New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 7, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1981 at Three Rivers 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Stearns c 3 0 2 1
Brooks rf 3 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli lf 4 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Scott p 2 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 2 0
Ray 2b 3 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 1 0 1 0
  Parker pr 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
Easler lf 4 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 0 0 0
Lacy rf 3 0 0 0
Nicosia c 2 1 1 1
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Montanez ph,1b 1 1 1 1
Totals 26 2 6 2
New York 100 000 000130
Pittsburgh 001 000 01x260
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   7.0 2 1 1 5 1
  Allen  L (5-5) 0.2 4 1 1 0 0
  Searage   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
5
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (3-2) 8.0 2 1 1 2 4
  Cruz   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Scurry  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
5

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Moreno (11,off Scott).  3B–New York Wilson (7,off Jones).  HR–Pittsburgh Nicosia (1,3rd inning off Scott 0 on, 1 out); Montanez (1,8th inning off Allen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Jones (2,off Scott).  SB–Brooks (6,2nd base off Jones/Nicosia); Stearns (8,2nd base off Jones/Nicosia).  CS–Easler (6,2nd base by Scott/Stearns).  WP–Scott (1).  U–Jerry Crawford, Ed Vargo, Satch Davidson.  T–2:12.
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