Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 18, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alley ss 4 0 3 1
Mota cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 1 2 1
Pagan 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 2 2 2
Bailey lf 4 1 1 0
May c 2 1 1 1
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  Michael ph 1 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Gonder ph,c 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 2 2 2
Bressoud ss 5 0 1 2
Jones cf 3 1 1 1
  Terry p 2 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0
Hickman rf 4 1 1 1
Swoboda lf 2 2 1 1
Grote c 2 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 1
Gardner p 2 1 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Luplow ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 9 9 8
Pittsburgh 001 103 0005104
New York 300 300 03x990
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (9-8) 3.2 4 6 0 3 4
  Cardwell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  McBean   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Mikkelsen   2.1 3 3 3 2 0
  O'Dell   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
9
3
5
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  W (4-7) 5.1 8 5 5 2 3
  Hamilton   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Terry  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
8

  E–Pagan 4 (17).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Alley 2 (20,off Gardner,off Hamilton).  3B–New York Hunt (2,off Fryman).  HR–Pittsburgh May (1,3rd inning off Gardner 0 on, 0 out); Mazeroski 2 (11,4th inning off Gardner 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Gardner 0 on, 1 out); Clendenon (20,6th inning off Gardner 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Grote (2,off Mikkelsen).  IBB–Grote (6,by Fryman).  Team–6.  CS–Mota (6,2nd base by Terry/Grote).  IBB–Fryman (8,Grote).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:56.  A–26,829.
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