Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
June 24, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 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 8, New York Mets 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morris 2b 4 0 1 0
Kendall c 5 1 1 0
Vander Wal rf 5 1 2 2
Giles cf 4 2 2 1
Young 1b 5 2 3 1
Aven lf 5 1 2 2
Sojo 3b 3 1 1 0
Nunez ss 4 0 1 1
Silva p 2 0 1 1
  Meares ph 1 0 1 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 1 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mora ss 5 1 1 0
Bell rf 3 3 3 1
Alfonzo 2b 4 2 2 2
Piazza c 5 1 1 2
Ventura 3b 4 3 2 2
Zeile 1b 4 0 1 2
Payton cf 5 0 2 0
Agbayani lf 3 0 0 0
  McEwing lf 0 0 0 0
Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Tyner ph 1 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 1 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 9
Pittsburgh 211 020 2008152
New York 012 001 33x10120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Silva   5.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Peters   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Wilkins   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Loiselle  L (0-3) 2.0 3 5 4 4 2
Totals
8.0
12
10
9
6
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed   3.0 9 4 4 0 1
  Mahomes   3.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Cook   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Franco  W (3-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Benitez  SV (17) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
2
6

  E–Morris (11), Nunez (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Sojo (10,off Reed); Aven 2 (9,off Mahomes,off Cook), New York Bell (17,off Silva); Alfonzo 2 (23,off Silva,off Loiselle); Piazza (17,off Loiselle); Zeile (23,off Loiselle).  HR–Pittsburgh Vander Wal (9,1st inning off Reed 1 on, 1 out); Young (10,3rd inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out); Giles (20,7th inning off Cook 0 on, 0 out), New York Ventura 2 (16,2nd inning off Silva 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Peters 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Morris (3,off Mahomes).  IBB–Ventura (12,by Loiselle).  SB–Giles (5,3rd base off Mahomes/Piazza); Young (4,2nd base off Mahomes/Piazza).  CS–Aven (2,3rd base by Mahomes/Piazza); Payton (4,2nd base by Loiselle/Kendall).  IBB–Loiselle (2,Ventura).  U-HP–Tim Timmons, 1B–Ian Lamplugh, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Jim Reynolds.  T–3:25.  A–34,894.
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