Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 15, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1977 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 1, New York Mets 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garner 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Oliver cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf,3b 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
Fregosi 1b 2 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 1 0 0
Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0
  Moreno ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 3b 1 0 1 1
Totals 31 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 1 1 0
Millan 2b 4 2 2 1
Henderson lf 4 1 2 1
  Boisclair pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Vail rf 4 2 4 1
Stearns c 3 0 1 1
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0
Valentine 1b 3 0 1 1
Flynn ss 4 0 0 0
Espinosa p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 010141
New York 003 010 20x6122
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (4-10) 2.2 8 3 3 1 0
  Jones   2.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Demery   1.0 2 2 1 2 0
  Jackson   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (5-7) 9.0 4 1 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
1
7

  E–Demery (1), Millan (7), Vail (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (28,off Espinosa).  HR–New York Millan (1,3rd inning off Reuss 0 on, 1 out); Vail (6,5th inning off O Jones 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Stennett (15,2nd base by Espinosa/Stearns); Randle (13,2nd base by O Jones/Dyer).  WP–Reuss (5), Demery (4), Espinosa (2).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:30.  A–20,219.
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