Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, New York Mets 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 0 1 1
Grudzielanek ss 4 0 2 0
Sheffield rf 4 0 1 0
Karros 1b 4 0 1 0
Luke lf 4 0 0 0
Hubbard cf 4 0 1 0
Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
Perez p 2 0 0 0
  Cora ph 1 1 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 5 0 2 1
Olerud 1b 4 0 2 0
Piazza c 3 0 0 0
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Huskey rf 3 0 0 0
  Harris ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 1 0 0 0
  Lopez pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 1 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 1 1 1
Reed p 3 0 0 0
  Hundley ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Los Angeles 000 000 010161
New York 000 000 002251
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Perez   7.0 2 0 0 6 4
  Radinsky   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Osuna   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Shaw  L (2-5) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.2
5
2
2
7
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (12-7) 9.0 6 1 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
0
6

  E–Grudzielanek (24), Lopez (9).  DP–Los Angeles 1, New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Hubbard (4,off Reed); Young (20,off Reed), New York Alfonzo (17,off Shaw).  HR–New York M Franco (1,9th inning off Shaw 0 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:37.  A–42,224.
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