Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
May 8, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1975 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 4, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson cf,lf 4 2 2 1
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 1
Zisk lf 3 0 1 0
  Oliver cf 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 3 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 2 0
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
Kison p 2 0 1 2
Totals 30 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Unser cf 3 0 2 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Milner lf 4 1 1 1
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Phillips ss 4 0 2 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 000 121 000490
New York 100 001 000270
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  W (3-1) 9.0 7 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (2-1) 7.0 8 4 4 3 3
  Baldwin   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Robinson (4,off Koosman); Zisk (3,off Koosman); Sanguillen (4,off Koosman); Parker (2,off Baldwin), New York Unser (4,off Kison).  HR–Pittsburgh Robinson (1,6th inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out), New York Milner (2,6th inning off Kison 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Taveras (1,off Koosman).  CS–Stennett 2 (2,2nd base by Koosman/Stearns 2).  BK–Baldwin (1).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:04.  A–14,053.
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