Final
NYM 4 — HOU 3
9/16/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199809160
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 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tony Phillips | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Hidalgo | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg McMichael | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Cook | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Olerud | — | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Milliard | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Hundley | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Piazza | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Moises Alou | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Bergman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Lopez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Payton | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rey Ordonez | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Clark | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bogar | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Wagner | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Jones | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Pratt | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Harris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Johnson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Hampton | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Franco | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jones | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Mike Hampton | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Billy Wagner | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Cook | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Sean Bergman | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Greg McMichael | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Turk Wendell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hampton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Russ Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Bogar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bogar | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Franco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg McMichael | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McRae | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olerud | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Ordonez | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Phillips | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Piazza | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9/L9LS.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | SB3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S6/G56 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | BK.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO/G6S.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 3/G34S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S6/G6 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P4S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G15.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7/L7LS | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4S | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9/F9LS | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6S | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F9D.2-H | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4S | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | E6/G6S | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO/G6S.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6S | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6S | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6MS | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9/P9S | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S4/L6MD | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53/G25.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 5/G5S | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9/F9S | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G34S.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G23.2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S6/L56 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G3 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43/G4S | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LM | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D8/F89XD | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4/F4MD | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S5/G5 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43/G34S.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13/G15 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G25 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S1/G13 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP/G13 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43/G4S | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G15S | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9/F89XD | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S5/G5.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/F89XD.2-H;1-H | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9LM | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F7D | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 0→0 | S7/L7LS.B-2(E7) | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | 53/SH/BG25.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4S | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56S | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH) | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 1→2 | 43/G4S | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | HR/F8RXD | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 11 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 11 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 11 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |