New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 17, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1999 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 0 1 1
Olerud 1b 4 0 0 0
Piazza c 4 2 2 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 3 2
McRae cf 4 0 1 1
Agbayani rf 3 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 1 3 0
Leiter p 1 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McEwing cf 3 1 1 0
Renteria ss 4 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
  Aybar pr 0 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 4 1 2 2
Lankford lf 4 0 1 0
McGee rf 3 0 0 1
Marrero c 4 0 0 0
Polanco 2b 3 0 1 0
Mercker p 2 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
New York 000 112 0004100
St. Louis 010 000 002361
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (5-5) 7.0 3 1 1 1 9
  Benitez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Franco   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Cook  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
12
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  L (2-3) 6.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Slocumb   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  King   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
7

  E–McGwire (1).  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Ventura (18,off Mercker); Ordonez (11,off Mercker), St. Louis Renteria (16,off J Franco).  HR–New York Ventura (12,6th inning off Mercker 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Leiter 2 (4,off Mercker,off Slocumb).  SF–Alfonzo (3,off Mercker); McGee (1,off Leiter).  CS–Henderson (7,2nd base by Mercker/Marrero); Ordonez (2,3rd base by Slocumb/Marrero).  WP–Mercker (3).  BK–King (1).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:45.  A–37,601.
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