Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 12, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 3, New York Mets 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 4 1 2 0
Lacy rf 3 1 2 0
Ray 2b 5 1 3 2
Thompson 1b 4 0 2 1
Mazzilli lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 0 0 0
May c 3 0 1 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Berra ss 4 0 0 0
DeLeon p 2 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
  Tunnell p 0 0 0 0
  Pena c 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 1 1 0
Wilson cf 4 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 1 1 0 1
Foster lf 4 2 1 2
Heep rf 4 0 2 1
Brooks 3b 4 1 1 0
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
  Gardner p 1 1 0 0
Hodges c 2 0 1 2
Darling p 1 0 0 0
  Gardenhire ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6
Pittsburgh 001 000 2003100
New York 200 020 02x680
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon  L (6-9) 6.0 4 4 4 4 2
  Tunnell   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Robinson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
5
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (11-5) 6.2 9 3 3 4 6
  Gardner  SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh May (2,off Darling); Ray (23,off Darling), New York Backman (16,off DeLeon); Wilson (18,off Tunnell); Hodges (1,off Robinson).  HR–New York Foster (17,5th inning off DeLeon 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Darling (5,off DeLeon).  IBB–Hernandez (7,by Tunnell).  SB–Wynne (18,2nd base off Darling/Hodges); Wilson (33,2nd base off DeLeon/May).  CS–Lacy (8,2nd base by Darling/Hodges).  WP–DeLeon (4), Darling (4).  IBB–Tunnell (2,Hernandez).  T–2:48.  A–36,135.
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