Breaking a tie with a homer by Bill Robinson, the Pirates defeated the Mets, 3-1, behind the pitching of Jerry Reuss and bolstered their East Division lead to five games. The Cardinals and Phillies were tied for second place, while the Mets in fourth place fell six games off.

The Mets counted their run off Reuss in the first inning on doubles by Felix Millan and Mike Vail. After errors by Wayne Garrett and Bud Harrelson enabled the Pirates to tie the score in the fourth, Robinson hit his homer in the seventh. The Pirates then added an insurance run in the ninth on doubles by Robinson and Dave Parker. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 3, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  6  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .279      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Sanguillen c          3   1   0   0     0   0   .320        Torre ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Oliver cf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .278      Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Vail lf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .370
Robinson lf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .285      Kingman 1b            2   0   0   0     2   2   .238
Parker rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .311      Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .271
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .254      Grote c               4   0   3   0     0   0   .301
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     1   1   .177      Harrelson ss          1   0   1   0     1   0   .224
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Phillips ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Heidemann ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .209
                                                          Matlack p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .102
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .192

Totals               32   3   6   2     2   8             Totals               34   1   8   1     4   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 27,599
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Mets 10
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 2
Errors: Garrett 2, Harrelson
Doubles: Robinson (12), Parker (26), Millan (31), Vail (5)
Home Runs: Robinson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Sanguillen (2), Taveras (7)
GIDP: Staub (17)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(15-10)          9     8   1   1   4   8   0  38   2.45
Totals                  9     8   1   1   4   8   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(16-9)         8     6   3   2   1   8   1  33   3.20
Sanders                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.03
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   8   1  36

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
flied out to center; Oliver singled to center; Stargell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser flied out to right; Millan doubled to left; Vail
doubled to right [Millan scored]; Kingman walked; Staub grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kingman out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson reached on an error by Garrett [Robinson
to first]; Parker struck out; Hebner hit into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Grote singled to left; Garrett struck out; Harrelson
singled to left [Grote to second]; Matlack forced Grote (pitcher
to third) [Harrelson to second]; Unser forced Matlack (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

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

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Vail was
called out on strikes; Kingman walked; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen reached on an error by Garrett
[Sanguillen to first]; Oliver singled to right [Sanguillen to
second]; Stargell reached on an error by Harrelson [Sanguillen
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Oliver to second, Stargell to
first]; Robinson popped to shortstop; Parker popped to third in
foul territory; Hebner struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Grote popped to shortstop; Garrett struck out;
Harrelson walked; Matlack popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras lined to second; Reuss struck out; Stennett
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded
out (third to first); Vail lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen popped to center; Oliver struck out;
Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Kingman struck out; Staub singled to center; Grote
singled to center [Staub to second]; Garrett forced Grote
(pitcher to second) [Staub to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR HARRELSON;
Alou forced Garrett (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 7TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); Robinson
homered; Parker grounded out (second to first); Hebner grounded
out (first unassisted); Taveras grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Matlack singled to left; Unser flied out to center;
Millan forced Matlack (shortstop to second); Vail flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Reuss walked; Stennett singled to right [Reuss to
second]; Sanguillen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Reuss to third, Stennett to second]; Oliver struck out;
Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Kingman struck out; Staub struck out; Grote singled to
left; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Robinson doubled to left; Parker doubled to right
[Robinson scored]; SANDERS REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Hebner
was walked intentionally; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Parker to third, Hebner to second]; Reuss lined into
a double play (shortstop to third) [Parker out at third]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: HEIDEMANN BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Heidemann struck out;
STEARNS BATTED FOR SANDERS; Stearns grounded out (third to
first); TORRE BATTED FOR UNSER; Torre walked; Millan forced
Torre (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Mets 1.