Jerry Koosman pitched a six-hit shutout and Dave Kingman tied the Mets' record for most homers in one season for a 7-0 victory over the Pirates. Kingman's clout in the fifth inning was his 34th of the year, equaling the club mark set by Frank Thomas in 1962.

With two out in the second inning, the Mets took advantage of an error by Rennie Stennett to score three unearned runs off Jerry Reuss, one of them on a pass to Felix Millan with the bases loaded. Kingman's homer and another bases-loaded pass to Bud Harrelson made it 5-0 in the fifth. In the sixth, when the Mets added their final pair, Mike Vail singled, hitting safely in his 19th straight game to equal the league's previous longest streak this year by Millan. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  3  0    0  2  2    0  0  0  -   7 11  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             6   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Millan 2b             4   1   0   1     1   1   .289      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Vail lf               5   1   1   1     0   2   .348      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .277
Kingman 1b            5   1   2   1     0   2   .242      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Staub rf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .273      Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Grote c               4   1   2   1     1   1   .298      Robinson rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Heidemann 3b          4   1   3   1     1   0   .220      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   2     1   2   .219      Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .171
Koosman p             4   0   1   0     0   2   .181      Reuss p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .197
                                                            Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Randolph ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .205
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
                                                            Minshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  11   7     6  10             Totals               32   0   6   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  4,762
Left on Base: Mets 12, Pirates 6
DP: Mets 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Stennett, Zisk
Doubles: Heidemann (4), Kingman (18)
Home Runs: Kingman (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (7)
GIDP: Oliver (16)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(12-13)        9     6   0   0   1   7   0  33   3.51
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   7   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(16-11)          4.2   8   5   2   3   6   1  26   2.38
Moose                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.13
Tekulve                 1     3   2   1   1   1   0   8   2.42
Jones                   2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Minshall                1     0   0   0   2   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    11   7   3   6  10   1  46

Wild Pitches: Koosman (7)

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


METS 1ST: Clines grounded out (first unassisted); Millan struck
out; Vail struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

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

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Staub popped to second; Grote
reached on an error by Stennett [Grote to first]; Heidemann
doubled to left [Grote scored (unearned)]; Harrelson singled to
center [Heidemann scored (unearned)]; Koosman singled to left
[Harrelson to second]; Clines singled to pitcher [Harrelson to
third, Koosman to second]; Millan walked [Harrelson scored
(unearned), Koosman to third, Clines to second]; Vail struck
out; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk was called out on strikes; Robinson flied out
to right; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Kingman struck out; Staub grounded out (first to
pitcher); Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Howe struck out; Reuss singled to left; Taveras
forced Reuss (third to second); Stennett popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Heidemann singled to left; Harrelson lined to left;
Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Heidemann
to second]; Clines grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver struck out; Stargell flied out to left; Zisk
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Pirates 0.

METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail flied
out to right; Kingman homered; Staub walked; Grote singled to
left [Staub to second]; Heidemann singled to third [Staub to
third, Grote to second]; Harrelson walked [Staub scored, Grote
to third, Heidemann to second]; MOOSE REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING);
Koosman was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets
5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Robinson singled to shortstop; Sanguillen popped to
second; Howe flied out to right; RANDOLPH BATTED FOR MOOSE;
Randolph singled to left [Robinson to second]; Koosman threw a
wild pitch [Robinson to third, Randolph to second]; Taveras
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Pirates 0.

METS 6TH: TEKULVE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PITCHING); Clines grounded
out (second to first); Millan reached on an error by Zisk
[Millan to third]; Vail singled to right [Millan scored
(unearned)]; Kingman doubled to left [Vail to third]; Staub was
walked intentionally; Grote singled to right [Vail scored,
Kingman to third, Staub to second]; Heidemann flied out to
right; Harrelson was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett singled to right; Oliver grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second];
Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 7, Pirates 0.

METS 7TH: JONES REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Koosman popped to
shortstop; Debut game for Odell Jones; Clines grounded
out (shortstop to first); Millan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk lined to left; Robinson grounded out (third to
first); Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 0.

METS 8TH: Vail flied out to center; Kingman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Howe flied out to left; DYER BATTED FOR JONES; Dyer
struck out; Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 7, Pirates 0.

METS 9TH: MINSHALL REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Grote walked;
Heidemann walked [Grote to second]; Harrelson struck out;
Koosman struck out; Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett flied out to right; Oliver struck out;
Stargell walked; Zisk singled to left [Stargell to second];
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Pirates 0.