New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
October 1, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 2 1 0 0
Boswell 2b 5 0 0 0
Agee cf 5 1 2 0
Kranepool 1b 3 2 2 1
Jones rf 4 0 0 1
Milner lf 4 1 2 1
Sudakis c 4 1 1 1
Martinez ss 4 1 1 3
Koosman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 1
  Cash 2b 1 0 1 0
Oliver cf 5 0 0 0
Stennett rf 4 1 3 0
Stargell 1b 2 0 1 0
  Robertson pr,1b 2 1 1 2
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Zisk lf 4 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0
Alley ss 4 0 1 0
Blass p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Goggin ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 1 0 1 0
  Clines ph 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
New York 304 000 000780
Pittsburgh 000 002 1003111
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (11-12) 9.0 11 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  L (19-8) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Miller   2.1 3 4 4 2 1
  Walker   4.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Giusti   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
4
3

  E–Alley (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Agee (23,off Blass), Pittsburgh Stennett (14,off Koosman); Hebner (24,off Koosman).  HR–New York Martinez (1,3rd inning off Miller 2 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Robertson (12,6th inning off Koosman 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Mazeroski (2,off Koosman).  WP–Koosman (9).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:14.  A–30,031.
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