New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
July 30, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1999 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 2 2
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Mora lf 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 5 2 3 1
Piazza c 4 2 2 3
Ventura 3b 5 0 1 0
Agbayani rf,lf 5 1 1 1
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
McRae cf 2 2 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 1
Yoshii p 1 0 1 0
  Mahomes p 2 1 1 1
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 5 1 1 1
Morandini 2b 5 2 2 2
Sosa rf 5 2 3 3
Grace 1b 5 0 3 1
Rodriguez lf 4 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 1
Reed c 3 1 1 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 1
Trachsel p 2 1 1 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Santiago c 0 0 0 0
  Blauser ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 9
New York 112 221 00110141
Chicago 160 010 0019132
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Yoshii   1.1 8 7 7 0 1
  Mahomes  W (4-0) 4.2 2 1 1 1 2
  McMichael   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Benitez  SV (11) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
1
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel   3.1 7 6 4 1 2
  Sanders   1.2 4 2 2 1 0
  Farnsworth  L (2-4) 2.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Heredia   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
8
3
5

  E–Cedeno (2), Goodwin (2), Sosa (4).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York McRae (12,off Trachsel); Mahomes (3,off Trachsel); Olerud (26,off Sanders); Agbayani (9,off Sanders); Ventura (24,off Farnsworth), Chicago Reed (6,off Yoshii); Grace (25,off Mahomes); Morandini (15,off Benitez).  3B–Chicago Morandini (4,off Yoshii); Sosa (2,off Yoshii).  HR–New York Piazza (21,3rd inning off Trachsel 1 on, 1 out); Henderson (9,6th inning off Farnsworth 0 on, 0 out); Olerud (14,9th inning off Aguilera 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Sosa (38,1st inning off Yoshii 0 on, 2 out); Hernandez (14,5th inning off Mahomes 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Piazza (5,off Trachsel).  CS–Alfonzo (1,2nd base by Heredia/Santiago).  WP–Sanders (4).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:29.  A–38,594.
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