Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 1, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 1, 2002 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 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 0 0 0
Rios lf 2 1 1 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
Benjamin ss 3 0 1 0
  Nunez ph 0 0 0 1
Reese 2b 4 1 1 0
Villone p 2 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Osik ph 1 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 4 0 1 1
Alomar 2b 5 0 1 2
Vaughn 1b 5 0 0 0
Piazza c 3 1 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 1 3 0
Burnitz rf 3 1 0 0
Payton cf 2 2 1 2
Ordonez ss 2 1 2 1
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Pittsburgh 001 000 001241
New York 030 100 02x691
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Villone  L (0-1) 5.0 6 4 4 2 7
  Lincoln   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Beimel   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lowe   0.2 1 2 2 1 2
  Sauerbeck   0.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
5
12
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (1-0) 6.0 4 1 0 1 4
  Weathers   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Benitez   1.0 0 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
3
8

  E–Villone (1), Leiter (1).  2B–New York Cedeno (1,off Villone).  HR–New York Payton (1,4th inning off Villone 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Nunez (1,off Benitez); Ordonez (1,off Villone).  HBP–Young (1,by Leiter); Burnitz (1,by Villone).  CS–Rios (1,2nd base by Leiter/Piazza).  SB–Ordonez (1,2nd base off Lincoln/Kendall).  WP–Sauerbeck (1).  HBP–Villone (1,Burnitz); Leiter (1,Young).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–3:12.  A–53,734.
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