Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 31, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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 0, New York Mets 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy rf 6 0 2 0
Wynne cf 4 0 2 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 5 0 1 0
Easler lf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 5 0 0 0
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Berra ss 5 0 2 0
DeLeon p 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 0 8 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Brooks 3b 3 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
Foster lf 5 0 0 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
Bailor ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Giles 2b 2 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Oquendo ss 1 0 0 0
Ortiz c 2 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hodges c 1 0 0 0
Torrez p 3 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 3 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 000081
New York 000 000 000 001130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon   9.0 1 0 0 3 11
  Tekulve   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento  L (3-5) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
11.2
3
1
1
4
11
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   11.0 8 0 0 5 2
  Orosco  W (7-5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
8
0
0
6
3

  E–DeLeon (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  PB–Ortiz (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Thompson (14,off Torrez).  SH–DeLeon (1,off Torrez); Brooks (4,off Sarmiento).  IBB–Easler (1,by Torrez); Hernandez (8,by Sarmiento).  SB–Wynne (7,2nd base off Torrez/Ortiz); Bailor (9,3rd base off DeLeon/Pena).  CS–Lacy 2 (13,2nd base by Torrez/Ortiz 2); Pena (4,Home by Torrez/Ortiz); Wynne (3,2nd base by Torrez/Ortiz); Hernandez (4,2nd base by DeLeon/Pena).  IBB–Sarmiento (6,Hernandez); Torrez (8,Easler).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:02.  A–17,591.
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