New York Mets vs Oakland Athletics
June 16, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 2005 at Network Associates Coliseum. The New York Mets defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Oakland Athletics 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 1 1 0
Wright 3b 5 1 1 1
Beltran cf 5 1 1 3
Floyd lf 4 1 1 0
  Woodward lf 1 0 0 0
Piazza dh 4 1 2 1
Daubach 1b 1 2 0 0
Diaz rf 2 1 0 0
Castro c 4 0 2 3
Matsui 2b 4 1 1 0
Benson p 0 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 9 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Kotsay cf 5 1 1 1
Crosby ss 5 0 1 0
Chavez dh 4 1 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 0 1 0
Kielty lf 3 1 1 1
Ginter 3b 4 2 2 1
Swisher rf 3 1 2 3
Scutaro 2b 4 0 1 0
Glynn p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Harikkala p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Yabu p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
New York 010 070 100991
Oakland 120 000 0306112
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  W (5-2) 6.0 7 3 3 2 0
  Bell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Graves   1.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Looper  SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Glynn  L (0-3) 4.0 5 5 4 4 1
  Cruz   0.1 2 3 2 1 0
  Harikkala   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Rincon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Yabu   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
9
7
6
3

  E–Daubach (1), Kielty (3), Ginter (4).  DP–New York 2. Matsui-Reyes-Daubach, Wright-Matsui-Daubach, Oakland 1. Crosby-Hatteberg.  2B–New York Matsui (5,off Glynn); Castro (3,off Harikkala), Oakland Kielty (8,off Graves); Ginter (4,off Graves).  HR–New York Beltran (8,5th inning off Glynn 2 on 0 out); Piazza (7,7th inning off Harikkala 0 on 0 out), Oakland Kotsay (4,1st inning off Benson 0 on 1 out); Swisher (4,2nd inning off Benson 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:50.  A–17,308.
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