St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
July 28, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 2000 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 1 1 0
Polanco ss 4 0 1 1
Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0
Tatis 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis rf 3 0 1 0
Lankford lf 3 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Matheny c 3 1 1 0
  Drew ph 0 0 0 0
Hentgen p 1 0 0 0
  Paquette ph 1 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harris 3b 4 0 3 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 0 1 0
Piazza c 2 1 1 0
Zeile 1b 3 1 1 0
Agbayani lf 2 1 1 1
  McEwing lf 0 0 0 0
Payton cf 4 0 0 1
Abbott ss 4 0 1 0
Leiter p 3 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 2
St. Louis 000 001 010251
New York 030 000 00x392
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen  L (9-8) 6.0 6 3 2 4 4
  Morris   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
3
2
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (11-4) 7.0 3 1 1 2 8
  Franco   0.1 2 1 0 0 1
  Wendell   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Benitez  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
3
11

  E–Matheny (4), Harris (9), Abbott (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Agbayani (10,off Hentgen); Harris (5,off Hentgen); Zeile (30,off Hentgen); Alfonzo (28,off Morris).  SH–Hentgen (6,off Leiter).  IBB–Piazza (5,by Morris).  SB–Agbayani (4,2nd base off Hentgen/Matheny).  CS–Harris (1,2nd base by Morris/Matheny).  IBB–Morris (1,Piazza).  U-HP–Doug Eddings, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Mark Carlson, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:58.  A–42,396.
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