Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 23, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 2000 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 2, New York Mets 12

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morris 2b 4 0 0 1
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
  Aven cf 1 0 1 0
Cordero lf 4 0 1 0
Giles cf 3 0 1 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Benjamin ph 1 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 1 2 0
Vander Wal rf 3 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 1
Meares ss 3 1 1 0
  Nunez ss 1 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace p 1 0 0 0
  Osik c 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mora ss 5 1 1 3
Bell rf 2 2 1 1
  McEwing ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 1 2 1
  Tyner lf,cf 1 0 0 0
Piazza c 3 2 1 3
  Pratt c 1 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 2 2 1 0
  Abbott 2b 2 0 0 0
Zeile 1b 3 2 2 0
  Franco ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Payton cf 4 1 2 1
  Harris rf 0 0 0 0
Agbayani lf,rf,lf 2 1 2 2
Jones p 4 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 14 11
Pittsburgh 001 000 001273
New York 019 101 00x12141
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  L (0-1) 2.2 9 10 9 3 3
  Wallace   2.1 2 1 0 1 1
  Wilkins   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Christiansen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
12
10
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (2-3) 8.0 5 1 1 2 8
  Rodriguez   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
9

  E–Cordero (2), Aramis Ramirez (5), Meares (9), McEwing (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Meares (12,off Jones Sr); Cordero (18,off Jones Sr); Young (17,off Rodriguez), New York Payton (11,off Arroyo); Mora (4,off Arroyo); McEwing (11,off Wilkins).  HR–New York Piazza (21,3rd inning off Arroyo 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Arroyo (1,off Jones Sr).  SF–Morris (2,off Jones Sr).  IBB–Agbayani 2 (2,by Arroyo 2).  BK–Arroyo (1).  IBB–Arroyo 2 (5,Agbayani 2).  U-HP–Jim Reynolds, 1B–Mark Wegner, 2B–Ian Lamplugh, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:48.  A–39,849.
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