New York Yankees vs New York Mets
June 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, New York Mets 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 3 1 2 2
Jeter ss 5 1 2 1
O'Neill rf 5 2 2 3
Raines lf 4 0 1 0
  Ledee lf 1 0 1 0
Posada 1b,c 5 1 3 1
Curtis cf 5 1 1 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 1 1
Girardi c 2 1 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Irabu p 2 0 0 0
  Martinez 1b 1 1 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alfonzo 3b 4 2 1 1
Gilkey lf 4 0 1 0
Piazza c 3 1 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 0 0
Huskey rf 4 0 1 0
McRae cf 3 1 2 1
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Kirby ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
  Bohanon p 0 0 0 0
  Pulsipher p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 2
New York 000 111 3208131
New York 100 021 000470
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Irabu   5.2 6 4 4 3 5
  Mendoza  W (5-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Rivera  SV (19) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  L (9-4) 6.1 8 5 4 2 6
  Rojas   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Hudek   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Bohanon   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Pulsipher   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
4
7

  E–Brosius (11).  DP–New York 2, New York 1.  PB–Piazza (2).  2B–New York Posada (8,off Leiter), New York Piazza (12,off Irabu).  HR–New York McRae (9,5th inning off Irabu 0 on, 0 out); Alfonzo (4,5th inning off Irabu 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Mendoza (1,off Hudek).  HBP–Girardi (2,by Leiter).  CS–Ledee (1,2nd base by Pulsipher/Piazza).  HBP–Leiter (7,Girardi).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–3:15.  A–53,404.
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