Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Mets
May 20, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1999 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Brewers 10, New York Mets 11

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Loretta 1b 3 2 0 0
Collier ss 5 1 2 1
Cirillo 3b 5 3 3 3
Burnitz rf 4 1 1 1
Grissom cf 5 1 3 1
Hughes c 5 0 0 0
Ochoa lf 3 1 1 2
Belliard 2b 5 1 3 0
Abbott p 1 0 0 0
  Falteisek p 1 0 0 0
  Banks ph 1 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Berry ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 13 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno rf 4 0 0 0
Allensworth cf 4 0 0 0
  McRae ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 3 2 2 0
Piazza c 5 3 3 2
Alfonzo 2b 3 2 1 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 1 4
Agbayani lf 4 3 4 4
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Kinkade ph 1 0 0 0
  Watson p 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 12 10
Milwaukee 003 120 03110131
New York 400 132 10x11123
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  L (0-5) 4.1 7 7 6 3 5
  Falteisek   2.2 5 4 4 0 1
  Plunk   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
12
11
10
5
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (2-4) 5.0 9 6 5 1 5
  Watson   3.0 3 3 3 2 5
  Franco  SV (12) 1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
8
4
11

  E–Abbott (1), Cedeno (1), Alfonzo (2), Leiter (2).  DP–Milwaukee 1, New York 1.  2B–Milwaukee Collier 2 (3,off Leiter 2); Ochoa (3,off Leiter); Grissom (8,off J Franco), New York Olerud (15,off Abbott).  HR–Milwaukee Cirillo (5,8th inning off Watson 2 on, 2 out), New York Ventura (7,1st inning off Abbott 3 on, 2 out); Agbayani 2 (3,5th inning off Falteisek 2 on, 1 out,7th inning off Falteisek 0 on, 1 out); Piazza (7,6th inning off Falteisek 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Abbott (1,off Leiter).  HBP–Burnitz (7,by Leiter).  SB–Belliard (1,3rd base off Watson/Piazza); Loretta (1,2nd base off Watson/Piazza).  WP–Abbott (4), Leiter (1).  HBP–Leiter (3,Burnitz).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:29.
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