Final
NYM 8 — HOU 4
9/15/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199809152
Complete available game record for NYM at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Franco | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kinkade | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Russ Johnson | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Piazza | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| John Olerud | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Pratt | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Payton | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Hidalgo | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Harris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Incaviglia | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Bogar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Clark | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Ordonez | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Eusebio | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Henry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Leiter | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Magnante | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McRae | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trever Miller | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Milliard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.R. Phillips | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Powell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trever Miller | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Al Leiter | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0-0 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Turk Wendell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jay Powell | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Magnante | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Henry | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Johnson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Magnante | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bogar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trever Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Eusebio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenny Harris | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Leiter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian McRae | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Milliard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olerud | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Ordonez | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay Payton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Piazza | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Pratt | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D8/F8RD | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G34S.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D5/F7LS.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7/L78S | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F6MD | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D5/L5D | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8/F8RS.2-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S6/L56D.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L56 | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/F9D | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53/G5S | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 5/P25 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6S | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RM | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4MS | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LD | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G15S | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G4MD | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L56S | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D7/F7LM | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53/G25 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7/F78M | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G25 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G56S | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/F8RM | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8/G4M | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7/F7M.1-3 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7/F78S.3-H;2-3 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF/F89S.3-H | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G56S | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13/G15S | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/G34S | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5S | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8RM | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/G23 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63/G15 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G23 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8/G6M.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/F89XD.2-H;1-H | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53/G56S | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8/G6MD | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO/G6S | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | CS2(136) | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7/P7LS.1-3 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | WP.3-H;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/P8LS | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G34S.2-3 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/P9S | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S5/L5S | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43/G34.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8/L8RS.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH) | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | IW | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | WP.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9/SF/F9D.3-H;2-3 | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G6MD | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LM | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 4(B)4(2)/LDP/L4 | 8–4 |