Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 11, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1984 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 1, New York Mets 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 5 0 0 0
Mazzilli lf 4 0 2 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 2 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 1 0
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 0 0 0
Lacy rf 4 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 0 0 0
McWilliams p 2 0 1 0
  Page ph 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Totals 35 1 8 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Chapman 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 2 1 0 0
Foster lf 4 2 2 1
Brooks 3b 3 0 1 2
Martin rf 3 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 4 0 0 0
Santana ss 4 0 4 0
Gooden p 1 0 1 0
  Orosco p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 010181
New York 200 000 10x391
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (7-9) 7.0 8 3 3 4 5
  Tekulve   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (10-8) 7.0 5 0 0 1 10
  Orosco  SV (23) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
12

  E–Berra (29), Santana (3).  2B–New York Brooks (17,off McWilliams); Chapman (7,off McWilliams).  HR–Pittsburgh Harper (1,8th inning off Orosco 0 on, 0 out), New York Foster (16,7th inning off McWilliams 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Gooden 2 (7,off McWilliams 2).  IBB–Brooks (13,by McWilliams).  SB–Mazzilli (8,2nd base off Gooden/Fitzgerald).  CS–Santana (2,2nd base by Tekulve/Pena).  IBB–McWilliams (6,Brooks).  T–2:48.  A–28,326.
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