New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 26, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 2 0 1 2
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
Heep lf 3 0 0 0
  Wilson lf 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 1 1
Elster ss 4 1 0 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 4 1 1 0
Bonilla rf 4 0 2 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Morrison 3b 3 0 0 1
Diaz lf 3 0 0 0
  Almon pr 0 0 0 0
Pena T. c 4 0 2 0
Bream 1b 3 0 2 0
Belliard ss 3 0 1 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
Fansler p 1 0 0 0
  Renteria ph 1 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena H. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
New York 000 020 001340
Pittsburgh 100 000 000191
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (16-6) 8.0 8 1 1 2 7
  McDowell  SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fansler  L (0-2) 5.0 3 2 1 4 2
  Smiley   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Pena   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
2
4
5

  E–Belliard (11).  DP–New York 3, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bream (37,off McDowell).  HR–New York Johnson (10,9th inning off H Pena 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Fernandez (6,off Fansler).  SF–Morrison (4,off Fernandez).  SB–Johnson (8,2nd base off Fansler/T Pena).  WP–Fernandez (6).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:33.  A–14,080.
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