Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 27, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1985 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 3, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf 3 0 1 0
  Lezcano ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Pena c 4 0 1 1
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0
Kemp lf 4 0 1 0
  Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
Frobel rf 2 0 0 0
  Hendrick ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Belliard ss 2 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 0 1 0 0
  Dybzinski ss 1 0 0 0
McWilliams p 2 0 0 0
  Almon ph,cf 2 1 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chapman 2b 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 4 0
Carter c 3 1 1 0
Strawberry cf 4 0 1 0
Christensen rf 3 0 0 0
Heep lf 4 0 1 2
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
Lynch p 2 0 0 0
  Gardenhire ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 030371
New York 000 200 000281
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  W (2-1) 7.0 8 2 2 2 0
  Candelaria  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch   7.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Orosco  L (1-1) 1.0 3 3 2 1 1
  Sisk   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
1
4

  E–Orsulak (3), Orosco (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Orsulak (4,off Lynch); Hendrick (3,off Orosco), New York Carter (3,off McWilliams).  3B–Pittsburgh Kemp (1,off Lynch).  HBP–Chapman (1,by McWilliams).  IBB–Carter (3,by McWilliams).  CS–Chapman (1,2nd base by McWilliams/Pena).  HBP–McWilliams (2,Chapman).  IBB–McWilliams (3,Carter).  T–2:28.  A–24,786.
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