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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1979 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
Moreno cf 4 0 1 0
Foli ss 2 1 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 1
Robinson lf 4 1 1 1
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 2 0
Blyleven p 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood rf 4 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 2 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 1 1 0
Stearns c 3 0 1 1
Henderson lf 2 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0
Hausman p 2 0 0 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
  Maddox ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 100 000 100250
New York 010 000 000141
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (5-2) 8.0 4 1 1 1 8
  Jackson  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hausman  L (0-3) 7.1 4 2 2 1 5
  Glynn   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Murray   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
5

  E–Mazzilli (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 3, New York 1.  2B–New York Stearns (13,off Blyleven).  3B–Pittsburgh Milner (2,off Hausman).  HR–Pittsburgh B Robinson (16,7th inning off Hausman 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Foli (2,by Hausman); Henderson (3,by Blyleven).  IBB–Parker (6,by Glynn).  SH–Flynn (5,off Blyleven).  CS–Taveras (8,2nd base by Blyleven/Ott).  WP–Blyleven (6).  HBP–Blyleven (2,Henderson); Hausman (1,Foli).  IBB–Glynn (4,Parker).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Steve Fields.  T–2:22.  A–11,903.
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