New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 2 2 0
Carter c 5 1 2 4
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 0
Wilson lf 4 1 1 1
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Santana ss 4 0 1 0
Aguilera p 1 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 1 1 1
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 4 2 1 0
Van Slyke rf 3 1 1 1
Ray 2b 4 1 1 2
Bream 1b 5 2 4 3
Morrison 3b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds lf 5 0 3 0
LaValliere c 1 0 0 0
  Almon pr 0 1 0 0
  Ortiz c 0 0 0 0
Belliard ss 3 1 0 0
Reuschel p 3 0 1 0
  Kipper pr 0 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 1 1 3
  Easley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 12 9
New York 110 000 400680
Pittsburgh 103 100 40x9122
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera   2.1 6 4 4 3 1
  Walter   1.2 1 1 1 3 1
  Leach   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Myers  L (0-1) 0.2 1 3 3 2 1
  Sisk   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
9
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   6.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Smiley   0.2 1 3 3 2 0
  Jones   0.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Easley  W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
7

  E–Bream (3), LaValliere (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Hernandez (3,off Reuschel), Pittsburgh Bonds (3,off Aguilera); Reynolds (2,off Aguilera); Reuschel (1,off Leach).  HR–New York Wilson (1,2nd inning off Reuschel 0 on, 0 out); Magadan (1,7th inning off Smiley 0 on, 1 out); Carter (3,7th inning off Jones 2 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Ray (2,3rd inning off Aguilera 1 on, 0 out); Bream 2 (3,3rd inning off Aguilera 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Myers 0 on, 0 out); Diaz (3,7th inning off Sisk 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Strawberry (2,2nd base off Jones/LaValliere); Bonds 2 (4,2nd base off Walter/Carter,3rd base off Walter/Carter).  CS–Reynolds (1,2nd base by Leach/Carter).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:06.  A–8,267.
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