Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
September 6, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Guillen ss 4 0 1 0
Malloy 2b 4 1 2 1
Jones C. 3b 4 0 1 0
Galarraga 1b 4 1 1 1
Klesko lf 3 1 1 1
  Williams lf 0 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 0 0
Jones A. cf 4 1 1 1
Tucker rf 3 0 1 0
Smoltz p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 0 0
McRae cf 3 0 1 0
Harris rf 3 0 0 0
Fabregas c 3 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 3 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Reed p 2 0 1 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Atlanta 011 000 101480
New York 000 000 000031
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (14-3) 9.0 3 0 0 0 12
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
12
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (16-9) 7.2 7 3 3 0 6
  Cook   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Tam   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
0
8

  E–Fabregas (3).  DP–New York 1.  HR–Atlanta Klesko (17,2nd inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out); Malloy (1,3rd inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out); A Jones (27,7th inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out); Galarraga (43,9th inning off Tam 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Williams (3,by Tam).  SB–Guillen (1,2nd base off Reed/Fabregas).  CS–Tucker (3,2nd base by Reed/Fabregas).  HBP–Tam (2,Williams).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–2:15.  A–40,311.
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