Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 28, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1981 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."

"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 8, New York Mets 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 2 1
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 2 4 2
  Lacy pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Easler lf,rf 3 1 1 3
Madlock 3b 2 1 1 2
  Berra ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0
Nicosia c 5 1 1 0
Law 2b 4 0 2 0
Rhoden p 4 1 2 0
Totals 37 8 14 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson rf 4 0 2 0
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0
Kingman lf 4 0 1 0
Staub 1b 3 0 1 0
Stearns 3b 4 0 1 0
Trevino c 3 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Hausman p 0 0 0 0
  Backman ph 1 0 0 0
  Falcone p 0 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 9 0
Pittsburgh 005 011 1008140
New York 000 000 000094
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (3-0) 9.0 9 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
2
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (0-2) 5.0 9 7 6 2 3
  Hausman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Falcone   2.0 3 1 0 0 2
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
6
2
5

  E–Wilson (1), Taveras (5), Kingman (2), Staub (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 4.  2B–Pittsburgh Rhoden (1,off Falcone).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (1,off Scott).  HR–Pittsburgh Madlock (1,3rd inning off Scott 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Foli (3,off Scott).  SF–Easler 2 (4,off Scott,off Falcone); Moreno (2,off Hausman).  CS–Moreno (1,2nd base by Scott/Trevino).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:28.  A–6,973.
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