New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 10, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 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 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 6 1 2 3
Harrelson ss 5 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 5 0 1 1
Clendenon 1b 3 2 3 2
  Jorgensen 1b 1 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 2 1 0
Marshall rf 2 1 1 0
  Swoboda ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 3 1 0 1
Grote c 3 2 2 1
Seaver p 3 1 0 1
Totals 35 10 11 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 0 0
Alou cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 3 1 2 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 2 1
Stargell lf 3 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 1
Pagan 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 1 0
  Colpaert p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Alley ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York 052 200 10010110
Pittsburgh 200 000 000263
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (17-6) 9.0 6 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (12-9) 2.0 5 5 3 3 1
  Colpaert   1.1 2 4 4 3 1
  Nelson   1.2 1 0 0 5 1
  Gibbon   4.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
10
8
11
5

  E–Patek 2 (8), Oliver (6).  DP–New York 2, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Grote (4).  2B–New York Jones (13,off Ellis), Pittsburgh Oliver (25,off Seaver).  3B–New York Agee (6,off Colpaert).  HR–New York Clendenon (16,7th inning off Gibbon 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Seaver (6,off Gibbon).  SF–Clendenon (5,off Ellis); Grote (5,off Nelson).  IBB–Stargell (7,by Seaver).  SB–Clines (1,2nd base off Seaver/Grote).  WP–Colpaert (1), Gibbon (4).  IBB–Seaver (7,Stargell).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:50.  A–47,148.
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