Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 25, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1999 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Blauser 2b 4 0 0 0
Alexander ss 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Hill lf 4 1 1 0
Hernandez cf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 2 1
Santiago c 4 0 2 0
Serafini p 1 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Morandini ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 2 3 2
  Cedeno pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 1 0 0
Olerud 1b 3 1 0 0
Piazza c 2 0 0 1
Agbayani rf,lf 3 0 1 0
Ventura 3b 2 0 0 1
Mora cf 3 0 0 1
Ordonez ss 4 1 1 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 5 5 5
Chicago 010 000 000181
New York 310 100 00x551
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Serafini  L (2-2) 6.0 4 5 4 5 1
  Beck   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
5
5
4
6
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (9-7) 8.0 7 1 1 2 7
  Isringhausen   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
9

  E–Blauser (5), Piazza (7).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  2B–Chicago Gaetti (5,off Leiter); Alexander (8,off Leiter); Santiago (13,off Isringhausen), New York Agbayani (7,off Serafini); Henderson (18,off Beck).  HR–New York Henderson (8,2nd inning off Serafini 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Blauser (7,by Leiter); Piazza (1,by Aguilera).  SH–Leiter (6,off Serafini).  SF–Piazza (4,off Serafini).  SB–Hill (3,2nd base off Leiter/Piazza).  CS–Agbayani (3,3rd base by Serafini/Santiago).  WP–Aguilera (2).  HBP–Aguilera (1,Piazza); Leiter (6,Blauser).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:48.  A–47,679.
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