Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
May 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1979 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 8, New York Mets 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 2 4
Foli ss 5 0 1 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 2 1
Milner lf 5 1 1 0
Stennett 2b 1 1 0 0
  Lacy 2b 2 0 0 0
  Garner 2b 1 0 0 0
Ott c 5 2 3 1
Berra 3b 2 2 2 0
Blyleven p 1 0 1 0
  Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 2
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Easler ph 0 1 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Nicosia ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 14 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood rf 4 2 2 1
Taveras ss 4 2 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 2 2 3
Hebner 3b 5 1 2 2
Montanez 1b 3 1 1 0
Stearns c 3 0 1 2
Henderson lf 3 1 2 2
Flynn 2b 4 1 1 0
Scott p 2 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 11 10
Pittsburgh 010 130 3008142
New York 005 011 21x10110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   2.2 5 5 5 2 3
  Whitson   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Kison   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Romo   2.0 4 2 1 1 1
  Tekulve  L (2-5) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Jackson   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
10
9
5
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   4.0 5 3 3 5 2
  Orosco   0.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Allen   1.1 3 0 0 0 0
  Murray   1.0 2 3 3 3 0
  Lockwood  W (1-5) 2.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
10
7

  E–Ott 2 (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Berra (3,off Scott); Moreno (5,off Scott); Ott 2 (5,off Murray,off Lockwood), New York Flynn (2,off Blyleven).  HR–New York Henderson (2,7th inning off Tekulve 1 on, 1 out); Youngblood (7,8th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Foli (6,off Murray); Stearns (1,off Tekulve).  SF–Moreno (1,off Scott); Stargell (2,off Murray).  IBB–Parker (4,by Murray); Youngblood (1,by Blyleven).  CS–Parker (1,2nd base by Scott/Stearns).  SB–Taveras (13,2nd base off Romo/Ott); Mazzilli (11,2nd base off Romo/Ott).  WP–Whitson (1), Scott (1).  IBB–Blyleven (3,Youngblood); Murray (4,Parker).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:26.  A–20,272.
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