Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 9, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1984 at Shea 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 11, New York Mets 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 5 2 1 2
Mazzilli lf,1b 5 2 1 0
Ray 2b 6 1 4 2
Thompson 1b 3 1 1 1
  Frobel rf 1 0 0 0
Pena c 5 1 1 3
Gonzalez 3b 5 0 1 0
Lacy rf,lf 4 1 2 2
Berra ss 4 1 2 0
Rhoden p 5 2 1 0
Totals 43 11 14 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilson cf 3 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 2 0 0 0
  Staub 1b 2 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Foster lf 2 0 0 0
  Heep lf 1 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gardenhire 3b 1 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
Ortiz c 3 0 0 0
Berenyi p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch p 1 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Pittsburgh 180 020 00011140
New York 000 000 000023
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (10-8) 9.0 2 0 0 2 10
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Berenyi  L (7-12) 1.1 5 9 8 4 2
  Lynch   3.2 6 2 1 1 2
  Gorman   4.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
11
9
6
5

  E–Santana (2), Ortiz 2 (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Ray (20,off Lynch); Berra (15,off Gorman), New York Santana (5,off Rhoden); Wilson (15,off Rhoden).  IBB–Thompson 2 (9,by Berenyi,by Lynch).  SB–Mazzilli (7,2nd base off Berenyi/Ortiz); Lacy (12,2nd base off Berenyi/Ortiz); Wynne (17,2nd base off Berenyi/Ortiz).  WP–Rhoden 2 (8), Berenyi (9).  IBB–Berenyi (4,Thompson); Lynch (2,Thompson).  T–2:35.  A–27,604.
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