Responding to a night in his honor, Roberto Clemente drove in two runs with a single and double to lead the Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the Mets. Puerto Rican fans in the New York area saluted Clemente and presented a Cadillac to the Pirates' star.

A walk to Gene Alley, a wild pitch and Clemente's single produced the Pirates' initial run in the first inning. Willie Stargell homered in the sixth. Mike Jorgensen accounted for the Mets' markers with a single and homer. With the score tied, Gene Clines beat out an infield hit in the eighth and counted the winning run on Clemente's double. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1971 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  6  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alley ss              3   1   0   0     1   1   .234      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Clines cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Stanton rf            4   1   0   0     0   1   .250
Clemente rf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .342      Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   3   .317
Stargell lf           4   1   1   1     0   3   .299      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Jorgensen cf          3   1   2   2     1   0   .227
Pagan 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .255      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Grote c               2   0   0   0     0   2   .268
Mazeroski 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .065        Dyer c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .178        Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foli 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .228
                                                          Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .163
                                                            Shamsky ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .185
                                                            Hahn pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               32   3   6   3     2   8             Totals               30   2   4   2     2  10

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 35,936
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Mets 5
DP: Pirates 0, Mets 1
Doubles: Oliver (30), Clemente (29)
Home Runs: Stargell (47), Jorgensen (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (11)
GIDP: Oliver (14)
Hit by Pitch: Harrelson (2,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(6-5)            7     3   2   2   1   7   1  26   3.40
Miller SV(10)           2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   1.66
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2  10   1  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(6-11)         8     6   3   3   1   8   1  31   3.12
Frisella                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.08
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   8   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Kison (6)
Wild Pitches: Koosman (7)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


PIRATES 1ST: Alley walked; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Alley to
second]; Clines popped to catcher in foul territory; Clemente
singled to center [Alley scored]; Stargell struck out;
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson was hit by a pitch; Stanton forced Harrelson
(pitcher to shortstop); Jones walked [Stanton to second];
Kranepool forced Jones (first to shortstop) [Stanton to third];
Jorgensen singled to right [Kranepool to second, Stanton
scored]; Garrett flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Pagan grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver was
called out on strikes; Mazeroski flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Grote was called out on strikes; On a bunt Foli
singled; On a bunt Koosman struck out; Harrelson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison was called out on strikes; Alley was called
out on strikes; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Stanton popped to second; Jones was called out on
strikes; Kranepool flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente grounded out (second to first); Stargell
struck out; Sanguillen singled to right; Pagan struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Garrett
grounded out (second to first); Grote was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver doubled to left; Mazeroski grounded out
(third to first); Kison struck out; Alley grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Foli flied to center; Koosman was called out on
strikes; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Clines grounded out (first unassisted); Clemente
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell homered; Sanguillen
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Stanton popped to first; Jones struck out; Kranepool
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Pagan grounded out (third to first); Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted); Mazeroski flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Jorgensen homered; Garrett grounded out (pitcher to
first); MILNER BATTED FOR GROTE; Milner flied to left; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 8TH: DYER REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING C ); TAYLOR BATTED
FOR KISON; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Alley
grounded out (third to first); Clines singled; Clemente doubled
to left [Clines scored]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); SHAMSKY BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Shamsky singled to center; HAHN RAN FOR SHAMSKY;
Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hahn to
second]; Stanton was called out on strikes; Jones was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 2.

PIRATES 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED HAHN (PITCHING); Sanguillen lined
to shortstop; Pagan walked; Oliver grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Pagan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
walked; Garrett forced Jorgensen (shortstop to second); MARSHALL
BATTED FOR DYER; Marshall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Mets 2.