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Mets 8 @ Pirates 9
Three Rivers Stadium
September 20, 1987

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets, played on September 20, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Mets with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 20, 1987 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 8 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 9 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 9
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherJohn Smiley  
Losing PitcherBob Ojeda  
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Game Winning RBIAndy Van Slyke 

Game Info

DateSeptember 20, 1987 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherSid Fernandez  
Home Starting PitcherMike Bielecki  
BallparkThree Rivers Stadium 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance19,122 
Time of Game4 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Williams
1B: John Kibler
2B: Bruce Froemming
3B: Jim Quick

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Dykstra  Center Fielder 
Howard Johnson  Shortstop 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
Darryl Strawberry  Right Fielder 
Kevin McReynolds  Left Fielder 
Dave Magadan  Third Baseman 
Tim Teufel  Second Baseman 
Barry Lyons  Catcher 
Sid Fernandez  Pitcher 
Davey Johnson  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Barry Bonds  Left Fielder 
Jose Lind  Second Baseman 
Andy Van Slyke  Center Fielder 
Bobby Bonilla  Third Baseman 
Mike Diaz  First Baseman 
Darnell Coles  Right Fielder 
Junior Ortiz  Catcher 
Al Pedrique  Shortstop 
Mike Bielecki  Pitcher 
Jim Leyland  Manager 

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Mets 8 @ Pirates 9
Three Rivers Stadium
September 20, 1987

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         Game of 9/20/1987 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Dykstra L, cf         6  1  2  1   Bonds B, lf           7  3  3  1   
Ojeda B, p            1  0  0  0   Lind J, 2b            5  1  1  0   
Myers R, p            0  0  0  0   Van Slyke A, cf       6  0  0  1   
Johnson H, ss-3b      5  1  1  1   Bonilla B, 3b         6  1  1  1   
Hernandez K, 1b       6  0  1  0   Diaz M, 1b            2  2  1  1   
Strawberry D, rf      4  1  1  1   Gregg T, pr           0  1  0  0   
McReynolds K, lf      7  1  1  1   Fermin F, ss          2  0  0  0   
Magadan D, 3b         4  1  2  0   Coles D, rf           3  1  1  4   
Santana R, ss         2  0  1  0   Gott J, p             0  0  0  0   
Miller K, pr          0  1  0  0   Cangelosi J, ph-rf    2  0  0  0   
Almon B, ss           1  0  0  0   Ortiz J, c            3  0  0  0   
Teufel T, 2b          7  1  2  4   Sasser M, ph          1  0  1  1   
Lyons B, c            7  0  2  0   LaValliere M, c       1  0  0  0   
Fernandez S, p        3  0  1  0   Pedrique A, ss        2  0  1  0   
Orosco J, p           0  0  0  0   Bream S, ph-1b        3  0  0  0   
Mazzilli L, ph        1  1  1  0   Bielecki M, p         2  0  0  0   
McDowell R, p         0  0  0  0   Kipper B, p           0  0  0  0   
Wilson M, ph-cf       2  0  0  0   Washington U, ph      0  0  0  0   
                                   Walk B, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Patterson B, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Reynolds R, rf        2  0  0  0   
                                   Drummond T, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Smiley J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Harper T, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     56  8 15  8                        48  9  9  9

New York         101 013 010 001 00 --  8
Pittsburgh       100 014 010 001 01 --  9
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fernandez S*          6.0  5  6  2  2  3
Orosco J              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
McDowell R            2.0  1  1  1  2  1
Ojeda B (L)           4.1  3  2  2  2  4
Myers R               0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bielecki M+           5.0  9  6  6  2  0
Kipper B              2.0  1  0  0  1  3
Walk B                0.2  2  1  1  1  1
Patterson B#          0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Gott J                3.0  1  0  0  0  2
Drummond T            1.1  2  1  1  0  1
Smiley J (W)          1.2  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Bonilla B, Magadan D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 12, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Dykstra L 2, Fernandez S, Mazzilli L, Teufel T
3B -- Lyons B, Bonds B
HR -- Bonds B, Strawberry D, Johnson H, Diaz M, Teufel T, Coles D
SB -- McReynolds K
SH -- Washington U, Lind J
SF -- Van Slyke A
WP -- Gott J, Drummond T
T -- 4:59
A -- 19122

    

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