New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 7, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1976 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 12

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mangual cf 5 0 1 0
Boisclair lf 5 1 1 0
Milner 1b 5 0 0 0
Vail rf 4 1 2 1
Grote c 4 1 2 0
Staiger 3b 3 0 1 1
Phillips 2b 4 0 3 1
Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 2 2 1
Hebner 3b 5 3 3 1
Oliver cf 4 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 2 2 4
Parker rf 4 1 4 2
Zisk lf 5 1 2 1
Dyer c 4 1 1 0
Mendoza ss 4 1 2 2
Kison p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 17 11
New York 010 001 1003102
Pittsburgh 000 050 52x12170
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (9-7) 5.0 8 5 5 2 7
  Sanders   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Myrick   2.0 7 5 5 1 0
Totals
8.0
17
12
12
3
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  W (9-7) 9.0 10 3 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
4

  E–Staiger (4), Harrelson (16).  2B–New York Staiger (6,off Kison); Vail (2,off Kison), Pittsburgh Zisk 2 (26,off Seaver,off Myrick); Hebner 2 (14,off Seaver,off Myrick); Parker (17,off Seaver); Mendoza (2,off Myrick).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (15,8th inning off Myrick 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Harrelson (2,by Kison); Oliver (5,by Seaver); Dyer (3,by Myrick).  SF–Stargell (4,off Seaver).  CS–Parker (3,2nd base by Seaver/Grote).  IBB–Seaver (8,Oliver); Myrick (1,Dyer); Kison (3,Harrelson).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:32.
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