Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 19, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 4, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 4 1 1 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 1
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 5 1 3 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0
Easler lf 3 0 2 2
  Lacy ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Pena c 3 1 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
  Morrison ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 0 1 0
Candelaria p 3 0 0 0
  Madlock ph 1 0 1 1
  Orsulak pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 3 0
Brooks 3b 5 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Heep 1b 4 1 1 0
Bailor ss 3 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Oquendo pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Giles 2b 3 1 3 0
  Hernandez ph 0 0 0 0
  Stearns pr 0 0 0 0
  Ashford 2b 0 0 0 0
Ortiz c 3 0 1 2
  Hodges ph,c 1 0 1 1
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Bradley ph 1 0 0 0
  Diaz p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 4
Pittsburgh 000 101 002 0491
New York 020 000 002 15110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   8.0 7 2 2 0 6
  Tekulve  L (7-5) 1.1 4 3 1 1 0
Totals
9.1
11
5
3
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   8.0 6 2 2 2 7
  Diaz  W (3-1) 2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
4
7

  E–Thompson (8).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Berra (22,off Seaver), New York Giles (14,off Candelaria); Hodges (11,off Tekulve).  SH–Pena (6,off Diaz); Morrison (4,off Diaz).  IBB–Berra (16,by Diaz); Pena (6,by Diaz); Hernandez (14,by Tekulve).  SB–Parker (12,2nd base off Seaver/Ortiz); Lacy (31,2nd base off Diaz/Hodges); Wilson (49,2nd base off Tekulve/Pena).  CS–Giles (10,2nd base by Candelaria/Pena); Wilson (16,2nd base by Candelaria/Pena).  WP–Seaver (9).  IBB–Tekulve (11,Hernandez); Diaz 2 (13,Berra,Pena).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:43.  A–6,381.
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