New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 26, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 0
Allensworth rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 5 0 2 2
Piazza c 5 0 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 1 1 0
Ventura 3b 3 0 1 1
Agbayani cf 3 1 1 1
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 1 1 0
Hershiser p 3 0 2 1
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno rf 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 4 0 0 0
Morris 2b 4 1 1 1
Giles cf 4 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 1 1 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Sprague 3b 4 0 1 0
Ward rf 2 0 1 0
Nunez ss 1 0 0 0
  Benjamin ph 1 0 0 0
Schourek p 2 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
  Guillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Osik ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 1
New York 000 021 0025101
Pittsburgh 010 010 000252
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (4-4) 6.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Cook   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Benitez   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Franco  SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Schourek  L (2-5) 5.0 8 3 3 1 5
  Clontz   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wallace   2.0 1 2 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
4
7

  E–Ventura (3), Morris (4), Young (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Hershiser (1,off Schourek); Alfonzo (13,off Schourek); Ventura (13,off Schourek), Pittsburgh Young (14,off Hershiser); Kendall (14,off Hershiser).  HR–New York Agbayani (4,5th inning off Schourek 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Morris (6,5th inning off Hershiser 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Allensworth (2,off Clontz).  CS–Cedeno (4,2nd base by Wallace/Kendall).  WP–Wallace (3).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:58.  A–13,681.
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