New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
May 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1998 at 3Com Park. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Lopez 2b,3b 5 2 3 1
Gilkey lf 4 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 3 0 2 2
Huskey rf 4 0 0 0
Tatum 3b 2 0 0 0
  McRae ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Wilson cf 2 0 0 0
  Baerga ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Castillo c 4 2 2 1
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Reed p 3 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Becker ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 2 0 0 0
  Javier ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Benard rf 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Kent 2b 4 0 1 0
Snow 1b 4 0 1 0
Hayes 3b 3 1 2 0
Mayne c 3 0 1 0
Sanchez ss 4 0 2 1
Rueter p 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
New York 121 000 000481
San Francisco 000 000 100170
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (4-2) 7.0 5 1 1 3 3
  Cook   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Franco  SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  L (4-3) 3.0 6 4 4 2 3
  Johnstone   3.0 1 0 0 2 5
  Poole   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Reed   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
11

  E–Wilson (1).  DP–New York 3.  PB–Mayne (2).  HR–New York Castillo (1,3rd inning off Rueter 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Lopez (2,2nd base off Rueter/Mayne); Gilkey (1,2nd base off Johnstone/Mayne).  CS–Wilson (1,2nd base by Johnstone/Mayne).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:34.  A–30,131.
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