Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 4, 1998 - Box Score

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National League Standings, August 4, 1998

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Mets Starting Lineup

rf
Tony
Phillips 3b
Edgardo
Alfonzo 1b
John
Olerud c
Mike
Piazza cf
Brian
McRae lf
Todd
Hundley 2b
Carlos
Baerga ss
Luis
Lopez p
Al
Leiter

August 4, 1998, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 7, San Francisco Giants 6

Giants ab r h bi bb so

Shawon Dunston cf 4 2 0 0 0 0

- Jose Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ellis Burks rf-cf 3 0 2 0 2 1

Barry Bonds lf 5 0 2 3 0 0

Jeff Kent 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0

Charlie Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0

Joe Carter 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0

- John Johnstone p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Marvin Benard rf 1 0 0 0 0 0

Brent Mayne c 3 1 1 1 0 1

- Stan Javier ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Doug Mirabelli c 1 0 0 0 0 1

Rich Aurilia ss 3 1 2 1 1 1

Mark Gardner p 2 1 0 0 1 0

- Rich Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- J.T. Snow 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Tony Phillips rf-lf 5 0 2 1 1 1 .235

Edgardo Alfonzo 3b 5 0 0 1 1 1 .259

John Olerud 1b 6 1 3 0 0 0 .340

Mike Piazza c 3 0 0 0 3 0 .329

Brian McRae cf 6 2 3 0 0 2 .265

Todd Hundley lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .164

- Lenny Harris pr-rf 1 1 1 1 1 0 .250

Carlos Baerga 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .287

- Rey Ordonez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Luis Lopez ss-2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .278

Al Leiter p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111

- Matt Franco ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294

- Todd Pratt ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .327

- Turk Wendell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- John Franco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Jorge Fabregas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

- Dennis Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E

San Francisco Giants 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 10 1

New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 7 15 1

San Francisco Giants ip h r er bb so

Mark Gardner 5.1 7 3 3 2 6

Rich Rodriguez 1.2 5 3 3 0 0

John Johnstone 1.0 0 0 0 2 1

Jose Mesa (L) 1.2 3 1 1 2 2

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Al Leiter 6.0 7 4 4 5 2 2.34

Turk Wendell 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 3.43

John Franco 1.0 3 2 1 1 0 4.46

Dennis Cook (W,7-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2.09

Errors: Rey Ordonez (8), Barry Bonds.
WP: Jose Mesa.
2B: Carlos Baerga (23), Luis Lopez (10), Tony Phillips (3), Brent Mayne, Joe Carter, Rich Aurilia.
Intentional Walks: Mike Piazza, Rich Aurilia.
HBP: Carlos Baerga, Shawon Dunston.
SH: Rey Ordonez.
SB: Brian McRae (19), Tony Phillips (1), Ellis Burks.
CS: Shawon Dunston, Ellis Burks.

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