Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 1 2 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 1
Ward cf,lf 2 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 1 1 0
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
Martin lf 4 0 1 0
  Martinez cf 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 1 1 2
Collier ss 4 0 2 0
Cordova p 3 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 2 1 1 1
Alfonzo 3b 3 0 1 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 3 0 1 0
Piazza c 4 0 1 0
Hundley lf 3 0 0 0
  Huskey ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Gilkey rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Yoshii p 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 020 000 010380
New York 001 000 000150
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova  W (8-8) 6.2 5 1 1 4 5
  Rincon  SV (11) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Yoshii  L (4-6) 7.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Rojas   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Collier (10,off Yoshii).  HR–Pittsburgh Ramirez (5,2nd inning off Yoshii 1 on, 2 out), New York McRae (14,3rd inning off Cordova 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ward (3,off Rojas).  SB–Womack (37,2nd base off Rojas/Piazza); Kendall (13,2nd base off Rojas/Piazza).  BK–Yoshii (1).  U-HP–C.B. Bucknor, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:59.  A–18,088.
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