Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 16, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1966 at Shea Stadium. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alley ss 4 0 2 0
Mota cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 1
Clendenon 1b 3 0 1 1
Pagan 3b 2 1 1 0
Bailey lf 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 2 0 0 0
Sisk p 3 1 2 1
Totals 28 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Luplow rf 3 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 2 0 0 0
Elliot lf 2 0 0 0
Jones cf 3 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 2 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 2 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 2 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 1 0
McGraw p 2 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
Totals 20 0 2 0
Pittsburgh 001 100 1380
New York 000 000 x020
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sisk  W (7-2) 6.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
6.0
2
0
0
2
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McGraw  L (1-5) 6.2 8 3 3 3 1
  Friend   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
6.2
8
3
3
4
1

  E–None.  2B–Pittsburgh Alley (18,off McGraw); Clendenon (15,off McGraw).  IBB–Pagliaroni (5,by McGraw); Pagan (2,by Friend).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–McGraw (1,Pagliaroni); Friend (1,Pagan).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–1:56.  A–23,953.
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