After pitching perfect ball for six innings, Tom Seaver was turned back in his bid for a no-hitter when Vic Davalillo singled for the Pirates' lone safety in a 3-1 loss to the Mets. Dave Cash became the Pirates' first baserunner, drawing a walk to open the seventh. Davalillo's hit sent Cash to third and Al Oliver followed with a sacrifice fly.

The Mets scored a run in the first on singles by Ken Singleton, Cleon Jones and Donn Clendenon. Their two other runs counted in the fifth. Seaver walked, took second on a sacrifice and escaped a rundown on a grounder by Singleton, who was safe at first. Jones and Tommie Agee drove in runs with singles. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  1  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .294      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Davalillo rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Singleton rf          4   2   1   0     0   1   .243
Oliver cf             2   0   0   1     0   0   .280      Jones lf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .318
Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .296      Clendenon 1b          4   0   1   1     0   3   .246
May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Agee cf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .288
Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .269        Hahn pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Pagan 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Alley ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Dyer c                4   0   3   0     0   0   .235
Blass p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .120      Foli 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .232
  Lanier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Seaver p              0   1   0   0     2   0   .202

Totals               26   1   1   1     1  10             Totals               29   3  10   3     3   7

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 30,519
Left on Base: Pirates 0, Mets 8
DP: Pirates 2, Mets 1
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (13), Seaver (11), Garrett (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (9)
GIDP: Stargell (8), Agee (12), Foli (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(15-8)           8    10   3   3   3   7   0  35   2.85
Totals                  8    10   3   3   3   7   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(19-10)         9     1   1   1   1  10   0  28   1.78
Totals                  9     1   1   1   1  10   0  28

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


PIRATES 1ST: Cash struck out; Davalillo struck out; Oliver
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson struck out; Singleton singled to right;
Jones singled to right [Singleton to third]; Clendenon singled
to center [Jones to second, Singleton scored]; Agee grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clendenon out
at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell was called out on strikes; May popped to
third; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Garrett flied to center; Dyer singled; Foli walked
[Dyer to second]; Seaver walked [Dyer to third, Foli to second];
Harrelson struck out; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Pagan grounded out (shortstop to first); Alley
grounded out (second to first); Blass struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Jones struck out; Clendenon struck out; Agee grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash flied to right; Davalillo flied to center;
Oliver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Dyer singled
to center; Foli grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Dyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; May struck out; Robertson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Seaver walked; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Seaver to second]; Singleton reached on a
fielder's choice; Jones singled to center [Singleton to second,
Seaver scored]; Clendenon struck out; Agee singled to center
[Jones to second, Singleton scored]; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Pagan was called out on strikes; Alley struck out;
Blass grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Dyer singled to center; Foli forced Dyer (first to
shortstop); Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Foli to second]; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Cash walked; Davalillo singled to right [Cash to
third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cash scored];
Stargell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Davalillo out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 3.

PIRATES 8TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Robertson
flied to left; Pagan flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Agee singled; HAHN RAN FOR AGEE; Garrett out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hahn to second]; Dyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled [Hahn out at
home (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets
3.

PIRATES 9TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Alley flied to
right; LANIER BATTED FOR BLASS; Lanier popped to third; Cash
grounded out (second to first); Tom Seaver: 110 pitches;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Mets 3.