New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 6, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1986 at Three Rivers 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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New York Mets 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 6 2 3 1
Backman 2b 4 1 2 1
Strawberry rf 4 3 2 2
Heep lf 4 1 2 2
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 5 0 1 1
Mitchell ss 4 0 0 0
  Santana ss 1 0 0 0
Corcoran 1b 4 1 0 0
Hearn c 5 1 2 0
Aguilera p 3 1 2 2
  McDowell p 1 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 42 10 15 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 5 0 0 0
Orsulak rf 4 1 1 0
Ray 2b 2 1 0 0
  Diaz 3b 1 0 0 0
Mazzilli 1b 4 2 2 0
Reynolds lf 3 0 1 2
Almon 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Ortiz c 4 0 2 1
Khalifa ss,2b 2 0 0 0
DeLeon p 1 0 0 0
  Winn p 1 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3
New York 200 601 10010150
Pittsburgh 000 130 000463
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera   4.1 5 4 4 5 3
  McDowell  W (5-0) 3.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Orosco   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
7
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon  L (1-3) 3.2 8 8 8 4 2
  Winn   2.1 4 1 1 0 2
  Guante   3.0 3 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
9
4
5

  E–Reynolds (3), Ortiz (1), Khalifa (8).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Heep (3,off DeLeon); Wilson (3,off Winn); Hearn (2,off Guante); Dykstra (5,off Guante), Pittsburgh Mazzilli (2,off Aguilera); Reynolds (17,off Aguilera).  HR–New York Wilson (2,1st inning off DeLeon 0 on, 0 out); Aguilera (1,4th inning off DeLeon 1 on, 2 out); Strawberry (7,6th inning off Winn 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Strawberry 2 (9,2nd base off DeLeon/Ortiz,3rd base off DeLeon/Ortiz); Heep (1,2nd base off DeLeon/Ortiz); Wilson (9,2nd base off DeLeon/Ortiz); Almon (4,2nd base off Aguilera/Hearn).  CS–Backman (5,2nd base by DeLeon/Ortiz).  WP–Aguilera (3).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:59.  A–15,113.
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