Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
September 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Guillen ss 4 0 1 0
  Perez E. ph 0 0 0 0
  Lombard pr 0 0 0 0
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0
  Williams ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 3 1 1 0
Klesko lf 2 1 0 0
Lopez c 4 1 1 1
Jones A. cf 4 1 2 1
Colbrunn 1b 3 0 1 2
Graffanino 2b 4 0 0 0
Millwood p 3 0 0 0
  Perez O. p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Rocker p 0 0 0 0
  Seanez p 0 0 0 0
  Helms ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 5 1 2 2
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 5 1 1 0
Olerud 1b 3 2 2 2
Piazza c 4 0 1 0
McRae cf 4 0 2 1
Harris rf 2 0 1 0
  Huskey ph 1 0 0 0
  Allensworth rf 0 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 3 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Fabregas ph 0 0 0 0
  Pratt ph 1 0 0 0
  Beltran p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 0 0 0 0
  Milliard pr 0 1 0 0
  Payton lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Atlanta 000 013 000460
New York 000 020 12x5100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Millwood   5.1 7 2 2 3 5
  Perez   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Martinez   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rocker   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Seanez  L (4-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   6.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Beltran   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Wendell  W (5-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Franco  SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
4
8

  E–None.  PB–Lopez (11).  2B–Atlanta Colbrunn (10,off Jones).  HR–Atlanta A Jones (26,5th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out), New York Olerud (19,5th inning off Millwood 1 on, 2 out); Phillips (2,8th inning off Seanez 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Colbrunn (4,by Jones).  SB–C Jones (14,2nd base off Jones/Piazza); Colbrunn (4,2nd base off Jones/Piazza).  BK–Jones (2).  HBP–Jones (7,Colbrunn).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:10.  A–43,573.
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