Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 20, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1983 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy rf 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 1 0 0
Easler lf 2 2 1 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 3 1 1 1
Berra ss 4 1 2 2
Nicosia c 4 0 0 0
Tunnell p 2 0 0 0
  Harper lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 3 3
Gardenhire ss 5 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 1 0
  Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Staub lf 2 0 0 0
  Bradley pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Heep rf 3 1 1 0
Bishop c 2 1 1 0
Backman 3b 4 1 1 2
Giles 2b 3 2 1 0
Torrez p 2 0 0 0
  Diaz p 1 0 0 0
  Foster ph 0 1 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 5
Pittsburgh 020 201 000571
New York 040 010 02x782
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tunnell   4.2 5 5 5 3 2
  Scurry   2.1 2 0 0 1 5
  Tekulve  L (0-1) 1.0 1 2 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
6
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   4.0 5 4 2 4 2
  Diaz  W (1-0) 4.0 2 1 1 1 5
  Allen  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
5
7

  E–Nicosia (1), Staub (1), Bishop (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Berra (4,off Torrez), New York Bishop (1,off Tunnell); Kingman (2,off Scurry).  3B–New York Wilson (1,off Tunnell).  SB–Ray (1,2nd base off Diaz/Bishop); Wilson (2,2nd base off Tunnell/Nicosia).  CS–Mazzilli (2,2nd base by Torrez/Bishop).  WP–Scurry (1), Torrez (1).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:42.  A–4,041.
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