Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
October 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 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 0, New York Mets 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak lf,cf 4 0 1 0
Washington ss 4 0 1 0
Bonds cf 1 0 0 0
  Diaz lf 2 0 0 0
Bream 1b 3 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 0 1 0
Distefano rf 3 0 1 0
Khalifa 2b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0
Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Renteria ph 1 0 0 0
  Krawczyk p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 0 0 0
  Elster ss 2 0 0 0
Backman 2b 2 1 0 0
  Teufel 2b 2 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 1 1 0 0
  Magadan 1b 2 1 1 0
Carter c 3 2 2 3
  Hearn c 1 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 2 2 1 4
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 1 2 2
Santana ss 1 0 0 0
  Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
Darling p 1 0 0 0
  Jefferson ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 6 9
Pittsburgh 000 000 000041
New York 300 240 00x961
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pena  L (0-3) 1.0 1 3 2 0 1
  Bielecki   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Smiley   2.0 1 2 2 1 2
  Krawczyk   1.0 3 4 4 3 0
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Clements   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Robinson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
9
8
6
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (15-6) 5.0 2 0 0 2 5
  Fernandez  SV (1) 4.0 2 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
11

  E–Washington (8), Backman (17).  DP–New York 2.  HR–New York Carter (24,1st inning off H Pena 2 on, 1 out); Knight (11,4th inning off Smiley 1 on, 1 out); Strawberry (27,5th inning off Krawczyk 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Darling (10,off Bielecki).  HBP–Hernandez (4,by H Pena).  SB–Bonds (36,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Washington (6,2nd base off Fernandez/Hearn); Strawberry (28,2nd base off Smiley/Rodriguez).  CS–Orsulak (11,2nd base by Darling/Carter).  HBP–H Pena (1,Hernandez).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:26.  A–32,170.
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