New York Mets vs Milwaukee Brewers
April 12, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1998 at County Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Becker lf 5 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 5 1 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 2 2 2
Huskey rf 4 2 2 2
Baerga 2b 4 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
McRae cf 3 1 1 0
Spehr c 3 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 1
Bohanon p 2 0 1 1
  Wendell p 1 0 0 0
  Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 1 0
Cirillo 3b 4 0 1 0
Loretta 1b 4 1 0 0
Burnitz rf 3 0 0 0
Grissom cf 4 1 1 0
Newfield lf 2 1 1 0
  Levis ph 1 0 0 0
  Owens lf 0 0 0 0
Valentin ss 4 1 2 4
Matheny c 4 0 1 0
Wagner p 3 0 1 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Hamelin ph 1 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
New York 022 000 200681
Milwaukee 000 103 000481
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bohanon   5.0 3 1 1 3 2
  Wendell  W (3-0) 2.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Rojas  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
5
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner  L (0-1) 6.2 6 5 5 2 4
  Myers   1.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Reyes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
2
4

  E–Bohanon (1), Vina (1).  DP–New York 1, Milwaukee 1.  2B–New York Alfonzo (1,off Wagner), Milwaukee Grissom (4,off Wendell).  HR–New York Huskey (2,3rd inning off Wagner 1 on, 1 out); Olerud (2,7th inning off Myers 1 on, 2 out), Milwaukee Valentin (5,6th inning off Wendell 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Ordonez (1,off Wagner); Lopez (1,off Reyes).  HBP–Vina (1,by Bohanon).  SB–McRae 2 (5,2nd base off Wagner/Matheny 2); Vina (4,2nd base off Bohanon/Spehr).  HBP–Bohanon (2,Vina).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:50.  A–10,459.
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