Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 20, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 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 4, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 2 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 1
Zisk lf 4 0 1 0
  Moreno cf 0 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 1 1
Parker rf 4 0 2 0
Robinson cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 2 0
Dyer c 4 0 0 0
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 1 1
  Dilone pr 0 1 0 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 2 2 2
Millan 2b 4 1 2 1
Torre 1b 4 0 2 1
  Brown pr 0 0 0 0
  Phillips 3b 0 0 0 0
Kingman rf 4 0 2 1
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Staiger 3b 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Mangual lf 2 0 0 0
  Boisclair lf 1 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Lolich p 3 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 1 0
  Foster pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 000 010 2104100
New York 003 000 0025112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   6.0 7 3 3 3 7
  Tekulve  L (5-2) 2.2 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.2
11
5
5
3
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich   7.1 9 4 4 1 1
  Apodaca  W (3-7) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
2

  E–Kingman (9), Staiger (6).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (25,off Lolich); Stennett (30,off Lolich); Robertson (4,off Lolich).  3B–Pittsburgh Taveras (6,off Lolich).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (19,8th inning off Lolich 0 on, 1 out), New York Mazzilli (2,9th inning off Tekulve 1 on, 2 out).  CS–Mangual (10,2nd base by Candelaria/Dyer); Mazzilli (2,2nd base by Candelaria/Dyer).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:14.  A–5,922.
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