New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 9, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1966 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 0 2 1
Bressoud ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Jones rf 4 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 2 0 1 0
  McMillan ss 0 0 0 1
Swoboda lf 4 0 1 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
  Sutherland p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Hepler p 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alley ss 5 0 1 0
Mota cf 4 1 2 0
Clemente rf 4 2 2 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagan 3b 4 0 2 2
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 0 0
Pagliaroni c 2 1 1 0
Stargell lf 4 1 2 3
Fryman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 5
New York 000 010 011382
Pittsburgh 010 022 10x6102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hepler  L (1-2) 4.2 6 3 3 3 1
  Hamilton   1.1 2 2 1 0 0
  Sutherland   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
3
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  W (8-3) 9.0 8 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
3

  E–Bressoud (7), Grote (5), Clemente (8), Pagan (8).  DP–New York 2, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Pagliaroni (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Mota (12,off Hepler); Clemente 2 (17,off Hepler,off Sutherland); Pagan (10,off Hepler); Pagliaroni (12,off Sutherland).  3B–New York Jones (3,off Fryman); Hiller (2,off Fryman).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (22,6th inning off Hamilton 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Hepler (1,off Fryman).  SF–McMillan (1,off Fryman).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  WP–Sutherland (1).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:17.  A–13,309.
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