Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 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 1, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 7 0 0 0
Clines cf 6 0 4 0
Robertson 1b 7 0 1 0
Stargell lf 5 0 1 0
  Taveras pr 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Zisk rf 0 0 0 0
  Taylor rf 6 1 1 0
Sanguillen c 5 0 1 0
Pagan 3b 5 0 0 0
Alley ss 5 0 0 0
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Stennett ph 1 0 0 0
  Veale p 0 0 0 0
  Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 1 0 0 0
  Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 1 8 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 6 1 1 0
Stanton rf 5 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 1
  Marshall lf 1 0 1 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 1 1
Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
  Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Agee cf 5 0 2 0
  Hahn pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 5 0 0 0
Dyer c 5 0 0 0
  Singleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Grote c 0 0 0 0
Foli 2b 6 1 2 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 0 0 0 0
  Boswell pr 0 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 100 000 000 000181
New York 001 000 000 000 001281
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   9.0 4 1 1 3 6
  Veale   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lamb   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Hernandez  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
14.2
8
2
2
5
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack   8.0 5 1 1 4 6
  McGraw   5.0 2 0 0 4 4
  Frisella  W (8-5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
15.0
8
1
1
9
12

  E–Alley (21), Foli (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 4.  2B–New York Harrelson (15,off Johnson).  3B–Pittsburgh Taylor (1,off Matlack).  IBB–Stargell 2 (20,by McGraw,by Frisella); Sanguillen (13,by McGraw); Stanton (1,by R Hernandez).  SH–Harrelson (12,off Lamb); Frisella (1,off R Hernandez).  SF–Jones (5,off Johnson).  HBP–Kranepool (1,by Johnson).  SB–Clines 2 (15,2nd base off McGraw/Dyer,2nd base off Frisella/Grote).  CS–Garrett (3,Home by Johnson/Sanguillen).  WP–Matlack (3), McGraw (6).  HBP–Johnson (7,Kranepool).  IBB–R Hernandez (1,Stanton); McGraw 2 (11,Stargell,Sanguillen); Frisella (9,Stargell).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:50.  A–29,295.
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