The game's highest paid pitcher at $170,000, Tom Seaver still was winless in four starts and suffered his second defeat when the Pirates shut out the Mets, 7-0, behind the three-hit flinging of Ken Brett. Seaver held the Pirates scoreless until the fifth inning when his stuff suddenly failed him.

With one out, Manny Sanguillen homered, Brett doubled and scored on a single by Rennie Stennett before Richie Hebner unloaded another homer to climax the outburst. Al Oliver also hit for the circuit, but his blow came off Tug McGraw in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     21, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  4  2    0  0  1  -   7 20  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .286      Hahn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .357
Hebner 3b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .400      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Oliver 1b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .274      Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .292
Stargell lf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .245
Parker cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .383      Milner 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Zisk rf               5   0   3   0     0   0   .222      Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Sanguillen c          5   2   1   1     0   0   .240      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .146
Taveras ss            4   0   4   1     0   0   .409      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     1   1   .310
Brett p               3   1   2   1     0   1   .400      Seaver p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Theodore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   7  20   7     0   3             Totals               29   0   3   0     2   8

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 23,375
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Mets 4
DP: Pirates 1, Mets 2
Errors: Harrelson
Doubles: Brett (1), Staub (2)
Home Runs: Sanguillen (1), Hebner (5), Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Brett (1)
GIDP: Stennett (2), Hahn (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(1-1)            9     3   0   0   2   8   0  31   4.41
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   8   0  31

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(0-2)           5    12   6   6   0   1   2  24   6.12
Parker                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Sadecki                 2     4   0   0   0   1   0  10  10.13
McGraw                  1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   9.53
Totals                  9    20   7   7   0   3   3  43

Wild Pitches: Brett (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Hebner flied to center;
Oliver lined into a double play (second to first) [Stennett out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hahn popped to second; Millan grounded out (first
unassisted); Staub doubled to right; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell popped to third; Parker popped to
shortstop; Zisk singled to center; Sanguillen forced Zisk
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote was
called out on strikes; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to right; Brett struck out;
Stennett grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson lined to second; Seaver struck out; Hahn
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to center; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Oliver to second]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied
to center; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Mets 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sanguillen homered; Taveras singled to right [Taveras out at
second (right to shortstop)]; Brett doubled to right; Stennett
singled to left [Brett scored, Stennett to second (on throw to
home)]; Hebner homered [Stennett scored]; Oliver singled to
right; Stargell flied to right; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
4, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Milner walked; Grote flied to center; Garrett flied to
left; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Mets 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to right; Zisk singled to center
[Parker to second]; PARKER REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING);
Sanguillen forced Zisk (second unassisted) [Parker to third];
Taveras singled to center [Sanguillen to third, Parker scored,
Taveras out at second (center to shortstop)]; Brett singled to
right [Sanguillen scored]; Stennett forced Brett (shortstop
unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: THEODORE BATTED FOR PARKER; Theodore grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first);
Millan flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 7TH: SADECKI REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Hebner
singled to right; Oliver flied to left; Stargell struck out;
Parker singled to right [Hebner to second]; Zisk reached on an
error by Harrelson [Parker to second, Hebner to third];
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Staub struck out; Jones singled to center; Milner
popped to third; Grote singled to center [Jones to second];
Brett threw a wild pitch [Jones to third, Grote to second];
Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras singled to right; Brett out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Taveras to second]; Stennett singled
to right [Taveras out at home (right to catcher), Stennett to
second (on throw to home)]; Hebner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Harrelson walked; DYER BATTED FOR SADECKI; Dyer popped
to shortstop; Hahn grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 6, Mets 0.

PIRATES 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Oliver homered;
Stargell struck out; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first);
Zisk singled to left; Sanguillen forced Zisk (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Millan flied to right; Staub struck out; Jones struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 0.