77. Denver Broncos 7 at Buffalo Bills 10 on January 12th, 1992 - Full team and player stats and box score All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. After a double steal, Olerud's two-run single put the Mets up 3–2 and Armando Benitez retired the Braves in order in the ninth to keep New York in the NLCS. Gymnastics Championships - July 26-29 - St. Louis, Mo. Green Bay Packers 27 at Dallas Cowboys 38 on January 14th, 1996 - Full team and player stats and box score Oct 19, 1999, Attendance: 52335, Time of Game: 4:25. View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings on January 17, 1999. Wednesday, October 13, 1999, at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. 2001 U.S. John Rocker also riled up fans, as he would often pretend to toss baseballs into the stands, and got into several arguments. Jones, and many other members of this Braves team, most notably Chipper Jones and Brian Jordan, would continue to be heckled mercilessly at Shea Stadium, which continued until their retirement. Kenny Rogers entered the game (although most had speculated that it would be rookie Octavio Dotel) and gave up a leadoff double to Gerald Williams. 34-2. 1999 NBA Playoffs; Standings; Schedule and Results; Leaders; Player Stats. Do you have a sports website? Otis Nixon pinch-ran for Perez, and took the momentum back by stealing second base and going to third when Piazza's throw went into center field. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Do you have a blog? [10] A spokesperson at Delta Air Lines said that "at Delta, we are good sports, and we admire good competition. The 1999 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of Major League Baseball's National League, was played between two East Division rivals, the division champion Atlanta Braves and the wild card New York Mets. Pitching on his 25th birthday, local villain John Rocker entered the game in the bottom of the 13th inning to a loud chorus of boos and several projectiles hurled in his direction. Atlanta Falcons 30 at Minnesota Vikings 27 on January 17th, 1999 - Full team and player stats and box score Copyright © 2000-2021 Sports Reference LLC. This marked the Braves' record eighth-straight appearance in the NLCS, while the Mets advanced to the league championship for the first time since 1988. Florida State sophomore QB Chris Weinkewas injured in Florida State's final ACC game of the regular season and did not participate in the championship game. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 19, 1999 at Turner Field. very first National League Championship Series, "1999 NLCS Game 1 - New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves", "1999 NLCS Game 2 - New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves", "1999 NLCS Game 3 - Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets", "1999 NLCS Game 4 - Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets", "1999 NLCS Game 5 - Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets", "1999 NLCS Game 6 - New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999_National_League_Championship_Series&oldid=999128212, October 1999 sports events in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 January 2021, at 16:50. as Rogers walked Jones, said in a postgame press conference. was walked, and two throwing errors by Al Leiter and Mike Piazza allowed the lead-off runner to score. Basic Box Score Stats; Starters MP FG FGA FG% 2P 2PA 2P% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS; Steve Alford: 40: 8: 15.533: 1: 5.200: 7: 10.700: 0: 0: 1: 2: 3: 5: 2: 0: 3: 2: 23: Daryl Thomas: 40: 8: 18.444: 8: 18.444: 0: 0: 4: 7.571: 1: 6: 7: 1: 0: 0: 3: 1: 20: Keith Smart: 35: 9: 15.600: 9: 14.643: 0: 1.000: 3: 4.750: 0: 5: 5: 6: 2: 0: 2: 2: 21: Dean Garrett: 33: 5: 10.500: 5: 10.500: 0: 0: … Prior to Game 1, Mets Manager Bobby Valentine chided the Braves, saying that "They better be ready to play some ghosts, because we were dead and buried two weeks ago," in reference to earlier statements by Chipper Jones. Following intentional walks to Chipper Jones and Brian Jordan, Rogers walked Andruw Jones on a 3–2 pitch to score Williams and win the pennant for Atlanta. The Mets struck first in the second on Roger Cedeño 's RBI single with two on, then made it 2–0 on Melvin Mora 's home run in the fifth. Ventura never made it home because he was mobbed by his teammates between first and second. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, March 14, 5:21AM. The Mets tied it in the fourth on Mike Piazza's groundout with runners on first and third. With the Braves being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS, it made the Mets' path to the World Series much easier.[11]. Oct 17, 1999, Attendance: 55723, Time of Game: 5:46. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that The New York Times printed a Delta Air Lines advertisement lauding the Mets for their postseason run. March 29, 1999. The lead lasted into the fourth inning, when Atlanta struck back with consecutive doubles by Bret Boone and Chipper Jones, eventually knotting the score at 2–2 when Brian Jordan singled home Jones. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. The only run of the game scored in the first inning without the need for a base hit. This was Atlanta’s eighth straight NLCS appearance. UConn. Finals MVP: Tim Duncan (27.4 / 14.0 / 2.4) 1999 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Latrell Sprewell (407) TRB: Tim Duncan (195) AST: Avery Johnson (126) WS: Tim Duncan (3.7) More playoffs info . Florida vs Alabama (Dec 04, 1999 at Atlanta, Georgia) Game Starters: Florida Alabama POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE WR 19 Travis Taylor WR 80 Alex Willis LT 71 Mike Pearson LG 70 Cooper Carlisle C 62 Corey Yarbrough RG 77 C. Blackshear RT 78 Kenyatta Walker TE 88 Erron Kinney QB 7 Jesse Palmer TB 5 Earnest Graham FB 40 Rod Frazier POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE LE 98 A. Mitchell … They struck first in the first off of Masato Yoshii when Gerald Williams hit a leadoff single, stole second and scored on Brett Boone's single. The game began shortly after 4 p.m. with Greg Maddux pitching for Atlanta and Masato Yoshii starting for the Mets. Or write about sports? Tom Glavine pitched seven shutout innings and the Braves edged the Mets, 1–0, to take a commanding three-games-to-none lead in the NLCS. League Champion: San Antonio Spurs. The Braves would vanquish the Houston Astros in four games, with Brian Jordan and eventual National League MVP Chipper Jones leading the way. "[10], This series would prove to be a harbinger of many events that would shape the 2000 baseball season. Gymnastics Championships - Aug. 7-10 - Cleveland, Ohio; 2003 U.S. National Championships - June 19-22 - Milwaukee, Wisc. With one out, Eddie Perez singled. Coincidentally, the Braves from the previous year's NLCS against the San Diego Padres were the first. Mets manager Bobby Valentine said following the game .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. Smoltz retired the Mets in order to give the Braves a 2–0 series lead. Gymnastics Championships - Aug. 8-11 - Philadelphia, Pa. 2002 U.S. This brought up Mike Piazza, who had played out the entire series with several injuries which had forced him to miss two games in the Division Series, the last innings of Game 5 and would eventually force him out of this game following the ninth inning. Finally, in the 11th, the Mets' magic ran out. October 19, 1999 Box Score. Official scorer Red Foley ruled the hit (which was recently ranked the third Greatest Moment in Mets history, behind only the team's two World Series Championships) a single.[7]. With Lockhart running, Jones laced an offering from Dotel into the right field corner. 1999 World Series - New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0) | Baseball-Reference.com 1999 World Series New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0) Justice indeed. Leiter, unaccustomed to throwing on short rest, was tattooed in the first inning. Future NLCS MVP Eddie Pérez's home run next inning off of Pat Mahomes made it 3–1 Braves. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Saturday, October 16, 1999, at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York. There were times I thought about taking him out, but he told me 'No, I'm okay, no, I can go,' and now he comes up with the winning hit, it's gotta be poetic justice. FSU was also atop the AP poll, released August 14, 1999 with 48 of a possible 70 first-place votes; other teams receiving first-place votes were No. The Mets struck first in Game 4 on John Olerud's home run in the sixth off of Braves' starter John Smoltz, but back-to-back leadoff home runs by Brian Jordan and Ryan Klesko off of Mets' starter Rick Reed put the Braves up 2–1. The 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball.It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.A total of 63 games were played. In Game 3, the Yankees rallied to beat Glavine and took the series in six games. John Smoltz entered the game in relief for Atlanta in the seventh and after Matt Franco and Rickey Henderson hit back-to-back lead-off doubles, John Olerud singled home another run to make the score 7–5. After the Mets lost eight of nine games in September—including five of six to the NL East rival Braves—the Mets seemed unlikely to make the playoffs, two games out of the wild card lead with three games to play. The 1999 Fiesta Bowl, the designated BCS National Championship Game for the 1998 season, was played on January 4, 1999, in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. Atlanta eventually set a mark for futility, stranding a record 19 men on base over the course of the game. The Braves also avenged their loss from the first ever NLCS 30 years before, losing to the Miracle Mets, who were underdogs despite the fact that the Braves had a weaker record (93–69 compared to the Mets' 100–62). But then, with all the momentum going the Mets' way, the Braves rallied back against John Franco in the bottom of the eighth. Highlights of the 1994 National Championship between the Razorbacks and Blue Devils. 13 Virginia Tech with 1 vote each. The Mets cut the lead to 4–3 in the eighth when Mora reached on third baseman Jones's error and scored on Edgardo Alfonso's double. Atlanta scraped back for two runs in their half of the sixth, courtesy of a José Hernández two-run single off Dennis Cook, with both runs charged to Turk Wendell. This remains the Women's College Cup tournament with … BOX SCORE. Brian Hunter singled home the tying run. Oct 9, 1989, Attendance: 62084, Time of Game: 2:47. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability The Mets would defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the series ending on a walk-off home run by seldom-used backup catcher Todd Pratt, only playing due to a thumb injury to star catcher Mike Piazza. The Mets, however, were the ones who ended up in the World Series, in which they fell to the Yankees. An Edgardo Alfonzo leadoff double was followed by John Olerud's single before Piazza's sacrifice fly put the Mets on the board. Totals; Per Game; Per 36 Minutes; Per 100 Possessions; Advanced; Playoff Series. I told my guys it could be a long winter or a short winter, but heck with it. Although both teams mounted some threats as the game continued, neither team was able to break through for the tie-breaking run. However, McGlinchy could not hold the lead. Robin Ventura played it out on one leg all day. The Mets faced an obstacle that no team in baseball history had overcome: rally from a 3–0 deficit to win a playoff series (the Boston Red Sox would become the first team ever to do it in the 2004 ALCS). The lead-off runner They will not die. With Millwood looking sharp and the Mets bats quiet, it appeared through the early innings to be an Atlanta cakewalk. "The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." Box Score - Utah Jazz (86) vs. Chicago Bulls (90) - June 13, 1997 After Benny Agbayani reached on an error, the animated left-hander struck out pinch-hitter Todd Pratt, got Melvin Mora on a deep fly to right-center field and Rey Ordóñez on a weak force play. You cannot put them away. McGlinchy walked Todd Pratt on five pitches and fell behind the slumping Ventura.