New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 16, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1999 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno rf 4 0 2 1
Alfonzo 2b 5 1 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 1
Piazza c 4 0 1 0
Ventura 3b 3 0 0 0
McRae cf 4 1 2 0
Franco lf 4 0 0 0
Lopez ss 2 0 1 0
Hershiser p 2 0 0 0
  Agbayani ph 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Watson p 0 0 0 0
  Pratt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 3 1 1 0
Anderson 2b 4 1 2 0
  Doster 2b 1 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 2 1
Abreu rf 1 1 0 0
Lieberthal c 4 1 1 1
Ducey lf 3 1 2 2
  Sefcik ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 4 0 1 1
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
Relaford ss 3 0 0 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Brogna ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Byrd p 2 0 1 0
  Arias ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
New York 100 000 100280
Philadelphia 000 004 10x5100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (2-4) 6.0 7 4 4 2 4
  Wendell   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Watson   1.2 1 0 0 3 3
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
6
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W (5-2) 6.1 8 2 2 3 4
  Gomes   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Brantley  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
5
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Olerud (13,off Byrd); McRae 2 (3,off Byrd 2).  3B–Philadelphia Ducey (1,off Hershiser).  CS–Lopez (1,2nd base by Byrd/Lieberthal); Cedeno (3,2nd base by Byrd/Lieberthal).  SB–Anderson (2,2nd base off Hershiser/Piazza).  WP–Watson (2).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Brian Gibbons.  T–3:03.  A–28,422.
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