Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 4, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1998 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 6, New York Mets 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 7 0 1 1
Kendall c 5 1 2 0
Martin lf 5 0 2 1
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Allensworth cf 5 1 1 1
Guillen rf 6 0 2 1
Garcia 3b 6 2 2 0
Polcovich ss 4 1 1 1
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Ward lf 2 0 1 0
Lieber p 2 1 1 0
  Tabaka p 0 0 0 0
  Collier ss 3 0 0 0
Totals 50 6 14 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 7 1 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 6 2 2 0
Olerud 1b 6 1 3 2
Huskey rf 4 1 0 1
Becker lf 5 1 3 3
Baerga 2b 6 0 1 0
Castillo c 3 0 0 0
  Gilkey ph 0 0 0 1
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 0 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 6 0 2 0
Mlicki p 2 0 1 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum ph 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Bohanon p 0 0 0 0
  Spehr c 2 1 1 0
Totals 49 7 14 7
Pittsburgh 120 002 100 000 06142
New York 000 200 013 000 17140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber   5.1 6 2 2 1 2
  Tabaka   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Martinez   1.1 0 1 0 1 2
  Christiansen   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Loiselle   2.0 2 3 3 4 2
  Peters  L (0-2) 2.0 4 1 1 2 2
Totals
12.0
14
7
6
10
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki   5.1 10 5 5 1 4
  Cook   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Hudek   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Bohanon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rojas   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Franco   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Wendell  W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
13.0
14
6
6
2
11

  E–Womack (1), Polcovich (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Garcia (1,off Mlicki); Polcovich (1,off Mlicki); Guillen (1,off Hudek), New York Olerud (1,off Loiselle).  3B–Pittsburgh Garcia (1,off Mlicki).  HR–New York Becker (2,4th inning off Lieber 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Kendall (2,by Mlicki); Young (1,by Mlicki); Allensworth (1,by Hudek).  IBB–Becker (1,by Loiselle); M Franco (1,by Loiselle); Huskey (1,by Peters).  SB–Young (1,2nd base off Rojas/Spehr).  CS–Young (1,2nd base by Mlicki/Castillo); Castillo (1,2nd base by Lieber/Kendall); Ordonez (1,2nd base by Lieber/Kendall).  WP–Mlicki 2 (2).  HBP–Mlicki 2 (2,Kendall,Young); Hudek (1,Allensworth).  IBB–Loiselle 2 (2,Becker,M Franco); Peters (1,Huskey).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–4:22.  A–17,633.
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