New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
April 29, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 2005 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 1, Washington Nationals 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 0 1 0
Matsui 2b 5 1 2 0
Beltran cf 5 0 2 0
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
Floyd lf 3 0 2 1
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 0 1 0
Wright 3b 3 0 2 0
Diaz rf 3 0 0 0
Seo p 2 0 0 0
  Valent ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Koo p 0 0 0 0
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  Ring p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Wilkerson cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Vidro 2b 3 0 0 0
Guillen rf 3 2 1 1
Sledge lf 3 1 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 3 0 1 2
Schneider c 3 1 1 1
Guzman ss 3 0 1 0
Hernandez p 3 1 1 1
  Church lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 5
New York 100 000 0001100
Washington 000 122 00x551
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seo  L (1-1) 5.0 3 3 3 1 2
  Bell   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Koo   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Aybar   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Ring   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
5
2
2
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (3-2) 8.0 9 1 1 2 5
  Ayala   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Cordero  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
2
6

  E–Guzman (4).  DP–Washington 1. Hernandez-Guzman-Johnson.  2B–New York Wright 2 (6,off Hernandez 2), Washington Castilla (8,off Bell); Guzman (3,off Koo).  HR–Washington Guillen (6,4th inning off Seo 0 on 2 out); Schneider (2,5th inning off Seo 0 on 1 out); Hernandez (1,5th inning off Seo 0 on 2 out).  SF–Floyd (1,off Hernandez).  HBP–Wright (1,by Hernandez); Guillen (2,by Bell).  IBB–Diaz (2,by Hernandez).  Team LOB–12.  Team–3.  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Mark Carlson, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:41.  A–30,627.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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