Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 24, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1978 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 4, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
Moreno cf 3 1 1 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 1
Robinson lf 4 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 1 2 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 2 1
Rooker p 3 0 0 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Grieve rf 3 0 0 0
Valentine 3b 4 1 1 0
Stearns c 4 1 2 0
Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 1
  Cornejo pr,p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
Zachry p 1 0 0 0
  Randle ph 1 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph,2b 1 0 1 1
Totals 33 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 110 000 020480
New York 000 000 200261
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker   6.2 2 1 1 2 7
  Bibby   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Jackson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve  W (2-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry   5.0 5 2 2 1 3
  Myrick   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Cornejo  L (3-1) 2.0 2 2 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
5

  E–Valentine (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Stearns (2,off Rooker).  3B–Pittsburgh Garner 2 (3,off Zachry,off Cornejo).  IBB–Parker (3,by Cornejo).  SB–Moreno 2 (8,2nd base off Cornejo/Stearns,3rd base off Cornejo/Stearns); Parker (2,2nd base off Cornejo/Stearns).  CS–Garner (1,2nd base by Myrick/Stearns).  BK–Zachry (2).  IBB–Cornejo (4,Parker).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–(none), 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:26.  A–9,495.
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