Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1972 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 2, New York Mets 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0
Oliver cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 3 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 2 2
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez J. ss 4 0 1 0
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 2 0
Fregosi 3b 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 2 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Gentry p 1 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Matlack p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Pittsburgh 100 000 010251
New York 000 000 000031
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (1-0) 7.0 2 0 0 0 5
  Miller   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Hernandez  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  L (0-1) 6.0 3 1 1 1 4
  Matlack   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
7

  E–J Hernandez (1), Kranepool (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  3B–Pittsburgh Oliver (1,off Matlack).  IBB–Clemente (1,by Matlack).  SH–Kranepool (1,off Miller).  IBB–Matlack (1,Clemente).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–1:59.  A–23,241.
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