New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
August 18, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 9, San Diego Padres 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 2 0
  Franco lf 1 0 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 1 0 0
  Lopez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 2 1 1 0
Piazza c 4 1 2 3
  Pratt ph,c 1 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 2 2 3
Hamilton cf 4 0 2 0
Agbayani rf 5 2 2 0
Ordonez ss 3 1 3 1
Yoshii p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 15 7
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Newhan 2b 4 0 0 0
Owens cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Gwynn rf 3 0 1 1
  Rivera cf 1 0 0 0
Nevin 3b 4 0 1 0
Vander Wal lf 4 0 1 0
Joyner 1b 2 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Gomez ss 2 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan 1b 1 0 1 0
Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  Giovanola ph 1 0 0 0
  Almanzar p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
New York 311 210 1009150
San Diego 100 000 000161
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Yoshii  W (8-8) 9.0 6 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Spencer  L (0-6) 3.0 6 5 5 1 3
  Almanzar   2.0 5 3 3 3 0
  Cunnane   2.0 2 1 0 2 1
  Reyes   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
8
5

  E–Jackson (22).  DP–San Diego 4.  2B–New York Agbayani 2 (13,off Spencer,off Almanzar); Ventura (30,off Cunnane), San Diego Gwynn (16,off Yoshii); Vander Wal (16,off Yoshii).  3B–San Diego Owens (2,off Yoshii); Magadan (1,off Yoshii).  HR–New York Ventura (28,1st inning off Spencer 2 on, 2 out); Piazza (28,3rd inning off Spencer 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Yoshii 2 (4,off Spencer,off Almanzar).  SB–Owens (29,2nd base off Yoshii/Piazza).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–2:50.  A–24,519.
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