Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 8, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1980 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 2 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 0
Easler lf 3 2 2 4
  Lacy lf 1 0 0 0
Berra 3b 4 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Law ss 3 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson D. p 2 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson B. ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 0
Taveras ss 4 2 1 1
Henderson lf 4 2 4 3
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 2 1
Youngblood rf 4 0 1 1
Hodges c 4 0 2 0
Maddox 3b 4 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 4 1 1 0
Burris p 2 0 0 0
  Moreno ph 0 0 0 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 14 6
Pittsburgh 000 013 000490
New York 101 001 30x6140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   5.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Romo  L (3-1) 1.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Tekulve   1.2 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  W (4-4) 7.0 7 4 4 2 4
  Glynn  SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (10,off Glynn), New York Jorgensen (5,off D Robinson).  HR–Pittsburgh Easler 2 (7,5th inning off Burris 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Burris 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Moreno (1,off Romo); Glynn (2,off Tekulve).  IBB–Mazzilli (1,by Tekulve).  SB–Garner (7,2nd base off Burris/Hodges); Moreno (32,2nd base off Burris/Hodges); Mazzilli (13,2nd base off Romo/Ott); Taveras (11,2nd base off Tekulve/Ott); Henderson (7,2nd base off Tekulve/Ott); Hodges (1,2nd base off Tekulve/Ott).  CS–Mazzilli (7,2nd base by D Robinson/Ott).  BK–D Robinson (1).  IBB–Tekulve (5,Mazzilli).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–3:02.
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