New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
August 25, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1998 at 3Com Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf,lf 4 1 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 1 1 0
Piazza c 3 1 1 3
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Hundley lf 3 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Allensworth ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 2 0
Reed p 1 0 0 0
  Harris rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard rf 4 1 3 2
Aurilia ss 3 0 0 0
Bonds lf 5 1 2 2
Kent 2b 3 1 1 1
Hayes 1b 4 0 1 0
Burks cf 3 1 2 2
Mueller 3b 3 1 1 0
Johnson c 4 2 2 0
Ortiz p 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Javier ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 12 7
New York 300 000 000372
San Francisco 101 113 00x7121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (15-8) 5.0 10 7 7 1 2
  Cook   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McMichael   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
2
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  W (2-3) 7.0 6 3 2 1 8
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Nen   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
9

  E–Ordonez (13), Reed (1), Kent (17).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Olerud (30,off Ortiz); Alfonzo (22,off Ortiz), San Francisco Benard (13,off Reed).  HR–New York Piazza (24,1st inning off Ortiz 2 on, 1 out), San Francisco Bonds (27,1st inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out); Burks (18,6th inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Reed (10,off Ortiz); Ortiz 2 (2,off Reed 2).  SF–Burks (7,off Reed); Kent (9,off Reed); Benard (1,off Cook).  HBP–Aurilia (2,by Reed).  SB–Benard (5,2nd base off Wendell/Piazza).  CS–Benard (2,2nd base by Reed/Piazza).  WP–Reed (1).  HBP–Reed (5,Aurilia).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:10.  A–20,916.
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