Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 28, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 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 7, New York Mets 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 1 4 1
Sanguillen c 5 0 2 0
Oliver cf 5 1 1 0
Stargell lf 1 1 0 0
  Clines lf 1 0 0 0
Zisk rf 3 2 3 2
Robertson 1b 5 0 1 0
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick 1b 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 5 2 2 3
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
  Parker ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
Rooker p 4 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hahn cf 3 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 2
Ayala lf 4 1 2 1
Milner 1b 4 0 2 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 0
Dyer c 4 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0
McGraw p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Pemberton ph 1 0 0 0
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
  Theodore ph 1 0 0 0
  Sterling p 0 0 0 0
  Hampton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 103 020 0107130
New York 100 001 0013101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (15-11) 8.2 10 3 3 2 3
  Hernandez  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McGraw  L (6-11) 4.1 7 6 6 4 0
  Miller   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Parker   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Sterling   2.0 5 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
5
1

  E–Milner (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 3, New York 2.  PB–Dyer (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Stennett (29,off McGraw); Oliver (37,off McGraw), New York Hahn (13,off Rooker); Garrett (13,off Rooker).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (18,3rd inning off McGraw 2 on, 2 out); Zisk (17,5th inning off McGraw 1 on, 1 out), New York Staub (19,6th inning off Rooker 0 on, 0 out); Ayala (2,9th inning off Rooker 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Taveras (4,off Sterling).  WP–Sterling (1).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:30.  A–13,059.
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