New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 27, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 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 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 0 1
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Dykstra cf 2 0 1 1
  Hearn ph,c 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 0
Carter c 5 0 2 0
  Johnson pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Mitchell rf 3 0 0 0
  Strawberry ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
  Elster ss 0 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 2 1 0 0
  Backman ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Santana ss 4 1 1 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Gooden p 2 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak lf 3 1 1 0
  Bonilla lf 3 0 1 0
Bonds cf 5 1 2 1
Ray 2b 5 0 2 0
Bream 1b 3 0 0 1
Morrison 3b 3 0 1 0
Distefano rf 4 0 1 0
  Brown ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Ortiz c 4 0 2 0
  Belliard pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 1 0
Kipper p 2 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 11 2
New York 000 020 000 02460
Pittsburgh 200 000 000 002112
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   8.0 7 2 2 2 6
  McDowell   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Orosco  W (7-6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Sisk  SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
11
2
2
3
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kipper   7.0 4 2 2 1 4
  Robinson   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  McWilliams  L (2-11) 1.0 2 2 1 1 0
  Jones   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Smiley   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
6
4
3
5
6

  E–Jones (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Dykstra (27,off Kipper), Pittsburgh Bonds (26,off Gooden); Ray 2 (33,off Gooden,off Orosco).  SH–Dykstra (7,off Kipper); Knight (2,off Jones); Washington (3,off McDowell).  HBP–Gooden (1,by Kipper); Bonds (2,by Gooden).  IBB–Backman (1,by Jones); Bream (5,by Gooden); Morrison (5,by Orosco).  SF–Bream (7,off Gooden).  SB–Bonds (35,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Washington (5,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  HBP–Gooden (4,Bonds); Kipper (2,Gooden).  IBB–Gooden (3,Bream); Orosco (3,Morrison); Jones (2,Backman).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:49.  A–13,210.
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