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Mets
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 17, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the New York Mets, played on July 17, 1999 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 1999 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 17, 1999 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wilson Alvarez |
Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
City | St. Petersburg |
State | FL |
Attendance | 40,186 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Mike Everitt 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: John Hirschbeck |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Edgardo Alfonzo | Second Baseman |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Mike Piazza | DH |
Benny Agbayani | Right Fielder |
Todd Pratt | Catcher |
Melvin Mora | Third Baseman |
Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
Roger Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
Dave Martinez | Center Fielder |
Herbert Perry | DH |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Bubba Trammell | Right Fielder |
Paul Sorrento | Left Fielder |
Mike Difelice | Catcher |
Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 17, 1999
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Alvarez
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Alvarez
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Alvarez
Olerud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Alvarez
Piazza takes first base on ball four. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Agbayani vs. Alvarez
Agbayani strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Hershiser
Cairo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Hershiser
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Hershiser
Perry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Hershiser
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Cairo moves to third. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Boggs vs. Hershiser
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cairo scores. Perry moves to third. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Hershiser
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Agbayani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perry tags and scores. McGriff tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Sorrento vs. Hershiser
Sorrento 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
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Alvarez
Pratt strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Alvarez
Mora hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Alvarez
There goes Mora. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Cairo applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Alvarez
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Hershiser
Difelice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Hershiser
Stocker bunts towards third. Mora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Hershiser
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stocker moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Hershiser
Martinez bunts towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to third for the out. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Hershiser
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mora fields it and throws to first for the out. Cairo moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
McGriff vs. Hershiser
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Hershiser covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Alvarez
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Alvarez
Henderson hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Alvarez
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alvarez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hershiser
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Hershiser
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Hershiser
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Hershiser covering, for the out. Boggs moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Difelice vs. Hershiser
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Stocker vs. Hershiser
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stocker for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Alvarez
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Alvarez
Piazza hits a fly ball into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Alvarez
Agbayani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Hershiser
Cairo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hershiser
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Hershiser
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Alvarez
Pratt strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Alvarez
Mora hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Alvarez
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hershiser
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hershiser
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Hershiser
Trammell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Alvarez
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Alvarez
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Alvarez
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Olerud vs. Alvarez
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Piazza vs. Alvarez
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Hershiser
Sorrento 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 -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Hershiser
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Hershiser
Stocker 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
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Yan
Dave Martinez now playing right field. Bubba Trammell now playing left field. Terrell Lowery now playing center field. Esteban Yan now pitching.
Agbayani hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Yan
Pratt takes first base on ball four. Agbayani moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mora vs. Yan
Difelice fires to second and picks off Agbayani for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Yan
Mora strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Yan
Ordonez takes first base on ball four. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Charlton
Norm Charlton now pitching.
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Pratt moves to third. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Charlton
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Cairo hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wendell
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Agbayani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Wendell
Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Wendell
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Wendell
Boggs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mora settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Charlton
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Martinez. Alfonzo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Charlton
Olerud hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Alfonzo moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Piazza vs. Charlton
Piazza strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Agbayani vs. Charlton
Agbayani hits a fly ball into center field. Lowery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alfonzo tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Charlton
Pratt hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. McMichael
Greg McMichael now pitching.
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mora fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lowery vs. McMichael
Lowery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mora fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. McMichael
Difelice hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching. Matt Franco pinch hits for Melvin Mora.
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Hernandez
Robin Ventura pinch hits for Rey Ordonez.
Ventura hits a line drive into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hernandez
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/17/1999 -- New York at Tampa Bay (D) New York AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 4 1 2 0 Cairo M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Alfonzo E, 2b 4 1 2 0 Martinez D, cf-rf 4 0 1 0 Olerud J, 1b 3 0 2 1 Perry H, dh 3 1 1 0 Piazza M, dh 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 2 0 0 0 Agbayani B, rf 3 0 1 1 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 2 1 Pratt T, c 3 0 0 0 Trammell B, rf-lf 3 0 1 1 Mora M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Sorrento P, lf 3 0 0 0 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0 Lowery T, cf 1 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 2 0 0 0 Difelice M, c 4 1 1 1 Ventura R, ph 1 0 0 0 Stocker K, ss 3 0 1 0 Cedeno R, cf 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 8 2 30 3 8 3 New York 000 001 010 -- 2 Tampa Bay 210 000 00x -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hershiser O (L) 6.0 7 3 3 3 4 Wendell T 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 McMichael G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Alvarez W (W) 6.0 5 1 1 1 7 Yan E 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 Charlton N 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 Hernandez R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DP -- New York 1, Tampa Bay 1 LOB -- New York 7, Tampa Bay 8 2B -- Alfonzo E HR -- Difelice M CS -- Mora M SF -- Trammell B, Olerud J, Agbayani B T -- 2:33 A -- 40186
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