New York Mets vs Houston Astros
September 1, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1999 at Astrodome. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Houston Astros 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 0 0 1
Olerud 1b 5 3 3 0
Piazza c 5 2 4 0
Ventura 3b 6 2 3 4
Hamilton cf 2 0 0 1
  Dunston pr,cf 4 1 2 1
Cedeno rf 5 1 3 2
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 0
Dotel p 3 0 1 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 0 0 0 0
  Agbayani ph 1 0 1 0
  Mora lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 18 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
Spiers lf,cf 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 3 2 2 1
Caminiti 3b 4 1 3 0
Bell rf 3 0 0 1
Javier cf 2 1 1 2
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 0 1
Gutierrez ss 2 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske lf 1 0 0 0
Holt p 1 0 0 0
  Bogar ss 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
New York 021 031 0209181
Houston 010 201 010571
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Dotel  W (6-1) 5.0 5 4 3 4 3
  Mahomes   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Cook   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Benitez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  L (3-13) 4.0 10 6 6 2 6
  Williams   1.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Cabrera   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Henry   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Miller   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
9
9
6
8

  E–Piazza (10), Gutierrez (6).  DP–New York 2, Houston 1.  2B–New York Piazza 2 (24,off Holt 2); Olerud 2 (32,off Williams,off Cabrera); Ventura (33,off Williams); Agbayani (16,off T Miller), Houston Caminiti 2 (7,off Dotel,off Cook).  3B–New York Dunston (3,off Henry).  HR–New York Ventura (29,2nd inning off Holt 1 on, 0 out), Houston Bagwell (39,4th inning off Dotel 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dotel (1,off Williams).  SF–Alfonzo (8,off T Miller); Javier (2,off Mahomes).  IBB–Ordonez (10,by Cabrera).  SB–Javier (14,2nd base off Dotel/Piazza).  IBB–Cabrera (2,Ordonez).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:21.  A–24,112.
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