Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 30, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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 2, New York Mets 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 1 1 0
Law 2b 4 0 0 1
Easler rf 3 0 0 1
Robinson B. lf 4 0 1 0
Pena c 4 0 2 0
Bevacqua 3b 3 0 1 0
Sanguillen 1b 3 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 0 0 0
Robinson D. p 3 1 2 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 3 2 2 0
Jorgensen 1b 3 1 1 1
Brooks 3b 2 0 0 0
Trevino c 2 0 1 2
Almon ss 3 0 0 0
Falcone p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 5 3
Pittsburgh 000 002 000272
New York 000 010 20x350
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  L (6-10) 7.0 5 3 2 1 8
  Lee   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
2
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (7-9) 9.0 7 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
3

  E–B Robinson (6), D Robinson (2).  2B–Pittsburgh D Robinson (4,off Falcone), New York Trevino (11,off D Robinson); Henderson (16,off D Robinson).  SF–Easler (9,off Falcone); Trevino (5,off D Robinson).  SH–Brooks (1,off D Robinson).  SB–Moreno (95,2nd base off Falcone/Trevino).  CS–Moreno (32,2nd base by Falcone/Trevino); Sanguillen (2,2nd base by Falcone/Trevino); Alexander (3,2nd base by Falcone/Trevino); Wilson (5,2nd base by D Robinson/Pena).  WP–D Robinson (7).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:11.  A–1,754.
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