Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 9, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1990 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 3, New York Mets 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Backman 3b,2b 3 1 2 2
  Belliard pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 1 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla rf,3b 3 1 0 0
Bonds lf 4 0 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
  Slaught ph 1 0 1 1
Lind 2b 3 1 1 0
  Ruskin p 0 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 1 0
Patterson p 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 3 1 1 0
  Boston ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Elster ss 4 0 2 2
Jefferies 2b 5 0 2 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 1
  Carreon rf 1 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 2 2 1
Marshall 1b 2 2 1 1
  Magadan 1b 1 0 0 0
Teufel 3b 5 1 2 0
Mercado c 2 1 2 2
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
  Sasser c 1 0 0 0
Cone p 4 0 1 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 15 8
Pittsburgh 000 101 001383
New York 000 401 40x9151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Patterson  L (4-2) 3.2 9 4 4 2 2
  Kipper   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Huismann   1.0 6 5 3 0 1
  Ruskin   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Belinda   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
9
7
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (2-4) 7.1 6 2 2 0 9
  Musselman   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
10

  E–Backman (7), Bell (13), Bonilla (6), Jefferies (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Lind (14,off Cone), New York Jefferies (16,off Patterson); Marshall (7,off Patterson); Cone (1,off Patterson); Elster (8,off Huismann).  HR–Pittsburgh Backman (2,4th inning off Cone 0 on, 0 out), New York Mercado (1,4th inning off Patterson 1 on, 1 out); Strawberry (11,7th inning off Huismann 0 on, 0 out); McReynolds (8,7th inning off Huismann 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Backman (2,off Cone); Elster (4,off Ruskin).  HBP–Marshall (3,by Huismann).  IBB–Mercado (2,by Patterson).  SB–Cangelosi (3,2nd base off Cone/Mercado).  CS–Johnson (3,2nd base by Huismann/LaValliere).  WP–Huismann (1), Musselman (2).  HBP–Huismann (1,Marshall).  IBB–Patterson (5,Mercado).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–3:06.  A–38,379.
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