New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 15, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1999 at Veteran's Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Philadelphia Phillies 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno rf 4 2 1 1
Alfonzo 2b 4 0 2 3
Olerud 1b 3 0 2 1
Piazza c 3 1 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 5 1 2 1
McRae cf 3 2 1 1
Agbayani lf 4 1 1 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Pratt c 0 1 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 1
Leiter p 1 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 1 1 0
  Mahomes p 1 0 1 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Allensworth lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 5 2 3 0
Jordan 2b 4 1 3 0
Rolen 3b 3 1 1 2
Brogna 1b 5 0 0 0
Gant lf 5 2 3 3
Lieberthal c 4 1 0 0
Abreu rf 5 0 2 0
Arias ss 4 0 0 0
  Person p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Sefcik ph 1 0 1 1
Loewer p 2 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Relaford ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 6
New York 000 511 0029122
Philadelphia 411 000 0017131
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter   3.0 7 6 5 1 3
  Mahomes  W (1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 1 2
  Wendell   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Cook   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Benitez   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Franco  SV (11) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
4
13
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Loewer   5.0 8 6 6 5 5
  Ryan  L (1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Perez   1.2 1 0 0 2 3
  Person   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Poole   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
11
8

  E–Olerud (4), Agbayani (1), Rolen (4).  TP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Mahomes (1,off Loewer); Ventura (11,off Perez), Philadelphia Glanville (7,off Leiter); Rolen (11,off Leiter); Jordan (4,off Mahomes).  3B–Philadelphia Jordan (1,off Benitez).  HR–New York McRae (3,5th inning off Loewer 0 on, 1 out); Ventura (6,9th inning off Person 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Gant (5,1st inning off Leiter 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Allensworth (1,off Person).  SF–Ordonez (3,off Loewer); Rolen (1,off Leiter).  SB–Cedeno (15,2nd base off Ryan/Lieberthal); Gant (3,2nd base off Cook/Piazza).  CS–McRae (3,2nd base by Loewer/Lieberthal).  WP–Perez (4), Poole (3).  U-HP–Brian Gibbons, 1B–Rich Rieker, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:53.  A–27,039.
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