New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 29, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1983 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 1
Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
Rajsich 1b 3 0 1 0
Giles 2b 3 0 0 1
Ortiz c 2 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitzgerald c 0 0 0 0
Oquendo ss 2 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
  Gardenhire ss 0 0 0 0
Holman p 1 0 0 0
  Backman ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Gaff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 4 1 2 1
Ray 2b 4 1 2 1
Madlock 3b 1 0 0 0
  Hebner 3b 1 0 0 0
  Morrison ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Easler lf 4 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
Pena c 4 1 1 0
Berra ss 3 0 0 0
Rhoden p 3 1 2 0
  Frobel lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 3
New York 000 001 100243
Pittsburgh 120 100 00x490
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Holman  L (1-7) 5.0 6 4 3 2 2
  Gorman   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Gaff   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (13-13) 8.0 4 2 2 0 5
  Guante  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
0
6

  E–Strawberry (4), Giles (14), Oquendo (21).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Ortiz (6).  2B–New York Foster (19,off Rhoden); Strawberry (15,off Rhoden).  HR–New York Wilson (7,6th inning off Rhoden 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Berra (7,off Holman).  SB–Wynne (11,2nd base off Holman/Ortiz).  CS–Morrison (6,2nd base by Gorman/Fitzgerald).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–1:59.  A–7,677.
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