Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 18, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1976 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Zisk lf 3 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 1 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick 1b 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 2 2 0
Hebner 3b 2 0 1 1
Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0
Dyer c 2 0 0 0
Demery p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Moose p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Dilone ph 1 0 0 0
  Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 3 1 0 0
Millan 2b 4 1 2 1
Kranepool 1b 4 2 2 1
Kingman rf 4 1 1 1
Boisclair lf 3 0 1 0
Grote c 4 1 2 2
Staiger 3b 4 0 1 0
Phillips ss 2 0 0 1
Seaver p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Pittsburgh 010 000 100251
New York 021 002 10x691
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Demery  L (10-6) 4.0 4 3 3 0 4
  Moose   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Bair   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Langford   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (14-10) 9.0 5 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
4

  E–Parker (12), Millan (12).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Grote (14,off Demery); Millan (24,off Bair).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (10,off Seaver).  HR–New York Kingman (35,2nd inning off Demery 0 on, 0 out); Kranepool (8,3rd inning off Demery 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Hebner (3,off Seaver); Phillips (5,off Demery).  IBB–Boisclair (4,by Moose).  CS–Taveras (10,2nd base by Seaver/Grote); Boisclair (5,2nd base by Langford/Dyer).  SB–Mazzilli (3,2nd base off Bair/Dyer).  IBB–Moose (6,Boisclair).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:04.  A–15,879.
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