San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
September 8, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1999 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard cf 4 0 1 0
Mueller 3b 3 1 2 1
Bonds lf 4 1 0 0
Kent 2b 5 1 2 1
Snow 1b 5 0 0 0
Burks rf 3 1 1 3
Mayne c 3 1 1 0
Aurilia ss 2 0 0 0
Estes p 2 0 0 0
  Del Toro p 0 0 0 0
  Santangelo ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Hayes ph 0 0 0 0
  Rios ph 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 1 1 0
  Mora lf 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 1 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 2 2 1
Piazza c 4 1 1 3
Ventura 3b 3 1 1 0
Dunston cf 4 0 1 2
  Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0
Agbayani rf 3 0 2 1
  Cedeno rf 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 0
Dotel p 1 1 0 0
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
San Francisco 000 010 040570
New York 003 004 00x7100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Estes  L (10-8) 5.2 7 6 6 6 3
  Del Toro   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Tavarez   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Embree   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
8
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Dotel  W (7-1) 7.0 4 1 1 4 9
  Mahomes   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Cook   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Benitez  SV (18) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
8
12

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 2.  PB–Piazza (6).  2B–New York Agbayani (17,off Estes); Ventura (35,off Del Toro).  3B–San Francisco Benard (5,off Dotel).  HR–San Francisco Burks (28,8th inning off Cook 2 on, 1 out), New York Piazza (33,6th inning off Del Toro 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Aurilia (5,by Dotel); Olerud (10,by Estes).  SB–Benard (24,2nd base off Dotel/Piazza).  CS–Mayne (2,2nd base by Dotel/Piazza); Kent (5,3rd base by Dotel/Piazza).  HBP–Estes (4,Olerud); Dotel (6,Aurilia).  U-HP–Tim Timmons, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–3:13.  A–26,499.
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