Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 31, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1974 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 8, New York Mets 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 0 1 1
Hebner 3b 5 0 1 0
Oliver cf 5 2 2 0
Stargell lf 5 1 1 2
Parker rf 5 1 1 0
Sanguillen c 5 2 3 1
Kirkpatrick 1b 4 2 3 1
Mendoza ss 5 0 1 0
Ellis p 4 0 2 1
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 8 15 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 2 1 2 0
  Martinez pr,ss 2 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 1 0
  Hodges c 1 0 0 0
Jones rf 4 0 0 1
  Theodore pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool lf 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 1 1 0
Boswell 2b 3 1 1 1
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Hahn cf 4 0 1 1
Seaver p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Schneck ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Dyer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 210 140 0008153
New York 100 000 002363
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (7-8) 8.1 6 3 3 1 6
  Hernandez   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (7-7) 4.1 12 8 7 0 5
  Miller   2.2 3 0 0 0 2
  McGraw   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
1
10

  E–Hebner (18), Sanguillen (8), Ellis (3), Grote (7), Jones (5), Garrett (14).  2B–New York Grote (8,off Ellis); Milner (12,off Ellis); Boswell (4,off Ellis); Hahn (10,off Ellis).  3B–Pittsburgh Oliver (9,off Seaver).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (18,1st inning off Seaver 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Harrelson (2,by Ellis).  SB–Kirkpatrick (1,2nd base off Miller/Grote); Sanguillen (2,3rd base off Miller/Grote); Harrelson (7,2nd base off Ellis/Sanguillen).  HBP–Ellis (7,Harrelson).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:26.  A–23,281.
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