Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 21, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1986 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 5, New York Mets 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Reynolds lf,cf 5 1 2 0
Orsulak cf 5 0 1 1
  Winn p 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 5 1 3 1
Bream 1b 4 0 1 0
Brown rf 3 1 1 2
Pena c 3 0 1 0
Morrison 3b 4 1 1 1
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Kemp lf 0 0 0 0
Khalifa ss 3 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 1 0 0
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
McWilliams p 3 0 0 0
  Almon 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell cf,3b 4 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 5 1 3 1
Hernandez 1b 2 1 0 0
Carter c 4 1 2 3
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 1 1 0
Knight 3b 4 1 1 2
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Santana ss 4 0 0 0
Aguilera p 2 0 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Backman ph 1 0 1 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Dykstra cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Pittsburgh 110 002 0015101
New York 002 000 0226100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams   7.0 6 2 2 2 6
  Guante   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Clements  L (0-1) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Winn   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
10
6
6
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera   6.0 9 4 4 0 6
  Niemann   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Leach   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  McDowell  W (1-0) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
9

  E–Ray (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Reynolds 2 (6,off Aguilera 2); Bream (2,off Aguilera); T Pena (1,off Aguilera), New York Teufel 2 (3,off McWilliams,off Clements).  HR–Pittsburgh Morrison (2,2nd inning off Aguilera 0 on, 1 out); Brown (2,6th inning off Aguilera 1 on, 1 out), New York Carter (2,3rd inning off McWilliams 1 on, 2 out); Knight (3,8th inning off Guante 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Almon (1,off McDowell); K Mitchell (1,off Clements).  HBP–Hernandez (2,by McWilliams).  SB–Orsulak (1,2nd base off McDowell/Carter).  HBP–McWilliams (1,Hernandez).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:55.  A–10,282.
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