Ultimate Mets Database: Game of April 23, 2000 - Box Score

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National League Standings, April 23, 2000

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Mets Starting Lineup

lf
Rickey
Henderson rf
Derek
Bell 2b
Edgardo
Alfonzo c
Mike
Piazza 3b
Robin
Ventura 1b
Todd
Zeile cf
Jay
Payton ss
Rey
Ordonez p
Mike
Hampton

April 23, 2000, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 15, Chicago Cubs 8

Cubs ab r h bi bb so

Eric Young 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0

Ricky Gutierrez ss 3 1 1 0 0 1

- Roosevelt Brown rf 1 1 1 0 0 0

Mark Grace 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0

Sammy Sosa rf 3 1 1 2 1 0

- Mark Guthrie p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Rick Aguilera p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Jeff Reed ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

Glenallen Hill lf 5 1 0 0 0 0

Shane Andrews 3b 4 2 1 1 1 0

Joe Girardi c 4 1 2 1 0 0

Damon Buford cf 3 1 1 3 1 1

Kevin Tapani p 2 0 0 0 0 1

- Ruben Quevedo p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Brian Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Jose Nieves ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Felix Heredia p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Jeff Huson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Rickey Henderson lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .212

- Jon Nunnally lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Derek Bell rf 4 3 4 4 0 0 .390

- Benny Agbayani rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400

Edgardo Alfonzo 2b 3 2 1 2 1 0 .254

- Melvin Mora 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .296

Mike Piazza c 4 2 3 3 0 1 .403

- Todd Pratt pr-c 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267

Robin Ventura 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .221

- Matt Franco ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .067

Todd Zeile 1b 5 0 2 2 0 1 .259

Jay Payton cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .268

Rey Ordonez ss 2 2 1 1 1 0 .188

- Kurt Abbott ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .368

Mike Hampton p 4 1 1 1 0 0 .400

- Rich Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

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

Chicago Cubs 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 8 10 1

New York Mets 3 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 x 15 18 1

Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so

Kevin Tapani (L) 3.2 11 10 9 0 2

Ruben Quevedo 0.2 4 5 5 2 0

Brian Williams 0.2 1 0 0 0 1

Felix Heredia 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

Mark Guthrie 1.0 2 0 0 0 3

Rick Aguilera 1.0 0 0 0 0 3

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Mike Hampton (W,2-3) 7.0 6 5 3 4 3 5.72

Rich Rodriguez 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 8.38

Errors: Benny Agbayani (1), Shane Andrews.
WP: Brian Williams.
2B: Mike Piazza 2 (8), Rey Ordonez (2), Robin Ventura (3), Joe Girardi, Eric Young, Shane Andrews, Roosevelt Brown.
HR: Edgardo Alfonzo (2), Mike Piazza (5), Derek Bell (3), Damon Buford, Sammy Sosa.
SH: Ricky Gutierrez.

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