April 14, 1972. Pittsburgh 5, New York Mets 3
Pittsburgh ran their winning streak to 3 games with a 5-3 win over the Mets. This was Bob Moose's first start and it was a dandy. Moose threw a complete game only allowing 5 hits, 2 earned runs, and didn't walk anybody. Pittsburgh got off on the right foot in the top of the 1st when Roberto Clemente followed up a Dave Cash single with a 2-run homer. He later had an RBI triple in the 8th to finish with 3 hits, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. That RBI triple and Clemente scoring on Al Oliver's single gave the Pirates some breathing room at 5-2. John Milner hit a leadoff homer in the 9th, but the Mets couldn't threaten any more than that. Those 3 hits by Clemente push his career total to within 106 of the magic 3000 plateau, which seems like an easily attainable goal this year if he stays healthy. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS GAME ID: 83 - FRIDAY, APRIL 14TH , 1972 - GAME LOG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Pittsburgh Pirates (4-3) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5