Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 2, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1973 at Shea 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Oliver cf 4 1 1 0
Stargell lf 3 0 1 0
Zisk rf 4 0 3 1
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
Rooker p 1 0 0 0
  Cash ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hahn cf 4 1 2 0
Millan 2b 3 2 1 0
Mays 1b 4 2 2 1
Jones rf 3 0 1 1
Milner lf 2 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 0 1
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez ss 3 0 0 0
Sadecki p 3 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 001183
New York 003 000 02x560
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (4-4) 7.0 5 3 3 2 9
  Lamb   1.0 1 2 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
3
3
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  W (2-1) 8.0 7 1 1 2 4
  McGraw  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
6

  E–Maxvill (5), Rooker (1), Cash (11).  2B–New York Jones (7,off Rooker).  SH–Rooker (4,off Sadecki); Millan (9,off Rooker); Grote (2,off Lamb).  IBB–Milner (2,by Lamb).  CS–Sanguillen (4,2nd base by Sadecki/Grote).  IBB–Lamb (2,Milner).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:08.  A–13,429.
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