New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
August 16, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1999 at Qualcomm Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 1 1 1
Alfonzo 2b 5 2 2 1
Olerud 1b 4 0 2 0
Piazza c 4 1 1 1
Ventura 3b 4 0 0 0
Agbayani rf 3 0 0 0
  Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0
Dunston cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 0
Dotel p 3 0 2 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Owens cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 2 1 0 0
Vander Wal lf 2 1 0 0
  Rivera cf 1 0 0 0
Nevin 3b 3 1 1 3
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Newhan ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 0 0 0
  Sanders ph 1 0 0 0
Hitchcock p 2 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0
  Giovanola pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 2 3
New York 010 001 010 14100
San Diego 000 000 300 0320
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Dotel   7.0 1 3 3 3 9
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cook  W (10-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Benitez  SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
2
3
3
5
14
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock   7.0 6 2 2 1 8
  Miceli   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hoffman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Cunnane  L (2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
2
10

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 2.  HR–New York Piazza (27,2nd inning off Hitchcock 0 on, 0 out); Henderson (10,6th inning off Hitchcock 0 on, 0 out); Alfonzo (19,10th inning off Cunnane 0 on, 1 out), San Diego Nevin (17,7th inning off Dotel 2 on, 0 out).  SB–Ordonez (6,3rd base off Hitchcock/Davis).  WP–Dotel (2).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–3:04.  A–21,974.
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