New York Mets 9 – 6 Pittsburgh Pirates
21 April 1987 · PIT07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Wally Backman | 1 in 497 games |
| 29 | final score 9–6 | 1 in 152 games | |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Mookie Wilson | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Lenny Dykstra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Keith Hernandez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Gary Carter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Darryl Strawberry | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Tim Teufel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Wally Backman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howard Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rafael Santana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bob Ojeda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Ojeda | 7.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Sisk | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Orosco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Andy Van Slyke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Ray | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Jim Morrison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Diaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sid Bream | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Junior Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike LaValliere | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denny Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Kipper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Bonilla | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kipper | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Brian Fisher | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Walk | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Robinson | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |