Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 22, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 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 5, New York Mets 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 1 1 0
Lacy rf 4 1 2 0
Ray 2b 4 1 1 1
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 3
Easler lf 4 1 1 0
Pena c 4 0 2 0
Berra 3b 4 0 1 1
Law ss 4 0 0 0
Bibby p 2 0 0 0
  Boyland ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Howard rf 3 0 0 0
  Valentine ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Brooks 3b 4 0 2 0
Kingman 1b 4 1 1 1
Mazzilli lf 3 1 1 1
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 2 0 1 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 1 0
Gardenhire ss 2 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 0
  Taveras pr 0 0 0 0
Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Bailor 2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 014 000 000590
New York 020 000 1003100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (6-3) 5.0 4 2 2 1 4
  Cruz   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Scurry  SV (6) 2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (4-10) 2.0 7 4 4 0 2
  Searage   3.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Leach   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Orosco   3.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2, New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Lacy (10,off Scott); Moreno (15,off Scott); Ray (8,off Scott), New York Trevino (2,off Scurry).  3B–New York Bailor (1,off Cruz).  HR–Pittsburgh Thompson (13,3rd inning off Searage 2 on, 0 out), New York Kingman (21,2nd inning off Bibby 0 on, 0 out); Mazzilli (6,2nd inning off Bibby 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Moreno (37,2nd base off Searage/Stearns).  WP–Scurry (3).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:47.  A–6,855.
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