Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 22, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 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 5, New York Mets 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf 5 1 2 0
Reynolds lf 5 1 1 1
Ray 2b 3 1 2 1
Bream 1b 4 1 2 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Pena c 3 1 0 0
Morrison 3b 4 0 1 1
Khalifa ss 3 0 1 2
Kipper p 3 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 0
Paciorek rf 3 0 1 1
Knight 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Christensen ph 1 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
  Beane ph 1 0 1 1
Leach p 1 1 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
Pittsburgh 200 003 000–5102
New York 001 000 002–360
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kipper  W (1-1) 8.1 5 3 2 3 4
  Clements  SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leach  L (3-4) 6.0 8 5 5 2 4
  Niemann   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gardner   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
7
  E–Ray 2 (16).  2B–Pittsburgh Orsulak (12,off Leach).  SH–Brown (1,off Leach); Kipper (1,off Gardner).  IBB–Pena (4,by Leach).  SB–Orsulak (19,2nd base off Leach/Carter); Reynolds (12,2nd base off Leach/Carter).  CS–Ray (7,2nd base by Niemann/Carter).  IBB–Leach (3,Pena).  T–2:34.  A–35,679.
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