Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
July 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 5 0 3 0
Jefferies lf 5 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. lf 0 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 5 1 0 0
Brogna 1b 3 1 1 0
Lieberthal c 5 2 3 2
Abreu rf 3 0 3 1
Lewis 2b 5 0 1 0
Relaford ss 3 0 0 1
Portugal p 3 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Leiter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harris rf 5 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 3 0 2 0
Olerud 1b 5 1 1 1
Piazza c 5 0 0 0
Hundley lf 3 1 2 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 1 0
McRae cf 3 0 2 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 1
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Philadelphia 300 000 0104111
New York 000 001 001292
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  W (5-2) 6.0 7 1 1 3 2
  Bottalico   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Perez   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Gomes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Leiter  SV (20) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (10-6) 6.0 7 3 3 3 3
  McMichael   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Wendell   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
5

  E–Lewis (13), Hundley 2 (2).  2B–Philadelphia Lieberthal 2 (15,off Reed,off McMichael Jr); Glanville (19,off Reed); Brogna (23,off Wendell), New York McRae (18,off Portugal).  3B–Philadelphia Lieberthal (3,off Reed).  HR–New York Olerud (10,9th inning off Leiter 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Relaford (4,off McMichael Jr).  IBB–Abreu 2 (8,by Reed,by Wendell).  CS–Hundley (1,2nd base by Portugal/Lieberthal).  IBB–Reed (2,Abreu); Wendell (3,Abreu).  U-HP–C.B. Bucknor, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:02.  A–20,283.
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