Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 26, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1999 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 3 1 0 1
Nunez ss 5 0 0 0
Giles cf 5 0 2 0
Young 1b 4 1 1 2
Sprague 3b 4 0 2 0
Morris 2b 4 1 2 0
Brown B. rf 3 2 2 2
Oliver c 3 0 0 0
Cordova p 1 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 1 0 0 0
  Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Brown A. ph 1 0 1 0
  Hansell p 0 0 0 0
  Sveum ph 0 0 0 0
  Wehner pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 2 3 0
Olerud 1b 3 2 0 0
Piazza c 4 2 1 0
Ventura 3b 2 0 2 3
Agbayani rf,lf 4 0 2 3
Cedeno cf,rf 4 0 1 1
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Reed p 3 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  McRae ph 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Mora cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Pittsburgh 020 002 0015100
New York 301 300 00x790
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova  L (5-5) 3.1 5 6 6 5 2
  Sauerbeck   0.1 0 1 1 2 0
  Clontz   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Silva   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Hansell   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
8
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (9-3) 5.2 8 4 4 1 3
  McMichael   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Cook   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Benitez   0.1 0 1 1 4 1
  Wendell  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Giles 2 (25,off Reed,off Cook); Morris (15,off Reed).  HR–Pittsburgh B Brown (9,2nd inning off Reed 1 on, 1 out); Young (15,6th inning off Reed 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Ventura (6,by Cordova); Piazza (8,by Sauerbeck).  CS–A Brown (2,2nd base by McMichael/Piazza).  SB–Olerud (2,2nd base off Cordova/Oliver).  IBB–Cordova (2,Ventura); Sauerbeck (3,Piazza).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–C.B. Bucknor, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–3:08.  A–32,010.
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