Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets
August 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Arizona Diamondbacks 4, New York Mets 3

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Fox 1b,3b 2 1 1 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
White cf 5 1 2 2
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
  Lee 1b 0 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 2 2 0
Batista 2b 4 0 2 2
Benitez rf 4 0 0 0
  Garcia rf 0 0 0 0
Miller c 3 0 1 0
Anderson p 3 0 0 0
  Banks p 0 0 0 0
  Benes ph 1 0 0 0
  Sodowsky pr 0 0 0 0
  Dellucci pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 1 3 1
Olerud 1b 4 1 1 0
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
  Fabregas c 0 0 0 0
McRae cf 2 1 1 1
Allensworth rf 3 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 1 0
Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Hundley ph 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Baerga ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 33 3 7 3
Arizona 100 200 010480
New York 000 200 001371
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  W (9-12) 6.2 4 2 2 2 6
  Banks   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Olson  SV (22) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  L (12-5) 7.0 6 3 3 1 10
  Wendell   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  McMichael   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
13

  E–Piazza (10).  2B–Arizona Batista 2 (11,off Leiter,off Wendell); Bell (24,off Wendell), New York Alfonzo (21,off Anderson); Olerud (28,off Anderson).  HR–Arizona White (18,4th inning off Leiter 0 on, 0 out), New York Alfonzo (11,4th inning off Anderson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gilkey (3,off Leiter).  HBP–Fox 2 (12,by Leiter,by McMichael Jr); Miller (2,by McMichael Jr); McRae (4,by Anderson).  SF–McRae (4,off Anderson).  SB–White (19,2nd base off Leiter/Piazza); Bell (3,2nd base off Leiter/Piazza); Fox 2 (11,2nd base off Leiter/Piazza 2).  HBP–Anderson (4,McRae); Leiter (10,Fox); McMichael Jr 2 (4,Miller,Fox).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Paul Nauert, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–3:12.  A–36,039.
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