New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
July 15, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1999 at Tropicana Field. The New York Mets defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 1 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 5 0 2 1
Olerud 1b 2 0 0 1
Piazza c 5 0 1 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 0 0
McRae cf 4 2 1 0
Franco dh 1 2 0 0
  Agbayani ph,dh 2 1 1 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 0
Cedeno rf 5 1 2 3
Leiter p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 8 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b 5 1 0 0
Ledesma 3b 5 1 2 0
Perry dh 5 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 2 2
Flaherty c 4 2 1 0
  Lamb pr 0 0 0 0
  DiFelice c 0 0 0 0
Trammell rf 4 1 3 2
Sorrento lf 5 1 3 3
Stocker ss 5 0 2 0
Winn cf 5 0 0 0
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Rekar p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 13 7
New York 000 020 410 1880
Tampa Bay 010 200 013 07133
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter   7.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Wendell   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Cook   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Benitez  W (1-2) 2.0 4 3 3 1 5
Totals
10.0
13
7
7
4
8
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo   5.0 2 2 0 3 1
  Yan   1.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Lopez   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Aldred   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  White   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Rekar   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Charlton  L (0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
8
8
5
9
2

  E–Ledesma (5), Flaherty (4), Stocker (15).  DP–Tampa Bay 3.  2B–New York Piazza (17,off Yan); Agbayani (5,off Charlton); Cedeno (14,off Charlton), Tampa Bay Ledesma 2 (7,off Leiter,off Benitez).  HR–Tampa Bay Trammell (5,2nd inning off Leiter 0 on, 0 out); Sorrento (7,4th inning off Leiter 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Ordonez (7,off Yan).  SF–Olerud (4,off Lopez).  HBP–Olerud (7,by Arrojo).  SB–Henderson (24,2nd base off Arrojo/Flaherty); Cedeno 2 (48,2nd base off Arrojo/Flaherty,2nd base off Lopez/Flaherty).  CS–Cedeno (11,3rd base by Charlton/Difelice); Trammell (1,2nd base by Leiter/Piazza).  HBP–Arrojo (5,Olerud).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–3:29.  A–20,905.
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