New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 8, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1970 at Three Rivers 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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New York Mets 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 6 4 5 2
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 2
Jones lf 5 2 3 2
Clendenon 1b 4 1 1 3
Swoboda rf 4 0 1 1
Foy 3b 5 1 1 0
Grote c 4 2 3 1
Weis 2b 1 0 0 0
  Garrett ph,2b 3 1 0 0
Koosman p 3 1 2 0
  Gentry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 17 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 2 1 0
Alou cf 5 1 1 1
Clemente rf 4 2 2 2
Robertson 1b 5 1 2 3
Oliver lf 4 0 1 1
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Pagan 3b 5 1 1 0
Cash 2b 4 1 2 0
May c 5 0 3 1
Veale p 0 0 0 0
  Colpaert p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 1 0
  Nelson p 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Alley ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 1 1
  Ellis pr 0 1 0 0
  Jeter lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 15 9
New York 321 020 20212173
Pittsburgh 200 001 3309152
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (6-6) 6.0 12 6 6 1 2
  Gentry  SV (1) 3.0 3 3 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
7
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (7-13) 1.1 6 5 5 1 2
  Colpaert   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Nelson   2.2 4 3 1 4 2
  Pena   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Gibbon   2.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Giusti   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
17
12
10
9
9

  E–Jones 2 (3), Garrett (5), Pagan (4), Nelson (2).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–J May (5).  2B–New York Agee 2 (23,off Veale 2); Koosman (1,off Veale); Jones (11,off Giusti), Pittsburgh Clemente (18,off Koosman); Robertson (12,off Koosman); Patek (8,off Koosman).  3B–New York Agee (5,off Giusti).  HR–New York Clendenon (15,1st inning off Veale 2 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Clemente (12,7th inning off Koosman 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Harrelson (6,off Giusti).  HBP–Swoboda (1,by Pena).  IBB–Clendenon (2,by Colpaert); Oliver (7,by Gentry).  SB–Foy (20,2nd base off Veale/J May); Agee (26,3rd base off Veale/J May); Jones (11,2nd base off Colpaert/J May).  CS–Swoboda (4,2nd base by Nelson/J May).  WP–Nelson (2).  HBP–Pena (1,Swoboda).  IBB–Gentry (5,Oliver); Colpaert (2,Clendenon).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–3:44.  A–27,843.
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