New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 24, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Allensworth lf 4 1 2 1
Cedeno rf 2 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 3 0 0 0
Piazza c 4 0 0 1
Ventura 3b 1 1 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 0 0 0
McRae cf 4 0 2 1
Ordonez ss 4 1 1 0
Isringhausen p 3 1 1 1
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 0 0 0 0
  Agbayani ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 4 1 1 0
Morris 2b 4 1 2 2
Giles cf 3 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 1 0 0
Kendall c 2 2 2 3
Sprague 3b 3 1 1 2
Ward rf 4 0 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Benjamin ss 3 1 1 0
Cordova p 1 0 0 0
  Silva p 2 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Guillen rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 8 7
New York 001 200 010471
Pittsburgh 301 100 02x780
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Isringhausen  L (0-1) 6.0 7 5 5 4 7
  Cook   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wendell   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
5
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova   3.2 5 3 3 6 1
  Silva  W (2-2) 3.1 1 1 1 3 2
  Wilkins   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Sauerbeck   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Williams  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
11
8

  E–Piazza (2).  DP–New York 2, Pittsburgh 3.  2B–New York Isringhausen (1,off Cordova); Allensworth (2,off Cordova); McRae (5,off Wilkins), Pittsburgh Martin (10,off Isringhausen).  HR–Pittsburgh Kendall (3,1st inning off Isringhausen 2 on, 2 out); Morris (5,3rd inning off Isringhausen 0 on, 0 out); Sprague (5,8th inning off Wendell 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Piazza (2,off Cordova).  HBP–Ventura (2,by Silva); Sprague (5,by Isringhausen).  SB–Cedeno 2 (24,2nd base off Cordova/Kendall,2nd base off Williams/Kendall); Ward (1,2nd base off Isringhausen/Piazza); Benjamin (4,2nd base off Isringhausen/Piazza); Kendall (13,2nd base off Isringhausen/Piazza).  CS–Morris (3,2nd base by Isringhausen/Piazza).  HBP–Isringhausen (1,Sprague); Silva (3,Ventura).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–3:12.  A–11,880.
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