Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 18, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1971 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 2, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 1 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 1
Stargell lf 3 0 0 1
Oliver cf 3 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 2 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
Walker p 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 1 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 2 1
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0
Jones lf 3 2 2 3
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 1
Foli 2b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 2 1 0 0
Gentry p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Pittsburgh 000 002 000211
New York 001 002 02x560
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (1-1) 7.0 3 3 3 3 12
  Briles   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Grant   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
4
12
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  W (1-2) 9.0 1 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
1
2
2
3
6

  E–Briles (1).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (2,off Gentry).  HR–New York Jones (2,6th inning off Walker 1 on, 0 out); Agee (1,8th inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Stargell (1,off Gentry).  HBP–Robertson (2,by Gentry).  IBB–J Hernandez (1,by Gentry); Singleton (1,by Briles).  SB–Jones (1,2nd base off Briles/Sanguillen).  HBP–Gentry (1,Robertson).  IBB–Briles (3,Singleton); Gentry (3,J Hernandez).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:09.
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