Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 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."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Parker cf 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 0 0
Zisk rf 4 1 1 1
May c 2 0 0 1
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 1 0
  Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
Blass p 0 0 0 0
  Zachary p 1 0 0 0
  Morlan p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Foor p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 5 2 3 1
Millan 2b 4 1 1 1
Staub rf 4 2 2 2
Milner 1b 5 1 1 1
Jones lf 5 2 2 2
Schneck cf 2 1 0 0
  Hahn cf 1 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 3 2
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 1
Seaver p 3 1 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 10
Pittsburgh 020 000 000251
New York 402 001 03x10130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  L (3-9) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Zachary   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Morlan   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Johnson   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Foor   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lamb   1.0 2 3 3 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (18-10) 9.0 5 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
8

  E–J Hernandez (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Jones (13,off Blass); Grote 2 (9,off Blass,off Foor).  3B–Pittsburgh Zisk (7,off Seaver).  HR–New York Milner (23,3rd inning off Zachary 0 on, 1 out); Garrett (14,6th inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out); Staub (15,8th inning off Lamb 1 on, 1 out).  SF–May (2,off Seaver).  SH–Millan (16,off Morlan).  IBB–Schneck (1,by Blass).  WP–Lamb (2), Seaver (5).  IBB–Blass (4,Schneck).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:20.  A–51,381.
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