Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 7, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1987 at Shea 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Mets 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 6 3 3 3
Ray 2b 4 1 1 1
Bream 1b 4 2 3 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 0 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 3 2
Ortiz c 3 0 0 0
  LaValliere ph,c 1 1 1 0
Pedrique ss 2 1 1 0
  Cangelosi ph 2 1 1 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 1 1 3
  Belliard ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 0
Teufel 2b 5 2 1 1
Mazzilli 1b 3 1 2 5
McReynolds lf 5 1 1 1
Wilson rf 5 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 2 1
Almon ss 4 0 1 1
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Strawberry ph 1 0 0 0
Lyons c 4 1 3 0
Edens p 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 2 0 1 0
  Santana ss 1 1 1 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 14 9
Pittsburgh 120 010 06010141
New York 003 030 0309141
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kipper   5.0 6 6 5 3 7
  Taylor  W (2-2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Smiley   0.1 4 3 3 0 0
  Robinson  SV (9) 1.2 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
4
12
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Edens   3.0 7 3 3 2 1
  Myers   4.0 1 1 1 2 7
  McDowell  L (3-2) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0
  Sisk   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
6
8

  E–Reynolds (1), Edens (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 1.  PB–Ortiz (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Bream 2 (11,off Edens,off Myers); Bonilla (5,off Edens); LaValliere (7,off McDowell), New York Dykstra (12,off Taylor); Teufel (10,off Smiley).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (3,off Edens).  HR–Pittsburgh Van Slyke 2 (8,1st inning off Edens 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off McDowell 0 on, 1 out); Diaz (8,8th inning off McDowell 2 on, 0 out), New York Mazzilli (2,3rd inning off Kipper 2 on, 0 out); McReynolds (9,5th inning off Kipper 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Kipper 2 (3,off Edens 2).  SF–Bonilla (2,off Myers).  IBB–Mazzilli (1,by Taylor).  SB–Johnson (11,2nd base off Kipper/Ortiz).  CS–Mazzilli (2,2nd base by D Robinson/LaValliere).  WP–Kipper 2 (5), Edens 2 (2).  IBB–Taylor (1,Mazzilli).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:17.  A–42,516.
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