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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 21, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 21, 1999 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kent Mercker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kenny Rogers |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 45,491 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Jeff Nelson 2B: Wally Bell 3B: Mark Hirschbeck |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| J.D. Drew | Center Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Left Fielder |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Craig Paquette | Right Fielder |
| Alberto Castillo | Catcher |
| Adam Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Kent Mercker | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Second Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| Shawon Dunston | Center Fielder |
| Benny Agbayani | Right Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Kenny Rogers | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 21, 1999
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Rogers
Renteria hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dunston. Renteria reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drew vs. Rogers
Drew bunts towards first. Olerud fields the ball and throws to Rogers covering. Safe. Renteria moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Rogers
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Lankford vs. Rogers
Lankford takes first base on ball four. Drew moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Tatis vs. Rogers
Tatis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Renteria scores. Drew scores. Lankford moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Paquette vs. Rogers
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Mercker
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Mercker
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Mercker
Olerud takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Piazza vs. Mercker
Piazza hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Mercker
Ventura hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Mercker
Dunston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Agbayani vs. Mercker
Agbayani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Rogers
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Rogers
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mercker vs. Rogers
Mercker bunts towards third. Ventura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Rogers
Renteria takes first base on ball four. Castillo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Drew vs. Rogers
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Mercker
Ordonez hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rogers vs. Mercker
Rogers strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Mercker
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Mercker
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Rogers
McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Rogers
Lankford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Rogers
Tatis hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Tatis reaches second base with a double. McGwire scores. Lankford moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paquette vs. Rogers
Paquette hits a fly ball into right field. Agbayani settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lankford tags and scores. Tatis tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Castillo vs. Rogers
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Rogers
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Mercker
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Olerud for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Mercker
Piazza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Mercker
Ventura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piazza moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dunston vs. Mercker
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to second for the out. Piazza scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agbayani vs. Mercker
Mercker fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mercker. Dunston moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Agbayani vs. Mercker
Agbayani strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Mahomes
Pat Mahomes now pitching.
Mercker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Mahomes
Renteria hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Mahomes
Drew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Piazza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Mercker
Ordonez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mahomes vs. Mercker
Mahomes strikes out. There goes Ordonez. The throw from Castillo to Renteria, and Ordonez is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Mercker
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Mercker
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Paquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Mahomes
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Mahomes
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Mahomes
There goes Lankford. The throw from Piazza and he is safe. Lankford steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tatis vs. Mahomes
Tatis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Mahomes
There goes Tatis. The throw from Piazza to Alfonzo and they have Tatis trapped. The throw over to Olerud, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Paquette vs. Mahomes
Paquette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Mercker
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Mercker
Piazza takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Mercker
Ventura strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Mercker
Dunston strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Mahomes
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Mahomes
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Mahomes
Mercker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Mercker
Agbayani hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Drew. Agbayani reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Mercker
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mercker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mahomes vs. Mercker
Mahomes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Agbayani moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Slocumb
Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching.
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Agbayani scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Slocumb
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Mahomes
Renteria strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Mahomes
Drew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
There goes Drew. The throw from Piazza and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
McGwire vs. Wendell
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lankford vs. Wendell
Lankford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Slocumb
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Slocumb
Piazza takes first base on ball four. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ventura vs. Slocumb
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ventura for the out. Olerud moves to third. Piazza moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Dunston vs. Slocumb
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Olerud scores. Piazza moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Agbayani vs. Slocumb
Agbayani hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piazza scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Slocumb
Ordonez takes first base on ball four. Agbayani moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wendell vs. Slocumb
Wendell hits a popup towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Wendell
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Wendell
Paquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Wendell
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Alberto Castillo.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Wendell
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Dunston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Aybar
Eli Marrero now catching. Manny Aybar now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Aybar
Alfonzo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Aybar
Roger Cedeno pinch runs for Rickey Henderson.
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Marrero and he is out, Renteria applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Aybar
Olerud strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Benitez
Roger Cedeno now playing right field. Benny Agbayani now playing left field. Armando Benitez now pitching. Willie McGee pinch hits for Manny Aybar
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Benitez
Renteria strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Benitez
Drew strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1999 -- St. Louis at New York (D)
St. Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Renteria E, ss 4 1 1 0 Henderson R, lf 3 1 3 1
Drew J, cf 4 1 1 0 Cedeno R, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Alfonzo E, 2b 5 0 0 0
Lankford R, lf 2 1 1 0 Olerud J, 1b 3 2 0 0
Tatis F, 3b 3 0 2 3 Piazza M, c 2 3 2 3
Paquette C, rf 3 0 1 1 Ventura R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Castillo A, c 3 0 1 0 Dunston S, cf 4 0 1 2
Howard T, ph 1 0 0 0 Agbayani B, rf-lf 4 1 2 1
Marrero E, c 0 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 2 0 0 0
Kennedy A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rogers K, p 1 0 0 0
Mercker K, p 3 0 0 0 Mahomes P, p 2 0 0 0
Slocumb H, p 0 0 0 0 Wendell T, p 1 0 0 0
Aybar M, p 0 0 0 0 Benitez A, p 0 0 0 0
McGee W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 8 4 31 7 9 7
St. Louis 202 000 000 -- 4
New York 301 001 20x -- 7
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker K (L) 5.2 6 5 5 5 6
Slocumb H 1.1 2 2 2 3 0
Aybar M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers K 3.0 7 4 4 2 2
Mahomes P (W) 3.1 0 0 0 3 5
Wendell T 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Benitez A (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Mercker K, Piazza M
DP -- St. Louis 1, New York 1
LOB -- St. Louis 7, New York 8
2B -- Renteria E, Tatis F, Agbayani B
HR -- Piazza M
SB -- Lankford R, Drew J
CS -- Ordonez R, Tatis F, Cedeno R
SF -- Paquette C
T -- 3:18
A -- 45491
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