Led by Richie Zisk, who batted in four runs, the Pirates defeated the Mets, 8-4, and snapped Tom Seaver's personal seven-game winning streak. As a result of the loss, the fourth-place Mets fell 10 games behind the Pirates in the East Division race.

The Pirates snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning when Al Oliver doubled and Zisk singled. Art Howe added a run with a homer in the fifth. The Pirates then chased Seaver in the sixth when Oliver walked, Rennie Stennett singled and Zisk hit for the circuit. Manny Sanguillen added two runs with a homer off Tom Hall in the eighth. Dave Kingman hit homers for the Mets in the second and ninth innings. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 10, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    1  1  1  -   4  8  1
Pirates      0  1  0    1  1  3    0  2  x  -   8  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .235      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .213
Millan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Vail lf               3   0   1   0     2   2   .357      Oliver cf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .279
Kingman 1b            4   2   2   2     1   1   .240      Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .296
Staub rf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .275      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .309
Torre 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Zisk lf               2   2   2   4     2   0   .286
Grote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .296        Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Heidemann ss          3   0   0   1     0   0   .204        Robinson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Seaver p              1   0   0   0     2   0   .195      Sanguillen c          3   1   3   3     1   0   .327
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Howe 3b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .175
  Milner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .195      Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .089
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               34   4   8   4     7   6             Totals               30   8   8   8     5   9

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 11,988
Left on Base: Mets 11, Pirates 3
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Millan
Doubles: Milner (11), Oliver (35)
Triples: Grote (5)
Home Runs: Kingman 2 (33), Howe (1), Zisk (18), Sanguillen (9)
Stolen Bases: Clines (3), Dilone (1)
Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Heidemann (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(21-8)          5.2   7   6   6   3   7   2  25   2.25
Lockwood                1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.69
Hall                    1     1   2   2   1   2   1   5   4.80
Totals                  8     8   8   8   5   9   3  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(12-9)          6.1   4   2   2   7   2   1  30   3.25
Giusti                  2.2   4   2   2   0   4   1  12   2.61
Totals                  9     8   4   4   7   6   2  42

Wild Pitches: Seaver (5), Rooker (5)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Clines struck out (catcher to first); Millan popped to
second; Vail struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out (catcher to first); Stennett
struck out; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman homered; Staub walked; Torre flied out to
center; Grote popped to catcher in foul territory; Heidemann
forced Staub (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to center; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Zisk walked; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Zisk
to second]; Sanguillen singled to center [Zisk scored]; Howe
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

METS 3RD: Seaver walked; Clines forced Seaver (shortstop to
second); Clines stole second; Millan popped to center; Vail
walked; Kingman walked [Clines to third, Vail to second]; Staub
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 1.

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

METS 4TH: Torre popped to second; Grote walked; Heidemann flied
out to right; Seaver walked [Grote to second]; Clines singled to
left [Grote to third, Seaver to second]; Millan lined to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver doubled to right; Stargell flied out to
right; Parker struck out; Zisk singled to left [Oliver scored,
Zisk out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: Vail singled to right; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Vail
to second]; Kingman grounded out (third to first); Staub flied
out to right; Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Sanguillen was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Howe homered; Rooker struck
out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

METS 6TH: Grote flied out to center; Heidemann grounded out
(third to first); Seaver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to right; Oliver walked [Stennett
to second]; Stargell struck out; Parker struck out; Zisk homered
[Stennett scored, Oliver scored]; Sanguillen walked; LOCKWOOD
REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Howe flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 6.

METS 7TH: Clines singled to left; Millan popped to shortstop;
Vail walked [Clines to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Staub singled to left [Clines
scored, Vail to second]; Torre struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Giusti flied out to center; Taveras walked;
Stennett flied out to right; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 6.

METS 8TH: Grote tripled to left; Heidemann hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Grote scored]; MILNER BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Milner
doubled to center; Clines was called out on strikes; Millan
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: HALL REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Stargell struck
out; Parker grounded out (second to first); Zisk walked; DILONE
RAN FOR ZISK; Dilone stole second [Dilone to third (error by
Millan)]; Sanguillen homered [Dilone scored]; Howe struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 8.

METS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); Vail struck
out; Kingman homered; Staub flied out to center; Torre flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 8.