Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
July 5, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1999 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 1, New York Mets 2

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 1 2 0
Jones lf 4 0 3 1
Fernandez 3b 4 0 0 0
  Mota p 0 0 0 0
  Telford p 0 0 0 0
Guerrero V. rf 4 0 0 0
Vidro 2b 2 0 0 0
Widger c 4 0 1 0
Seguignol 1b 4 0 0 0
Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0
Hermanson p 2 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrero W. ph 1 0 0 0
  Mordecai 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno rf 4 0 1 1
Alfonzo 2b 4 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 3 0 1 0
  Mora pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Piazza c 4 0 2 0
Ventura 3b 3 0 1 0
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
Agbayani lf 3 0 0 0
  Franco ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 1 0 0
Reed p 1 0 1 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 1 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 1
Montreal 001 000 000161
New York 000 010 01x291
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Hermanson   6.2 8 1 0 0 2
  Kline   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Mota  L (1-3) 0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Telford   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
2
1
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed   7.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Wendell  W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Benitez  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
7

  E–Cabrera (7), Olerud (6).  DP–Montreal 1, New York 1.  2B–Montreal Martinez (11,off Reed), New York Reed (1,off Hermanson); Piazza (15,off Mota).  3B–Montreal Jones (1,off Reed).  SH–Reed (6,off Hermanson).  IBB–Ventura (5,by Mota); M Franco (1,by Telford).  SB–Jones (1,2nd base off Reed/Piazza).  CS–Cedeno (9,3rd base by Hermanson/Widger).  BK–Wendell (1).  IBB–Mota (2,Ventura); Telford (2,M Franco).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:43.  A–22,699.
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