Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 31, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1982 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."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 1 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 2 3
Madlock 3b 5 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0
Easler lf 5 1 2 0
Lacy rf 3 1 1 0
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Berra ss 4 1 2 1
McWilliams p 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 1 0
Bailor 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Youngblood rf 4 0 1 2
Kingman 1b 3 1 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 2
Stearns c 4 1 1 0
Brooks 3b 4 1 1 0
Gardenhire ss 2 0 1 0
  Staub ph 0 0 0 0
  Backman pr,2b 1 2 1 2
Puleo p 2 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph,1b 2 1 1 2
Totals 34 9 9 8
Pittsburgh 000 400 000491
New York 021 000 42x990
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams   6.0 3 3 2 1 5
  Tekulve  L (6-5) 1.0 4 4 4 2 1
  Romo   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
9
8
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo  W (8-7) 7.0 8 4 4 4 5
  Allen  SV (18) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
8

  E–Madlock (10).  2B–Pittsburgh Lacy (8,off Puleo), New York Wilson (16,off McWilliams); Gardenhire (12,off McWilliams); Jorgensen (4,off Tekulve); Stearns (23,off Romo).  3B–Pittsburgh Ray (5,off Puleo).  HR–New York Foster (11,2nd inning off McWilliams 1 on, 0 out); Backman (3,8th inning off Romo 1 on, 1 out).  SH–McWilliams 2 (4,off Puleo 2).  IBB–Wilson (3,by Tekulve).  SB–Moreno (47,2nd base off Puleo/Stearns); Thompson (1,2nd base off Puleo/Stearns).  WP–Allen (3).  IBB–Tekulve (9,Wilson).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:41.  A–48,358.
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