an error by Randolph [Millan to second, Unser to first]; Garrett walked [Millan to third, Unser to second]; Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Howe singled to right; DYER BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Howe to second]; Dyer popped to shortstop; STENNETT BATTED FOR DEMERY; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2.

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