New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1971 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Martinez 2b 4 1 2 1
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
  Marshall lf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 1
Jorgensen cf 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 1 1 1
Dyer c 3 0 1 0
Foli 3b 3 0 1 0
Gentry p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Davalillo rf 4 0 1 0
Oliver cf 4 0 1 0
May c 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 0 0 0
Clines lf 2 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Alley ss 0 0 0 0
Briles p 1 0 1 0
  Lanier ph 0 0 0 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
New York 110 100 000360
Pittsburgh 000 000 000030
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  W (12-10) 9.0 3 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (7-4) 6.0 5 3 3 0 2
  Kison   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Giusti   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  HR–New York Martinez (1,1st inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out); Singleton (11,2nd inning off Briles 0 on, 1 out); Kranepool (14,4th inning off Briles 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Lanier (1,by Gentry).  HBP–Gentry (6,Lanier).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–1:59.  A–23,421.
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