New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 6, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1974 at Three Rivers 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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New York Mets 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 1 2 0
Millan 2b 5 0 1 1
Staub rf 4 2 3 1
  Gosger pr,rf 2 0 0 0
Jones lf 6 2 3 0
Milner 1b 6 1 2 2
Grote c 4 0 1 2
Hahn cf 4 1 1 1
Martinez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Garrett ph,3b 2 1 1 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 0 0 0 0
  Dyer ph 1 0 1 1
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 8 15 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 6 1 3 3
Clines cf 5 2 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Morlan p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Zisk rf 5 1 3 1
  Demery pr 0 1 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza ph 1 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 5 0 1 2
Robertson 1b 4 1 2 2
Parker lf 5 0 0 0
Taveras ss 5 1 2 0
Brett p 2 0 0 0
  Howe ph,3b 1 1 0 0
Totals 44 9 13 8
New York 000 201 131 008153
Pittsburgh 000 000 323 019130
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   7.0 6 3 3 3 5
  Aker   1.2 5 5 5 0 1
  McGraw  L (2-6) 1.1 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
13
9
8
4
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Brett   7.0 9 4 4 2 1
  Giusti   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Hernandez   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Morlan   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Patterson  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
15
8
8
5
2

  E–Harrelson (14), Martinez (12), McGraw (1).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Milner (13,off Brett); Staub (20,off Brett); Jones (16,off Morlan), Pittsburgh Zisk 2 (22,off Aker 2).  HR–New York Milner (17,8th inning off Giusti 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Stennett (3,7th inning off Koosman 2 on, 2 out); Robertson (11,8th inning off Aker 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Millan (14,off Patterson); Kirkpatrick (3,off McGraw).  IBB–Grote (4,by Brett).  WP–Koosman (4).  BK–Brett (2).  IBB–Brett (9,Grote).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:14.  A–12,441.
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