Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 26, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 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 8, New York Mets 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 5 2 2 2
Lind 2b 5 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 5 1 2 0
Bonilla 3b 5 1 3 2
Bream 1b 3 1 1 1
Reynolds rf 4 1 1 0
LaValliere c 4 1 3 0
Fermin ss 4 0 0 1
Drabek p 3 1 2 2
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
  Almon ss 0 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 4 0 2 1
Magadan 1b 4 0 2 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferies ph 1 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
  Lyons c 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph,lf 1 1 1 1
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Elster ph 1 1 1 0
  Mitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Carreon ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson lf,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 140 001 2008140
New York 001 000 010260
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (10-12) 8.0 6 2 2 0 4
  Smiley   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (15-7) 3.0 7 5 5 0 4
  Mitchell   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Myers   2.0 5 3 3 0 2
  Walter   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
0
11

  E–None.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (32,off Myers), New York Elster (1,off Drabek); Teufel (28,off Drabek).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (10,off Myers).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonds (24,2nd inning off Gooden 1 on, 2 out), New York Mazzilli (3,8th inning off Drabek 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Drabek (7,off Mitchell).  SF–Bream (3,off Myers).  SB–Bonds (29,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  CS–Bonilla (5,2nd base by Gooden/Carter).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:50.  A–48,695.
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