New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
July 31, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1999 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs 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 10, Chicago Cubs 17

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
  Pratt ph,c 1 1 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 5 0 2 0
Olerud 1b 4 2 2 1
Piazza c 5 2 2 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 5 2 4 6
Agbayani rf,lf 5 2 2 0
Cedeno cf,rf 5 1 3 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 2
Dotel p 1 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 2 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Mora ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 18 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 4 1 0 0
Morandini 2b 3 3 1 1
Sosa rf 5 3 3 4
Grace 1b 4 3 2 0
Rodriguez lf 4 2 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 3 3 5
Reed c 4 1 2 2
Gaetti 3b 5 1 2 5
Lieber p 2 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 1 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 17 14 17
New York 032 130 01010180
Chicago 720 024 02x17140
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Dotel   2.0 4 9 9 5 3
  Isringhausen  L (1-3) 3.0 5 5 5 3 0
  McMichael   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Cook   1.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
17
17
8
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber   4.1 12 9 9 0 4
  Serafini  W (3-2) 1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Heredia   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Adams   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
18
10
10
0
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Chicago 2.  2B–New York Ventura (25,off Lieber), Chicago Morandini (16,off Dotel); Reed 2 (8,off Isringhausen 2); Grace (26,off Cook).  3B–New York Cedeno (4,off Lieber).  HR–New York Ventura 2 (22,2nd inning off Lieber 1 on, 0 out,5th inning off Lieber 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Gaetti (8,1st inning off Dotel 3 on, 1 out); Sosa 2 (40,2nd inning off Dotel 1 on, 0 out,8th inning off Cook 0 on, 0 out); Hernandez (15,6th inning off McMichael 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Olerud (6,off Heredia).  SB–Goodwin (2,2nd base off Dotel/Piazza); Morandini (6,2nd base off Isringhausen/Piazza); Sosa (6,2nd base off Isringhausen/Piazza).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Mark Wegner.  T–3:34.  A–39,431.
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