The Pirates Stash & the Double Doubleheader

The 1973 Pirates are in 2nd place but have a secret stash that could dash the Mets the NL East title dreams

NEW YORK - September 25, 1973

The Sports Time Traveler™ is still hanging out in New York in 1973 following 1 of the great pennant races of all-time. Going into the games on September 24th, 5 teams were inside of 3.5 games of each other in the National League East.

The Mets had a 1 game lead over the Pirates. This was a stunning turnaround as the Mets ha…