New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 26, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1999 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 0 1 0
Cedeno rf 3 0 0 0
  Dunston ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Piazza c 4 0 2 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 0 0 0
Hamilton cf 2 1 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 2
Reed p 2 0 1 0
  Franco M. ph 0 0 0 0
  Payton pr 0 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
  Mora rf 0 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 0 0 0 0
  Halter pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 4 0 1 1
Gant lf 3 0 0 0
Abreu rf 2 1 0 0
Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 3 1 1 2
Jordan 3b 3 0 0 0
Anderson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Doster 2b 0 0 0 0
Relaford ss 3 1 1 0
Byrd p 1 0 0 0
  Sefcik ph 1 0 1 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 4 3
New York 000 000 200261
Philadelphia 000 210 00x340
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (10-5) 6.0 3 3 3 3 2
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W (15-10) 7.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Brewer   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gomes   0.2 1 0 0 3 0
  Montgomery  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
6

  E–Piazza (11).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Ordonez (22,off Byrd); Piazza (25,off Gomes).  3B–Philadelphia Sefcik (3,off J Franco).  HR–Philadelphia Brogna (24,4th inning off Reed 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Byrd (11,off Reed).  SB–Abreu 2 (25,2nd base off Reed/Piazza 2); Glanville (34,2nd base off Reed/Piazza).  WP–Byrd (10).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:31.  A–26,370.
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