Batting with the bases loaded, Jesus Alou drove in two runs with a single in the fifth inning to enable the Mets to defeat the Pirates, 4-2, behind the pitching of George Stone and Bob Apodaca. The Mets scored their initial pair in the fourth. An infield hit by Gene Clines, error by Frank Taveras and single by Felix Millan accounted for the first run. Millan took second on the throw to the plate, moved to third on a grounder and scored when Dave Kingman beat out a surprise squeeze bunt.

The Pirates came back with the tying pair in their half on a single by Dave Parker with the bases loaded. In the fifth, John Stearns walked and was forced by Stone. Clines then doubled and Millan drew an intentional pass to fill the bases and set the stage for Alou's deciding single. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Friday, August 1, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1 Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clines cf,lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .205 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Millan 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .304 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Alou lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .286 Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Unser ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Zisk lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .277 Kingman 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Robinson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .289 Garrett 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Parker rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .333 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Torre 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Taveras ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Reynolds pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 3 1 0 0 0 0 .176 Brett p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Stennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 33 4 7 4 2 2 Totals 31 2 4 2 2 3 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 18,082 Left on Base: Mets 4, Pirates 4 DP: Mets 1, Pirates 1 Errors: Heidemann, Taveras Doubles: Clines (2), Parker (18) GIDP: Kingman (9), Stennett (10) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone W(3-2) 6.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 26 3.45 Apodaca SV(9) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.73 Totals 9 4 2 2 2 3 0 33 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett L(7-3) 4.1 6 4 4 2 1 0 21 2.51 Tekulve 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.56 Giusti 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.28 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 2 0 35 Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming METS 1ST: Clines grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan popped to third; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 2ND: Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Staub grounded out (second to first); Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Robinson lined to right; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 3RD: Heidemann popped to first; Stearns flied out to left; Stone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Hebner lined to right; Taveras flied out to center; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 4TH: Clines singled to shortstop [Clines to second (error by Taveras)]; Millan singled to left [Clines scored, Millan to second (on throw to home)]; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Millan to third]; On a bunt Kingman singled to third [Millan scored]; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre singled to right [Kingman to second]; Heidemann forced Torre (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Randolph singled to right; Sanguillen popped to shortstop; Oliver grounded out (third to first) [Randolph to second]; Zisk walked; Robinson walked [Randolph to third, Zisk to second]; Parker singled to center [Randolph scored, Zisk scored, Robinson to third]; Hebner grounded out (second to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. METS 5TH: Stearns walked; Stone forced Stearns (catcher to shortstop); Clines doubled to left [Stone to third]; Millan was walked intentionally; Alou singled to left [Stone scored, Clines scored, Millan to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Kingman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alou out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras flied out to center; Tekulve struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2. METS 6TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre flied out to center; Heidemann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk singled to left; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2. METS 7TH: Stearns flied out to right; Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: Parker doubled to right; Hebner flied out to center; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robertson reached on an error by Heidemann [Parker to third, Robertson to first]; STENNETT BATTED FOR TEKULVE; APODACA REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); REYNOLDS RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at second]; Debut game for Craig Reynolds; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2. METS 8TH: REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GIUSTI REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); UNSER BATTED FOR ALOU; Unser flied out to center; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GARRETT REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Randolph grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen popped to second; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2. METS 9TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Heidemann singled to shortstop; Stearns forced Heidemann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson struck out; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

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