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Mets
@ Giants
3Com Park
May 16, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets, played on May 16, 1998 at 3Com Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 16, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reed |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kirk Rueter |
Ballpark | 3Com Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 30,131 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Terry Tata |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Lopez | Second Baseman |
Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
Jim Tatum | Third Baseman |
Preston Wilson | Center Fielder |
Alberto Castillo | Catcher |
Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
Rick Reed | Pitcher |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
Marvin Benard | Right Fielder |
Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
J.T. Snow | First Baseman |
Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
Brent Mayne | Catcher |
Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
Kirk Rueter | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Giants
3Com Park
May 16, 1998
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Rueter
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Rueter
There goes Lopez. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Lopez steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Rueter
Gilkey hits a line drive towards first. Snow reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Rueter
Olerud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Huskey vs. Rueter
Huskey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tatum vs. Rueter
Tatum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Rueter
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Reed
Hamilton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Reed
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benard for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reed
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Rueter
Castillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Rueter
Ordonez bunts, foul, towards first. Snow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Rueter
Reed strikes out. There goes Castillo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Rueter
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Castillo scores. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Rueter
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Rueter
Olerud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Gilkey moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Huskey vs. Rueter
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Reed
Kent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Reed
Snow strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Reed
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Rueter
Tatum hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rueter
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rueter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Rueter
Castillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Rueter
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ordonez for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Reed
Mayne hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Reed
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rueter vs. Reed
Rueter strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Reed
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Johnstone
John Johnstone now pitching.
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnstone
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Johnstone
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Johnstone
There goes Gilkey. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Gilkey steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Johnstone
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Huskey vs. Johnstone
Huskey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Reed
Benard hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reed
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Reed
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Johnstone
Tatum strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Johnstone
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Johnstone
There goes Wilson. The throw from Mayne and he is out, Kent applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Johnstone
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Reed
Snow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snow for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Reed
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Reed
Mayne takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Reed
Sanchez hits a line drive towards first. Olerud catches it and steps on first to double up Mayne. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Johnstone
Ordonez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Snow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Johnstone
Reed hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnstone
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Reed
Alex Diaz pinch hits for John Johnstone.
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Reed
Hamilton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Benard vs. Reed
Benard hits a popup into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Reed
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Poole
Jim Poole now pitching.
Gilkey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Poole
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Poole
Huskey hits a popup into right field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Reed
Kent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snow vs. Reed
Snow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Reed
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Reed
Mayne hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Sanchez vs. Reed
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Reed
Bill Mueller pinch hits for Jim Poole.
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Reed
Brian McRae pinch hits for Jim Tatum. Steve Reed now pitching.
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Reed
Carlos Baerga pinch hits for Preston Wilson.
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Reed
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Cook
Stan Javier pinch hits for Darryl Hamilton. Dennis Cook now pitching. Carlos Baerga now playing second base. Luis Lopez now playing third base. B
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cook
Chris Jones pinch hits for Marvin Benard.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Cook
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Cook
Kent hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Reed
Stan Javier now playing center field. Chris Jones now playing right field.
Ordonez hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Reed
Rich Becker pinch hits for Dennis Cook.
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Reed
Lopez hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Reed
Gilkey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching.
Snow hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Franco
Hayes bunts in front of the plate. Castillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snow moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Mayne vs. Franco
Mayne hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baerga catches it and throws to second with Ordonez covering, to double up Snow. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Franco
Sanchez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/1998 -- New York at San Francisco (D) New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Lopez L, 2b-3b 5 2 3 1 Hamilton D, cf 2 0 0 0 Gilkey B, lf 4 0 1 0 Javier S, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 3 0 2 2 Benard M, rf 3 0 0 0 Huskey B, rf 4 0 0 0 Jones C, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Tatum J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Bonds B, lf 3 0 0 0 McRae B, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Kent J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wilson P, cf 2 0 0 0 Snow J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Baerga C, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Hayes C, 3b 3 1 2 0 Castillo A, c 4 2 2 1 Mayne B, c 3 0 1 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 4 0 2 1 Reed R, p 3 0 0 0 Rueter K, p 1 0 0 0 Cook D, p 0 0 0 0 Johnstone J, p 0 0 0 0 Becker R, ph 1 0 0 0 Diaz A, ph 1 0 0 0 Franco J, p 0 0 0 0 Poole J, p 0 0 0 0 Mueller B, ph 1 0 0 0 Reed S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 31 1 7 1 New York 121 000 000 -- 4 San Francisco 000 000 100 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Reed R (W) 7.0 5 1 1 3 3 Cook D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Franco J (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Rueter K (L) 3.0 6 4 4 2 3 Johnstone J 3.0 1 0 0 2 5 Poole J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Reed S 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 E -- Wilson P DP -- New York 3 LOB -- New York 7, San Francisco 7 HR -- Castillo A SB -- Lopez L, Gilkey B CS -- Wilson P PB -- Mayne B T -- 2:34 A -- 30131
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