New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
July 17, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1999 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays 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 2, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 2 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 1 2 0
Olerud 1b 3 0 2 1
Piazza dh 3 0 0 0
Agbayani rf 3 0 1 1
Pratt c 3 0 0 0
Mora 3b 3 0 1 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Ventura ph 1 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b 3 1 1 0
Martinez cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Perry dh 3 1 1 0
McGriff 1b 2 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 4 0 2 1
Trammell rf,lf 3 0 1 1
Sorrento lf 3 0 0 0
  Lowery cf 1 0 0 0
DiFelice c 4 1 1 1
Stocker ss 3 0 1 0
Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
New York 000 001 010280
Tampa Bay 210 000 00x380
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (9-7) 6.0 7 3 3 3 4
  Wendell   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  McMichael   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
4
4
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez  W (5-6) 6.0 5 1 1 1 7
  Yan   0.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Charlton   1.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Hernandez  SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
11

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Tampa Bay 1.  2B–New York Alfonzo (24,off Charlton).  HR–Tampa Bay Difelice (3,2nd inning off Hershiser 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Olerud (5,off Alvarez); Agbayani (1,off Charlton); Trammell (1,off Hershiser).  CS–Mora (1,2nd base by Alvarez/Difelice).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:33.  A–40,186.
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