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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 27, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 27, 1999 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kris Benson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 36,337 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Angel Hernandez 1B: CB Bucknor 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Joe West |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Abraham Nunez | Shortstop |
| Brian Giles | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Warren Morris | Second Baseman |
| Brant Brown | Right Fielder |
| Joe Oliver | Catcher |
| Kris Benson | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Second Baseman |
| Matt Franco | First Baseman |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| Benny Agbayani | Right Fielder |
| Roger Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Orel Hershiser | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 27, 1999
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hershiser
Martin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Hershiser
Nunez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Hershiser
Giles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hershiser
Young takes first base on ball four. Nunez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Hershiser
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Hershiser
Morris hits a line drive towards third. Ventura reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Benson
Henderson hits a line drive towards short. Nunez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Benson
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Benson
Franco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Benson
Piazza hits a fly ball into center field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hershiser
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hershiser
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benson vs. Hershiser
Benson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Benson
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Benson
Agbayani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Benson
Cedeno bunts towards the mound. Benson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hershiser
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Hershiser
Nunez bunts towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Hershiser
Giles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Benson
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hershiser vs. Benson
Hershiser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Benson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Benson
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Benson
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Henderson is safe. Henderson moves to third. Alfonzo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piazza vs. Benson
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hershiser
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Agbayani. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Hershiser
Sprague hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Morris vs. Hershiser
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hershiser
Brown takes first base on ball four. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Hershiser
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Benson
Ventura hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Agbayani vs. Benson
Agbayani hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Benson
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benson vs. Hershiser
Benson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hershiser
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops it up and throws to first, with Hershiser covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Hershiser
Nunez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Hershiser
Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Benson
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hershiser vs. Benson
Hershiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Benson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hershiser
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Hershiser
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Hershiser
Morris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Morris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Hershiser
Brown is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Hershiser
Oliver takes first base on ball four. Morris moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Benson vs. Hershiser
Benson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Benson
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Benson
Franco hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Benson
Piazza strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hershiser
Martin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Hershiser
Nunez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Hershiser
Giles hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Isringhausen
Jason Isringhausen now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Isringhausen
There goes Young. The throw from Piazza and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Isringhausen
Sprague hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Isringhausen
Morris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Piazza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Benson
Ventura hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Benson
Agbayani hits a popup towards the mound. Benson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Benson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Benson
Luis Lopez pinch hits for Rey Ordonez.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Isringhausen
Melvin Mora now playing center field. Benny Agbayani now playing left field. Roger Cedeno now playing right field. Luis Lopez now playing shortsto
Brown hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Isringhausen
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benson vs. Isringhausen
Benson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Isringhausen
Martin hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Benson
Adrian Brown now playing right field. Brian McRae pinch hits for Jason Isringhausen.
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Benson
Mora strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Benson
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Giles. Alfonzo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. Benson
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Mahomes
Pat Mahomes now pitching.
Nunez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Mahomes
Giles is hit by the pitch. Nunez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Mahomes
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Mahomes
Sprague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Mahomes
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mahomes, and towards Lopez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Benson
Piazza hits a line drive towards short. Nunez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Benson
Ventura hits a popup towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Benson
Agbayani hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1999 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Martin A, lf 5 2 2 2 Henderson R, lf 3 0 0 0
Nunez A, ss 3 0 1 0 Mora M, cf 1 0 0 0
Giles B, cf 4 0 1 0 Alfonzo E, 2b 4 0 2 0
Young K, 1b 4 2 1 0 Franco M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Sprague E, 3b 5 0 2 1 Piazza M, c 4 0 0 0
Morris W, 2b 5 0 1 1 Ventura R, 3b 4 1 2 1
Brown B, rf 2 1 1 1 Agbayani B, rf-lf 4 0 0 0
Brown A, rf 0 0 0 0 Cedeno R, cf-rf 3 0 0 0
Oliver J, c 3 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 2 0 0 0
Benson K, p 4 0 0 0 Lopez L, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Hershiser O, p 2 0 1 0
Isringhausen J, p 0 0 0 0
McRae B, ph 1 0 0 0
Mahomes P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 5 33 1 6 1
Pittsburgh 100 100 210 -- 5
New York 000 000 100 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Benson K (W) 9.0 6 1 1 0 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser O (L) 6.1 7 4 4 5 2
Isringhausen J 1.2 2 1 1 0 0
Mahomes P 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 5
2B -- Young K, Morris W, Alfonzo E
HR -- Martin A 2, Ventura R, Brown B
SB -- Young K
HBP -- by Mahomes P (Giles B)
T -- 2:33
A -- 36337
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