New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
April 24, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1999 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs 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 0, Chicago Cubs 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 2 0
Alfonzo 2b 5 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Bonilla rf 4 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 2 0
McRae cf 2 0 1 0
Pratt c 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno pr 0 0 0 0
  Wilson c 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 2 0
Watson p 2 0 0 0
  Kinkade ph 1 0 0 0
  Manzanillo p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 0 0 0 0
  Allensworth ph 1 0 0 0
  Beltran p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 8 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 3 1 1 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 1
Sosa rf 3 1 1 1
Hill lf 4 0 1 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 2 0 1 0
Mulholland p 1 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 2
New York 000 000 000080
Chicago 000 101 00x250
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Watson  L (1-2) 5.0 2 1 1 3 3
  Manzanillo   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Beltran   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  W (1-0) 6.1 7 0 0 5 3
  Serafini   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Myers   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Heredia   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Beck  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
6
3

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–New York Henderson (5,off Mulholland).  3B–Chicago Johnson (2,off Watson).  HR–Chicago Sosa (4,6th inning off Manzanillo 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–McRae (3,by Mulholland); Hernandez (2,by Watson).  SH–Mulholland (1,off Watson); Serafini (1,off Manzanillo).  HBP–Watson (1,Hernandez); Mulholland (1,McRae).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:34.  A–38,516.
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