Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 3, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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 3, New York Mets 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 3 1 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 2 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 2 2 1
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
  Torre ph 0 0 0 0
Millan 2b 5 1 1 0
Vail lf 4 0 1 1
Kingman 1b 2 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 3 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 1 0 1 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips ss 0 0 0 0
  Heidemann ph 1 0 0 0
Matlack p 3 0 1 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Stearns ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Pittsburgh 000 100 101360
New York 100 000 000183
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (15-10) 9.0 8 1 1 4 8
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
4
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (16-9) 8.0 6 3 2 1 8
  Sanders   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
2
8

  E–Garrett 2 (8), Harrelson (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Robinson (12,off Matlack); Parker (26,off Matlack), New York Millan (31,off Reuss); Vail (5,off Reuss).  HR–Pittsburgh Robinson (6,7th inning off Matlack 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sanguillen (2,off Matlack); Taveras (7,off Sanders).  IBB–Hebner (6,by Sanders).  IBB–Sanders (4,Hebner).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:22.  A–27,599.
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