Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 25, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 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 2, New York Mets 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 1 0 0
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 0
Robinson B. lf 4 0 1 1
Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
Robinson D. p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 1 1 0
Valentine 2b 4 0 1 0
Boisclair rf 3 0 0 1
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 0 2 0
Flynn ss 3 0 1 0
Bruhert p 1 0 0 0
  Maddox ph 1 0 0 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
  Grieve ph 1 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 002 000 000243
New York 000 000 010152
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (1-1) 9.0 5 1 1 0 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bruhert  L (1-2) 5.0 4 2 1 2 3
  Metzger   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Myrick   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
3
5

  E–Taveras (7), Stargell (2), Stennett (3), Valentine (2), S Henderson (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  SF–Boisclair (2,off D Robinson).  SB–Parker (3,2nd base off Bruhert/Stearns); Taveras (2,2nd base off Bruhert/Stearns).  BK–D Robinson (1).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–(none), 3B–Joe West.  T–2:12.  A–6,914.
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