New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 7, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 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 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 5 1 1 1
Backman 2b 5 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 2 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 2 1
Carter c 2 1 0 1
Heep lf 1 0 1 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Dykstra cf 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 2 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
Gooden p 3 1 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 3 1 1 0
Orsulak rf 3 0 1 1
  Almon ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 1
Bream 1b 3 1 1 0
  Brown ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Reynolds lf 4 1 1 0
Pena c 4 0 0 1
Morrison 3b 4 0 0 1
Belliard ss 1 1 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Clements p 1 0 0 0
  Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 0 0 0 0
  Khalifa pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 4 4
New York 104 000 010681
Pittsburgh 002 101 000442
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (8-2) 7.0 4 4 3 4 5
  Orosco  SV (9) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
4
3
6
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (4-5) 6.0 7 5 2 3 2
  Clements   1.1 0 1 1 1 1
  Walk   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
5
5

  E–Carter (3), T Pena (5), Morrison (6).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Wilson (4,off Reuschel); Hernandez (14,off Reuschel).  3B–New York Strawberry (2,off Reuschel), Pittsburgh Bream (3,off Gooden).  SH–Gooden (5,off Reuschel); Reuschel (3,off Gooden).  SF–Carter (6,off Reuschel).  IBB–Santana (4,by Walk).  HBP–Diaz (2,by Orosco).  SB–Strawberry (10,2nd base off Reuschel/T Pena); Bonds 2 (2,2nd base off Gooden/Carter 2); Belliard (4,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Reynolds (8,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  CS–Heep (2,2nd base by Reuschel/T Pena).  WP–Walk (4).  HBP–Orosco (1,Diaz).  IBB–Walk (5,Santana).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:01.  A–29,770.
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