Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 15, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 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 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 4 0 0 0
Orsulak rf 4 1 1 1
Almon ss 3 0 0 0
  Ray ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Bream 1b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds lf 3 1 2 0
Morrison 3b,2b 4 1 1 0
Ortiz c 4 1 2 1
Khalifa 2b,ss 2 1 1 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
Kipper p 1 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 1
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph,3b 2 0 1 1
Totals 33 5 8 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 5 1 2 2
Teufel 2b 4 0 2 2
Mitchell rf 4 0 0 0
Carter 1b 3 1 2 1
  Dykstra pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 0
  Hernandez 1b 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 1 1 0
Hearn c 4 1 2 3
Santana ss 4 3 2 0
Aguilera p 1 0 0 0
  Niemann p 1 0 1 0
  McDowell p 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 8 14 8
Pittsburgh 000 021 200581
New York 002 113 01x8140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kipper  L (2-6) 4.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Guante   2.0 7 4 3 1 0
  Robinson   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
8
7
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera  W (1-3) 5.1 4 3 3 1 1
  Niemann   1.1 4 2 2 0 1
  McDowell  SV (5) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
4

  E–Bream (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Diaz (2,off Niemann), New York Foster (5,off Guante).  HR–New York Wilson (4,3rd inning off Kipper 1 on, 1 out); Carter (11,4th inning off Kipper 0 on, 0 out); Hearn (1,6th inning off Guante 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Khalifa (3,off Aguilera); Aguilera (1,off Guante).  SF–Teufel (2,off Robinson).  SB–Reynolds (9,2nd base off Aguilera/Hearn).  CS–Dykstra (2,2nd base by Robinson/Ortiz).  WP–Niemann (1).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:59.  A–41,847.
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