Florida Marlins vs New York Mets
September 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Florida Marlins 0, New York Mets 5

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0
  Berg 2b 2 0 1 0
Dunwoody cf 3 0 1 0
Kotsay rf 4 0 1 0
Floyd lf 2 0 0 0
  Wilson lf 2 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0
Orie 3b 4 0 2 0
Knorr c 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Meadows p 2 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Pall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 3 1 2 1
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 2 2 2 2
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
McRae cf 4 1 1 0
Harris rf 4 0 3 1
Baerga 2b 3 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 3 1 1 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Franco ph 0 0 0 1
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 10 5
Florida 000 000 000050
New York 002 001 11x5100
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  L (10-13) 6.1 8 4 4 2 3
  Alfonseca   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Pall   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (17-5) 8.0 5 0 0 1 9
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
10

  E–None.  DP–Florida 1.  2B–Florida Berg (10,off Leiter), New York Olerud (36,off Meadows); Phillips (10,off Meadows).  HR–New York Olerud (22,3rd inning off Meadows 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Leiter (5,off Meadows); Baerga (3,off Pall).  SF–M Franco (1,off Pall).  IBB–Ordonez (6,by Pall).  CS–Harris (5,2nd base by Meadows/Knorr).  IBB–Pall (2,Ordonez).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:29.  A–52,767.
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