Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 8, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1978 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 2, New York Mets 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 2 0
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 1 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Berra 3b 0 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 1 1
Robinson 3b,lf 4 0 0 0
Milner lf,1b 4 1 1 0
Garner 2b 4 0 2 0
Blyleven p 2 0 1 1
  Sanguillen ph 0 0 0 0
  Lois pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Maddox 3b 4 0 1 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 3 2 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 3 3
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Boisclair rf 3 0 0 0
Youngblood 2b 4 0 2 0
  Ferrer 2b 0 0 0 0
Flynn ss 2 0 0 0
Hausman p 2 0 0 0
  Randle ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 011 000 000280
New York 101 000 01x390
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (12-9) 8.0 9 3 3 2 5
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
2
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hausman   7.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Murray  W (8-5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Taveras (30,off Hausman), New York Youngblood (12,off Blyleven); S Henderson (27,off Blyleven); Montanez (27,off Blyleven).  3B–New York S Henderson (9,off Blyleven).  SH–Blyleven (7,off Hausman).  IBB–Boisclair (3,by Blyleven).  SB–Taveras (37,2nd base off Hausman/Stearns); Youngblood (3,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott).  BK–Blyleven (2).  IBB–Blyleven (4,Boisclair).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:13.  A–4,749.
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