Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 16, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 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 7, New York Mets 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 2 0 0
Hebner 3b 2 1 1 1
  Pagan ph 1 0 1 1
  Dal Canton p 1 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 2
Stargell lf 3 1 1 1
Oliver 1b 4 1 1 1
Alley ss 2 0 0 1
Mazeroski 2b 2 0 0 0
May c 1 0 0 0
  Patek pr 0 1 0 0
  Ricketts c 1 0 0 0
Veale p 2 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,3b 1 1 0 0
Totals 28 7 5 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Foy 3b 2 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 3
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 1
Swoboda rf 3 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Weis 2b 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
Gentry p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 0 1 0 0
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  Garrett 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 4 4
Pittsburgh 201 001 210751
New York 000 004 000444
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale   5.1 1 3 3 6 4
  Garber   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Dal Canton  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
4
4
6
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry   6.0 2 4 1 5 6
  Cardwell  L (0-1) 0.0 0 2 1 1 0
  McGraw   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Koonce   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
7
3
7
7

  E–Alley (1), Agee (1), Harrelson (2), Swoboda (1), Weis (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3, New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Hebner (3,off Gentry).  3B–New York Jones (1,off Garber).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (1,8th inning off Koonce 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Alley (1,off Gentry); Martinez (1,off Cardwell); Mazeroski (1,off Koonce); Gentry (1,off Veale).  SF–Clemente (1,off Gentry).  SB–Mazeroski (1,2nd base off Gentry/Grote).  CS–Hebner (1,3rd base by Gentry/Grote).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:30.  A–8,623.
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