Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
July 12, 1998 Box Score

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

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Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera 2b 2 0 0 0
McGuire lf 4 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 2 1 0 0
Fullmer 1b 3 0 0 0
White cf 4 1 1 0
Grudzielanek ss 2 0 0 0
Andrews 3b 3 0 0 1
Hubbard c 4 0 0 1
Vazquez p 3 0 1 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Vidro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harris 3b 3 1 1 0
  Alfonzo ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 2 0 0 0
Piazza c 3 0 1 1
Hundley lf 2 0 0 0
  Gilkey ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 1 0
  Kirby pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Huskey rf 4 2 4 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
McRae cf 3 1 1 2
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 1
Nomo p 2 0 1 0
  Tam p 1 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph,2b 1 0 1 1
Totals 31 5 11 5
Montreal 000 002 000220
New York 100 002 02x5110
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Vazquez  L (3-7) 6.0 8 3 3 2 2
  Kline   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Maddux   1.2 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
4
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Nomo   5.1 2 2 2 7 5
  Tam  W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  McMichael   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Cook  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
7
9

  E–None.  DP–Montreal 2.  2B–New York Harris (9,off Vazquez).  HR–New York McRae (12,6th inning off Vazquez 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Cabrera (2,off Nomo); McRae (2,off Maddux).  SF–Ordonez (3,off Maddux).  SB–White (16,2nd base off Nomo/Piazza); Cabrera (3,2nd base off Nomo/Piazza).  WP–Nomo (8).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:57.  A–51,568.
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