Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 31, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1973 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 4, New York Mets 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 2 1
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 1 0
Zisk rf 4 2 2 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 3 1
Hebner 3b 3 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 4 1 2 0
Ellis p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 1 1 0 0
Totals 33 4 12 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 2 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 2 1 0 0
Hodges c 2 0 1 0
  Dyer ph,c 1 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 1
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Hahn ph 1 0 1 0
  Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 001 100 0114120
New York 000 010 000141
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (10-9) 6.0 3 1 1 1 6
  Hernandez  SV (4) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (8-11) 8.0 10 3 3 1 2
  Strohmayer   1.0 2 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
2
3

  E–Dyer (2).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Maxvill (3,off Koosman); Zisk 2 (8,off Koosman,off Strohmayer).  SH–Ellis (5,off Koosman); Stennett (2,off Koosman).  IBB–Hebner (6,by Strohmayer).  CS–Stennett (2,2nd base by Koosman/Hodges).  IBB–Strohmayer (3,Hebner).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:13.  A–24,322.
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