New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 6, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1984 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 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Brooks ss 4 0 0 0
Heep lf 3 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 1 0
Fitzgerald c 2 0 0 0
Schiraldi p 1 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 1 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 0 0 0 0
  Chapman ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 4 0 0 0
Lacy rf 4 1 2 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 3 1 2 2
Morrison 3b 3 0 0 0
May c 4 0 1 0
Harper lf 3 0 1 0
  Orsulak lf 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Rhoden p 3 0 1 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
New York 000 000 000051
Pittsburgh 002 000 00x281
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Schiraldi  L (0-1) 5.0 5 2 2 2 5
  Lynch   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Orosco   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
3
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (12-9) 7.0 5 0 0 2 4
  Scurry  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
6

  E–Backman (8), Ray (12).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 4.  2B–New York Knight (11,off Rhoden), Pittsburgh Rhoden (6,off Schiraldi); May (3,off Lynch).  HR–Pittsburgh Thompson (16,3rd inning off Schiraldi 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Wilson (42,2nd base off Rhoden/May); Lacy 2 (17,2nd base off Schiraldi/Fitzgerald 2).  T–2:26.  A–3,529.
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