New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 8, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Teufel 2b 4 2 1 0
  McDowell p 1 0 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Mitchell rf 5 1 3 3
Carter 1b 3 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 1
  Dykstra cf 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 2 0
Hearn c 4 0 0 0
Santana ss 4 0 0 0
Fernandez p 3 0 0 0
  Backman 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 2 0 1 0
Belliard 2b 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,lf,rf 1 0 0 0
Almon lf,ss 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
Pena c 2 1 1 0
Morrison 3b 4 1 1 0
Khalifa ss 2 0 0 0
  Ray ph,2b 2 0 0 0
McWilliams p 2 0 0 0
  Winn p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 1 1 3
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Orsulak ph 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
New York 000 201 1004100
Pittsburgh 000 000 300342
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (6-2) 6.1 3 3 3 6 5
  McDowell   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Orosco  SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
6
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (1-4) 5.1 4 3 2 0 2
  Winn   1.2 4 1 1 0 1
  Robinson   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
0
6

  E–Morrison (7), Khalifa (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York K Mitchell (7,off McWilliams); Teufel (7,off McWilliams); Wilson (5,off Winn); Knight (13,off Robinson), Pittsburgh Bonds (5,off Fernandez).  HR–New York K Mitchell (3,4th inning off McWilliams 1 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Diaz (1,7th inning off Fernandez 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Carter (2,by McWilliams).  SB–Bonds (3,3rd base off Fernandez/Hearn).  CS–Bonds (3,2nd base by McDowell/Hearn).  HBP–McWilliams (4,Carter).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:37.  A–14,391.
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