New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 28, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1972 at Three Rivers 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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New York Mets 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Martinez ss 4 0 2 0
Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Schneck cf 4 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 2 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Garrett 2b 3 0 2 1
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines cf,rf 3 0 1 0
Cash 2b 3 1 0 0
Davalillo rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 2 2
  Oliver cf 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 1
Hebner 3b 2 0 0 0
Robertson lf,1b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Ellis p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
New York 000 000 100170
Pittsburgh 100 100 01x361
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (12-8) 7.0 4 2 2 4 8
  McGraw   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
5
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (9-4) 9.0 7 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
7

  E–J Hernandez (14).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–New York Schneck (3,off Ellis).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (21,4th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Stargell (1,by Seaver).  CS–Clines (3,2nd base by Seaver/Dyer).  WP–McGraw (2).  HBP–Seaver (4,Stargell).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:05.  A–39,035.
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