Jon Matlack yielded only five hits and pitched the Mets to a 6-0 victory over the Pirates. The Mets scored off Bruce Kison in the first inning on a double by Wayne Garrett and single by Ed Kranepool before breaking the game apart with five runs in the seventh. Garrett and Felix Millan hit two-run singles and Rusty Staub batted in the final marker with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    2, 1975 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    5  0  0  -   6  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            3   2   2   2     2   0   .266      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Millan 2b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .305      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Kranepool 1b          5   0   2   1     0   0   .354      Oliver 1b,cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Staub rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Zisk lf               2   0   2   0     0   0   .281
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .256        Kirkpatrick 1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Unser cf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .292      Robinson cf,lf        3   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Phillips ss           2   1   0   0     2   0   .247      Parker rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .331
Grote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .299      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Matlack p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .044      Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .202
                                                            Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
                                                            Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .116
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Howe ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .198

Totals               32   6   8   6     6   7             Totals               30   0   5   0     0   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 14,306
Left on Base: Mets 6, Pirates 3
DP: Mets 2, Pirates 2
Doubles: Garrett 2 (7), Oliver (23), Howe (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (5)
GIDP: Millan (11), Robinson 2 (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(13-8)         9     5   0   0   0   6   0  30   3.28
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   6   0  30

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(9-7)            6     5   4   4   5   4   0  26   3.34
Hernandez               0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   2   3.48
Demery                  2.2   2   1   1   1   2   0  11   2.89
Totals                  9     8   6   6   6   7   0  39

Passed Balls: Sanguillen 2 (10)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Art Williams


METS 1ST: Garrett doubled to center; Millan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kranepool singled to left [Garrett scored];
Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Kranepool to second]; Staub
flied to center; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen flied to center; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Unser struck out; Phillips grounded out (second to
first); Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk singled to left; Robinson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Zisk out at second];
Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Garrett walked;
Millan grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner struck out; Taveras grounded out (third to
first); Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Staub popped
to shortstop; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Randolph flied to center; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Unser struck out; Phillips walked; Grote walked
[Phillips to second]; Matlack flied to left; Garrett lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk singled to center; Robinson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Zisk out at second];
Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING 1B); OLIVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Millan singled to shortstop; Kranepool lined into a double play
(left to first) [Millan out at first]; Staub singled to right;
Kingman flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner flied to left; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: Unser walked; Phillips walked [Unser to second]; Grote
singled to center [Phillips to second, Unser to third];
HERNANDEZ REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Matlack was called out on
strikes; Garrett doubled to right [Grote to third, Phillips
scored, Unser scored]; DEMERY REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING);
Millan singled to center [Garrett scored, Grote scored];
Kranepool singled to right [Millan to third, Kranepool to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to right [Millan
scored]; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Kranepool to third];
Kingman struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver doubled to
center; Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6,
Pirates 0.

METS 8TH: Unser flied to right; Phillips flied to right; Grote
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Robinson singled to center; Parker struck out;
Hebner popped to third; STENNETT BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Stennett
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 0.

METS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING SS); Matlack
struck out; Garrett walked; Millan flied to center; Kranepool
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: HOWE BATTED FOR DEMERY; Howe doubled to left;
Randolph grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); Oliver flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 6, Pirates 0.