Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 24, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1999 at Shea Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b,lf 4 1 0 0
Gutierrez ss 5 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 5 1 3 3
Everett cf 3 1 1 1
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Ward lf 3 0 0 0
  Mieske rf 1 0 0 0
Berkman rf,lf 4 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Bako c 3 0 1 0
  Eusebio ph,c 1 1 1 0
Hampton p 3 0 1 0
  Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Dunston lf 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 2 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Piazza c 4 1 1 1
Ventura 3b 4 0 0 0
Agbayani rf,lf 4 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
Hamilton cf 4 0 2 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Yoshii p 2 0 1 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Houston 010 000 000 4580
New York 000 000 100 0151
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton   8.0 5 1 1 3 5
  Wagner  W (3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
5
1
1
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Yoshii   7.1 5 1 1 0 5
  Wendell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Benitez   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Cook  L (10-3) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  McElroy   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
8
5
5
4
6

  E–Alfonzo (4).  DP–Houston 2, New York 1.  2B–Houston Hampton (3,off Yoshii); Eusebio (9,off Cook).  HR–Houston Everett (21,2nd inning off Yoshii 0 on, 0 out); Bagwell (38,10th inning off Cook 2 on, 1 out), New York Piazza (31,7th inning off Hampton 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Caminiti (2,by Benitez); Biggio (7,by Cook).  SB–Everett (25,2nd base off Benitez/Piazza); Hamilton (5,2nd base off Hampton/Bako).  CS–Bagwell (9,2nd base by Yoshii/Piazza).  IBB–Benitez (3,Caminiti); Cook (1,Biggio).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:14.  A–35,673.
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