New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 14, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 1987 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 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 2 2 2
Strawberry rf 3 2 2 2
McReynolds lf 3 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Lyons c 4 1 1 1
Santana ss 4 0 1 2
Mitchell p 1 0 0 0
  Innis p 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 1 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 7 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 3 1 1 0
Ray 2b 4 1 2 2
Diaz c 4 0 1 0
Bream 1b 4 1 1 0
Reynolds rf 3 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 4 0 1 0
Belliard ss 3 0 1 1
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher p 2 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 1 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
New York 000 430 000770
Pittsburgh 000 300 000391
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell   2.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Innis   1.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Sisk  W (2-1) 4.2 3 0 0 1 2
  Orosco   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (2-4) 4.0 5 6 5 3 4
  Taylor   3.0 2 1 1 1 4
  Smiley   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
7
6
4
9

  E–Bream (8).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–New York Strawberry (12,off Fisher); Hernandez (10,off Fisher).  3B–New York Santana (1,off Fisher).  HR–New York Hernandez (8,4th inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out); Strawberry (17,5th inning off Taylor 1 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Ray (4,4th inning off Innis 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Teufel (1,by Fisher).  SB–Dykstra (10,2nd base off Taylor/Diaz).  CS–Bonds (3,2nd base by Innis/Lyons).  HBP–Fisher (2,Teufel).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:52.  A–30,477.
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