Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 24, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1971 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 3, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alley ss 3 1 0 0
Clines cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 2 2
Stargell lf 4 1 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Pagan 3b 3 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Kison p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0
Stanton rf 4 1 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen cf 3 1 2 2
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Dyer c 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
Foli 2b 3 0 1 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 1 0
  Hahn pr 0 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Pittsburgh 100 001 010360
New York 100 000 100240
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  W (6-5) 7.0 3 2 2 1 7
  Miller  SV (10) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (6-11) 8.0 6 3 3 1 8
  Frisella   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (30,off Koosman); Clemente (29,off Koosman).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (47,6th inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out), New York Jorgensen (5,7th inning off Kison 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Harrelson (11,off Miller).  HBP–Harrelson (2,by Kison).  WP–Koosman (7).  HBP–Kison (6,Harrelson).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John McSherry.  T–1:56.  A–35,936.
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