Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 19, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 5, New York Mets 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0
Oliver cf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 2
Zisk lf 4 1 1 0
Sanguillen c 3 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 1 1 3
Alley ss 4 0 1 0
Moose p 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
Milner lf 3 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Strom p 0 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 1 2 0
Jones cf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 1
Dyer c 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Koosman p 1 0 0 0
  Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Pittsburgh 030 020 000571
New York 000 100 000160
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  W (12-8) 9.0 6 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (9-12) 5.0 6 5 5 1 3
  Moore   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Frisella   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Strom   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
1
6

  E–Zisk (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Zisk (1,off Koosman); Clemente (18,off Koosman), New York Staub (11,off Moose).  HR–Pittsburgh Robertson (11,2nd inning off Koosman 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Moose (6,off Moore).  HBP–Moose (1,by Koosman).  WP–Koosman (8).  HBP–Koosman (6,Moose).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:26.  A–15,537.
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