Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 14, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 3 1 1 0
Lockhart 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 4 2 2 2
Galarraga 1b 4 0 1 1
Klesko lf 3 0 0 0
  Williams ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 1 2 0
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0
Jones A. cf 4 0 1 0
Smoltz p 3 0 1 1
  Ligtenberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 0
  Pulsipher p 0 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 1 2 0
Piazza c 4 1 1 0
Hundley lf 4 0 1 2
Gilkey cf 3 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 0 0
Huskey rf 4 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Harris ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Atlanta 002 110 000481
New York 002 000 000261
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (7-2) 8.0 6 2 2 2 6
  Ligtenberg  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (7-6) 7.0 8 4 4 2 4
  Pulsipher   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tam   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
6

  E–C Jones (7), Huskey (3).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Atlanta C Jones (18,off Jones); A Jones (19,off Jones), New York Piazza (17,off Smoltz).  HR–Atlanta C Jones (24,5th inning off Jones 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Jones (7,off Smoltz).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–2:35.  A–38,000.
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