New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 8, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 1
Millan 2b 5 0 1 1
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 2 0
Milner 1b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Hahn cf 3 1 3 0
Harrelson ss 3 1 0 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 0 1 0
Clines lf 3 0 0 0
Oliver cf 5 0 2 0
Zisk rf 5 1 1 1
Sanguillen c 3 1 3 0
Robertson 1b 3 1 1 0
Howe 3b 4 1 2 1
Taveras ss 4 0 2 1
Reuss p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 3
New York 010 200 000361
Pittsburgh 000 300 0014122
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (10-9) 8.1 12 4 3 4 4
Totals
8.1
12
4
3
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (11-9) 9.0 6 3 0 4 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
0
4
3

  E–Jones (7), Robertson (4), Taveras (15).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (24,off Matlack).  HR–Pittsburgh Zisk (12,9th inning off Matlack 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Matlack (8,off Reuss).  SF–Garrett (3,off Reuss).  IBB–Sanguillen (7,by Matlack).  SB–Clines (14,2nd base off Matlack/Grote).  IBB–Matlack (7,Sanguillen).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:28.  A–11,191.
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