Top 1

• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clines vs. Rooker
  
  Clines strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Rooker
  
  Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Rooker
  
  Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randolph vs. Koosman
  
  Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sanguillen vs. Koosman
  
  Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Koosman
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Zisk vs. Koosman
  
  Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Robinson vs. Koosman
  
  Robinson hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Parker vs. Koosman
  
  Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou throws the ball in to Heidemann who relays the ball to Millan who tags Parker trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Randolph scores. Oliver scores. Zisk moves to third. View Play 

Top 2

• Mets, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Rooker
  
  Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Rooker
  
  Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torre vs. Rooker
  
  Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grote vs. Rooker
  
  Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. Staub moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Heidemann vs. Rooker
  
  Heidemann is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Koosman
  
  Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taveras vs. Koosman
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Koosman Howe moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Taveras vs. Koosman
  
  Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rooker vs. Koosman
  
  Rooker bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Howe moves to third. Taveras moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Randolph vs. Koosman
  
  Randolph hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play 

Top 3

• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koosman vs. Rooker
  
  Koosman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clines vs. Rooker
  
  Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Rooker
  
  Millan hits a line drive towards first. Oliver reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanguillen vs. Koosman
  
  Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops it up and throws to first, with Koosman covering, for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Koosman
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops it up and throws to first, with Koosman covering, for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Koosman
  
  Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Zisk reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Robinson vs. Koosman
  
  Robinson strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Rooker
  
  Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zisk. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kingman vs. Rooker
  
  Kingman strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Staub vs. Rooker
  
  Staub hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zisk. Staub reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Torre vs. Rooker
  
  Torre hits a line drive towards second. Randolph catches it and steps on second to double up Staub. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Koosman
  
  Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howe vs. Koosman
  
  Howe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taveras vs. Koosman
  
  Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rooker vs. Koosman
  
  Rooker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Millan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Rooker
  
  Grote hits a line drive into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heidemann vs. Rooker
  
  Heidemann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Koosman vs. Rooker
  
  Koosman bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clines vs. Rooker
  
  Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randolph vs. Koosman
  
  Randolph is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanguillen vs. Koosman
  
  Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Koosman
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Rooker
  
  Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Rooker
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Rooker
  
  Kingman hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Koosman
  
  Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Koosman
  
  Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Koosman
  
  Parker strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Rooker
  
  Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torre vs. Rooker
  
  There goes Staub. The throw from Sanguillen and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Torre vs. Rooker
  
  Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Grote vs. Rooker
  
  Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Heidemann vs. Rooker
  
  Heidemann is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Koosman vs. Rooker
  
  Koosman is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Koosman
  
  Howe strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Koosman
  
  Taveras hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rooker vs. Koosman
  
  Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clines vs. Rooker
  
  Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Millan vs. Rooker
  
  Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alou vs. Rooker
  
  Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kingman vs. Rooker
  
  Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 4 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Rooker
  
  Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 4 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torre vs. Rooker
  
  Torre hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grote vs. Rooker
  
  Grote is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heidemann vs. Demery
  
  Larry Demery now pitching.
  
  Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randolph vs. Koosman
  
  Del Unser now playing center field. Wayne Garrett now playing third base. Joe Torre now playing first base. Gene Clines now playing left field.
  
  Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sanguillen vs. Koosman
  
  Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Koosman
  
  Oliver strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Koosman
  
  Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Robinson vs. Koosman
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koosman vs. Demery
  
  Koosman strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clines vs. Demery
  
  Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Demery
  
  Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Unser vs. Demery
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph. Millan moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garrett vs. Demery
  
  Garrett takes first base on ball four. Millan moves to third. Unser moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Staub vs. Demery
  
  Staub strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Koosman
  
  Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Koosman
  
  Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dyer vs. Koosman
  
  Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Frank Taveras.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Howe moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dyer vs. Koosman
  
  Dyer hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 6 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stennett vs. Koosman
  
  Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Larry Demery.
  
  Stennett strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/31/1975 -- New York at Pittsburgh (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Clines G, cf-lf       5  0  0  0   Randolph W, 2b        3  1  1  0   
Millan F, 2b          5  1  1  0   Sanguillen M, c       4  0  0  0   
Alou J, lf            4  1  1  0   Oliver A, 1b          4  1  1  0   
Unser D, cf           1  0  0  0   Zisk R, lf            4  0  3  0   
Kingman D, 1b         4  2  2  3   Robinson B, cf        4  0  0  0   
Garrett W, 3b         0  0  0  0   Parker D, rf          4  0  2  2   
Staub R, rf           4  1  3  1   Howe A, 3b            4  0  2  0   
Torre J, 3b-1b        4  1  1  2   Taveras F, ss         2  0  0  0   
Grote J, c            3  0  0  0   Dyer D, ph            1  0  0  0   
Heidemann J, ss       3  0  1  0   Rooker J, p           2  0  0  0   
Koosman J, p          4  0  1  0   Demery L, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Stennett R, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 10  6                        33  2  9  2

New York         010 100 040 --  6
Pittsburgh       200 000 000 --  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koosman J (W)         9.0  9  2  2  2  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L)          7.2  9  6  2  2  4
Demery L              1.1  1  0  0  1  2

E -- Sanguillen M, Taveras F, Randolph W
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Zisk R, Alou J, Staub R
HR -- Kingman D 2, Torre J
SB -- Staub R
SH -- Rooker J
HBP -- by Rooker J (Grote J)
WP -- Koosman J
Balk -- Koosman J
T -- 2:32
A -- 13235

    

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