Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1977 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 6, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 2 2 0
Ott c 4 0 1 0
  Helms ph 1 0 0 0
  Dyer c 0 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 2 1 0
Oliver lf 5 1 4 2
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 1
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 1
Garner 3b 3 0 1 0
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Kison p 4 1 1 1
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 2 3 1 1
Phillips 2b 4 1 2 1
Boisclair lf 4 0 1 3
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
Kranepool rf 4 0 1 0
  Millan pr 0 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 0 0 0
Staiger 3b 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 1 1 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Foster ss 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
Espinosa p 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Grote ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Pittsburgh 001 002 2016100
New York 102 000 020562
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   7.2 4 5 5 3 5
  Gossage  W (2-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa   6.2 8 5 5 3 2
  Apodaca   1.1 0 0 0 1 3
  Sadecki  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
5

  E–Stearns (2), Staiger (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (2,off Espinosa); Ott (1,off Espinosa), New York Mazzilli (1,off Kison); Boisclair (3,off Kison).  3B–Pittsburgh Moreno (1,off Sadecki).  HR–Pittsburgh Kison (1,3rd inning off Espinosa 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Robinson (2,off Espinosa); Espinosa (1,off Kison).  SF–Stennett (2,off Espinosa).  IBB–Parker 2 (2,by Espinosa 2).  SB–Moreno (5,2nd base off Espinosa/Stearns); Parker (2,3rd base off Apodaca/Stearns); Oliver (2,2nd base off Apodaca/Stearns).  WP–Kison (2).  IBB–Espinosa 2 (2,Parker 2).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:54.  A–9,040.
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