SLN @ NYN

October 14, 2000

Final Score: SLN 8 - NYN 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Shea Stadium
Attendance
55,693
Game Duration
203 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Andy Benes
Losing Pitcher
Rick Reed

Umpires

Home Plate
Ed Rapuano
First Base
Dale Scott
Second Base
Dana DeMuth
Third Base
Steve Rippley

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
76°F
Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
fromlf
Wind Speed
6 mph

Line Score

SLN @ NYN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SLN 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 8 14 0
NYN 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1

SLN Batting

SLN @ NYN — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Andy Benes 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Will Clark 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667
J. D. Drew 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400
Jim Edmonds 5 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .200
Carlos Hernandez 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Mike James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Lankford 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Mark McGwire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Craig Paquette 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Edgar Renteria 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Fernando Tatis 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Dave Veres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fernando Vina 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Rick Wilkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 39 8 14 8 2 9 2 0 0 0 .359

NYN Batting

SLN @ NYN — NYN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Benny Agbayani 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Edgardo Alfonzo 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Mike Bordick 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dennis Cook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Matt Franco 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Darryl Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lenny Harris 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jay Payton 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Timo Perez 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Mike Piazza 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Rick Reed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Glendon Rusch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bubba Trammell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Robin Ventura 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Turk Wendell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rick White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Todd Zeile 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 32 2 7 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 .219

SLN Pitching

SLN @ NYN — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Andy Benes (W) W 8.0 6 2 2 3 5 0 2.25
Mike James - 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Dave Veres - 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 2 2 4 8 0 2.00

NYN Pitching

SLN @ NYN — NYN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dennis Cook - 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Rick Reed (L) L 3.1 8 5 4 1 4 0 10.80
Glendon Rusch - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Turk Wendell - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rick White - 3.0 5 3 3 1 1 0 9.00
Team Totals 9.0 14 8 7 2 9 0 7.00

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets, October 14, 2000

On October 14, 2000, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 8-2 at Shea Stadium, a League Championship Series game. The St. Louis Cardinals won comfortably. Retrosheet records attendance of 55,693, a game time of 203 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 76 degrees, sunny skies, and a 6 mph wind. The line score has the St. Louis Cardinals crossing the plate in the first, third, fourth, and fifth; the fifth brought 3 runs. The New York Mets scored single runs in the first and fourth innings. The St. Louis Cardinals had 14 hits and the New York Mets 7, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Andy Benes, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits in 8.0 innings. Rick Reed took the loss after 3.1 innings and 5 runs. Andy Benes led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The St. Louis Cardinals' pitching table lists Andy Benes, Mike James, and Dave Veres. The New York Mets used Dennis Cook, Rick Reed, Glendon Rusch, Turk Wendell, and Rick White on the mound. Edgar Renteria led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 2 for 4 and 2 RBI. Edgardo Alfonzo led the New York Mets at the plate: 2 for 4. Behind the plate was umpire Ed Rapuano.

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