Two-run homers by Cleon Jones and John Milner carried the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Jones hit his homer after a single by Bud Harrelson in the first inning. The Pirates tied the score in the third when Gene Clines was hit by a pitch, Al Oliver singled and Richie Zisk doubled. However in the fifth, Rusty Staub singled and Milner hit his homer to enable the Mets to brush off the Pirates' final run in the home half of the fifth on a single by Clines and double by Zisk. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       25, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 13  1
Pirates      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   1   3   0     1   0   .267      Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Clines cf,rf          4   2   2   0     0   1   .214
Jones lf              5   1   2   2     0   1   .277      Oliver 1b,cf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Staub rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .272      Stargell lf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Milner 1b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .242        Robertson 1b        2   0   0   0     1   2   .122
Schneck cf            4   0   2   0     1   0   .254      Zisk rf,lf            4   0   2   3     0   1   .314
Garrett 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Koosman p             4   0   1   0     0   2   .111      Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
                                                          Ellis p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .095
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   4  13   4     2   5             Totals               37   3  10   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 11,260
Left on Base: Mets 12, Pirates 9
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Harrelson, Stargell, Robertson
Doubles: Harrelson (6), Millan (3), Zisk 2 (7)
Home Runs: Jones (3), Milner (7)
Stolen Bases: Schneck (4)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (1)
GIDP: Milner (8)
Hit by Pitch: Clines (2,by Koosman)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(5-2)          9    10   3   3   1   5   0  39   2.99
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   5   0  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(1-5)            6    10   4   4   1   3   2  31   4.93
Giusti                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.90
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    13   4   4   2   5   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (3)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to left; Millan flied to right;
Jones homered [Harrelson scored]; Staub popped to shortstop;
Milner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to right; Clines forced Stennett
(shortstop to second); Oliver flied to left; Stargell singled to
center [Clines to second]; Zisk flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Schneck reached on an error by Stargell [Schneck to
second]; Garrett grounded out (second to first) [Schneck to
third]; Grote reached on a fielder's choice [Schneck out at home
(third to catcher)]; Koosman singled to right [Grote to second];
Harrelson walked [Grote to third, Koosman to second]; Millan
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen singled to left; Hebner struck out;
Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sanguillen to second];
Ellis singled to second [Sanguillen to third]; Stennett popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: ROBERTSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); CLINES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ZISK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Jones grounded out
(third to first); Staub reached on an error by Robertson; Milner
flied to center; Schneck singled to center [Staub to second];
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines was hit by a pitch; Oliver singled to right
[Clines to second]; Robertson struck out; Zisk doubled to left
[Oliver scored, Clines scored]; Sanguillen popped to third;
Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Pirates 2.

METS 4TH: Grote was called out on strikes; Koosman struck out;
Harrelson doubled to left; Millan flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
grounded out (second to first); Stennett grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Pirates 2.

METS 5TH: Jones flied to left; Staub singled to right; Milner
homered [Staub scored]; Schneck singled to right; Garrett
reached on a fielder's choice [Schneck to second]; Grote singled
to shortstop [Garrett to second, Schneck out at home (shortstop
to third)]; Koosman struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Clines singled to center; Oliver flied to left;
Robertson walked [Clines to second]; Zisk doubled to right
[Robertson to third, Clines scored]; Sanguillen popped to third;
Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 4, Pirates 3.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones singled to
shortstop; Staub lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (first to second); BEVACQUA
BATTED FOR ELLIS; Bevacqua popped to first in foul territory;
Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 3.

METS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Milner popped to
shortstop; Schneck flied to center; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Clines singled to second; Oliver flied to right;
Robertson struck out; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Pirates 3.

METS 8TH: Grote popped to third; Koosman grounded out (second to
first); Harrelson singled to right; Millan doubled to center
[Harrelson to third]; Jones struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen flied to center; Hebner popped to
shortstop; On a bunt Taveras singled to second; POPOVICH BATTED
FOR GIUSTI; Taveras was picked off and caught stealing second
but was safe at second (error by Harrelson; assists by Koosman
and Milner); Popovich popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 3.

METS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Staub singled to
right; Milner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Staub out at second]; Schneck walked; Schneck stole
second; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett popped to shortstop; Clines struck out;
Oliver flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Pirates 3.