Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1972 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 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 1 0 0
Clines rf 4 1 2 0
Stennett lf 3 0 1 2
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 2 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 2 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez J. ss 3 0 1 0
  Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0
Moose p 3 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Alley ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 2 2 1
Agee rf 4 0 2 1
Milner lf 3 1 1 1
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Jones 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 4 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 3 1 2 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 002 000271
New York 010 001 20x482
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  L (5-4) 6.2 8 4 3 1 10
  Hernandez   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
1
12
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (5-3) 8.2 7 2 2 3 9
  McGraw  SV (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
9

  E–Hebner (4), Jones (3), Fregosi (10).  2B–New York Harrelson (7,off Moose); Agee (15,off Moose).  HR–New York Milner (8,2nd inning off Moose 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Koosman (5,off Moose).  SB–Clines (7,2nd base off Koosman/Dyer); Martinez (1,2nd base off Moose/Sanguillen).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:42.  A–48,820.
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