Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 21, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 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 6, New York Mets 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo lf 5 1 2 0
Stennett 2b 4 2 1 0
Clemente rf 5 1 2 1
Oliver cf 4 1 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 2
May c 4 0 1 1
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 1
Alley ss 2 0 1 0
  Hernandez ss 1 0 0 0
Blass p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 6 12 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 1 2 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 1
Staub rf 3 0 1 1
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Schneck cf 2 0 1 0
Nolan c 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Gentry p 0 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 1 0 0 0
  Hahn ph 1 0 0 0
  Webb p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Strom p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 105 000 000–6121
New York 000 110 000–271
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (18-7) 9.0 7 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  L (7-10) 2.0 5 4 4 1 2
  Sadecki   3.0 6 2 2 1 1
  Webb   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Strom   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
6
  E–May (3), Nolan (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 2.  PB–Nolan (1).  2B–New York Kranepool (13,off Blass).  3B–Pittsburgh Alley (2,off Gentry).  SB–Stennett (4,2nd base off Gentry/Nolan).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:32.  A–10,991.
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