AMAZIN'
THE MIRACLE METS
50th ANNIVERSARY
New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Double-Header
Forbes Field
The first place Mets are on the road. They open at Pittsburgh where on Friday they play a twi-night double-header against the third place Pirates as part of a make-up of a July postponement.
KOOSMAN HURLS THREE-HIT SHUTOUT
The great Roberto Clemente is 2 for 4 against Mets starter Jerry Koosman, while Matty Alou manages one hit in four at-bats. And therein lay the extent of Pittsburgh's offense. Koosman yields no runs on said three hits and three walks with four strikeouts over nine complete innings pitched for his 14 victory of the season. He further lowers his ERA to a stellar 2.36 mark. Pittsburgh's Bob Moose pitches no less effectively, allowing one earned run on five hits and three walks with ten strikeouts though eight innings. In the top of the fifth with one out and two runners in scoring position, Jerry Koosman singles home the lone run of the game, then goes on to complete his game one shutout of the slugging Pirates.
DON CARDWELL AND TUG McGRAW JOIN TO PITCH SECOND STRAIGHT SHUTOUT OVER PIRATES.
Just as Jerry Koosman does in game one, Don Cardwell drives home the lone run of the game with a third inning single against Pirates starter Doc Ellis. Bud Harrelson scores on the play. Otherwise Ellis limits the Mets to the one run on six hits and three walks with eleven strikeouts through eight innings pitched. Don Cardwell does better yielding no runs on just four hits and one walk with three strikeouts through eight innings pitched. Tug McGraw pitches a scoreless ninth completing the shutout.
In fact it's the Mets third straight shutout victory. Moreover they've won nine in a row. New York is now an astonishing 30 games above the .500 mark with only 18 games remaining in the regular season.
- Mets Record: 87-57
- N.L. East: 1st Place; Up 2.5
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