Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 14, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1970 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 6, New York Mets 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 2
Robertson lf 5 1 1 1
  Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0
Pagan 3b 4 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 1 1
  Ricketts c 0 0 0 0
Alley ss 4 1 2 1
Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
May c 3 1 1 0
  Jeter pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Ellis p 1 0 0 0
  Patek ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 1 1 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 5 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Foy 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 3 1 1 1
Shamsky 1b 5 0 2 0
Swoboda rf 3 1 1 1
Boswell 2b 2 0 0 1
  Garrett 2b 2 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0
  Marshall pr 0 1 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 3
Pittsburgh 000 002 101 2691
New York 020 000 200 0471
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   5.0 4 2 2 3 2
  Giusti   1.1 1 2 1 3 2
  Garber   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Hartenstein  W (1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
7
4
3
7
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   7.0 5 3 3 1 5
  Taylor   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  McGraw  L (0-1) 0.0 1 2 0 2 0
  Koonce   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
6
4
3
7

  E–Robertson (1), McGraw (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (1,off Koosman), New York Harrelson (1,off Giusti).  3B–New York Swoboda (1,off Ellis); Grote (1,off Ellis).  HR–Pittsburgh Alley (1,7th inning off Koosman 0 on, 1 out); Robertson (1,9th inning off Taylor 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Oliver (1,by Koosman).  IBB–Foy (1,by Garber).  CS–Oliver (1,2nd base by Koosman/Grote); Foy (2,2nd base by Ellis/J May).  BK–Hartenstein (1).  HBP–Koosman (1,Oliver).  IBB–Garber (1,Foy).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:47.  A–41,679.
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