New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 16, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1990 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 11

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 3b 5 1 1 0
Magadan 1b 5 1 2 1
Jefferies 2b 5 1 2 0
Strawberry rf 4 2 1 2
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Boston cf 4 1 1 2
Sasser c 3 0 1 1
Elster ss 3 0 1 0
Viola p 3 0 1 0
  Darling p 0 0 0 0
  Teufel ph 1 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Machado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redus 1b 4 1 1 0
  Bream 1b 1 1 1 3
Bell ss 5 1 1 0
King 3b 4 2 3 1
Bonilla rf 4 1 1 0
Bonds lf 4 1 3 2
Reynolds cf 4 2 2 1
Slaught c 4 1 3 1
Lind 2b 3 0 0 2
Drabek p 1 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 1 0 0 0
  Van Slyke ph 0 1 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 15 10
New York 301 020 0006100
Pittsburgh 000 403 04x11150
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (9-3) 5.1 10 7 7 0 1
  Darling   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Musselman   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Machado   0.2 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek   5.0 8 6 6 4 3
  Kipper  W (1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Landrum   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Johnson (11,off Drabek); Jefferies (19,off Drabek); Elster (12,off Kipper), Pittsburgh Redus (5,off Viola); Reynolds (5,off Viola).  HR–New York Strawberry (14,1st inning off Drabek 1 on, 1 out); Boston (5,5th inning off Drabek 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Bream (4,8th inning off Machado 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Lind (5,off Darling).  IBB–Van Slyke (1,by Machado).  CS–Bonds (5,2nd base by Musselman/Sasser).  WP–Drabek (4).  IBB–Machado (3,Van Slyke).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:41.  A–43,653.
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