Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets
October 8, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 8, 1999 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Arizona Diamondbacks 2, New York Mets 9

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Womack rf 4 0 0 0
Bell 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
Williams 3b 4 0 2 0
Durazo 1b 3 0 0 0
Finley cf 3 0 1 0
Fox ss 3 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Chouinard p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
Stinnett c 3 1 1 0
Daal p 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 1 1 2
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  Frias ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 1 3 1
  Mora lf 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 2 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 2 2 3
Agbayani rf 2 1 2 0
  Cedeno ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Ventura 3b 4 0 0 1
Dunston cf 2 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph,cf 3 0 1 2
Pratt c 2 1 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 1
Reed p 1 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 0 1 0 0
  Wendell p 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 9
Arizona 000 020 000253
New York 012 006 00x9110
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Daal  L (0-1) 4.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Holmes   1.1 1 4 4 3 0
  Plesac   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Chouinard   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Swindell   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 8.0 11 9 9 8 5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 3 2
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hershiser   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 5 2 2 4 3

  E–Womack (1), Fox (1), Daal (1).  DP–Arizona 1, New York 1.  2B–Arizona Stinnett (1,off Reed), New York Alfonzo (1,off Daal).  HR–Arizona Ward (1,5th inning off Reed 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Reed (1,off Daal); Ordonez (2,off Holmes).  IBB–Alfonzo (1,by Holmes).  Team–9.  SB–Henderson (6,2nd base off Daal/Stinnett); Cedeno (1,2nd base off Plesac/Stinnett).  WP–Reed (1).  IBB–Holmes (1,Alfonzo).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–3:05.  A–56,180.

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