New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 7, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1997 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 7 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 6 1 1 0
Gilkey lf 6 0 1 0
Hundley c 4 1 1 2
  Manuel p 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford ph,p 1 0 0 0
Tomberlin rf 3 0 1 0
  Bieser pr 0 0 0 0
  Huskey 3b 2 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b,ss 5 0 1 0
Alexander 2b 3 0 0 0
  Baerga ph,2b 3 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 0
  Everett ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Clark p 2 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Ochoa ph 1 0 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo c 1 0 1 0
Totals 51 2 7 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Guerrero 2b 6 0 1 0
Hollandsworth cf,lf 6 0 3 1
Mondesi rf 6 0 2 1
Piazza c 5 0 1 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Castro ph 1 0 0 0
  Astacio p 1 0 0 0
Karros 1b 6 0 1 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 1 0
Ashley lf 2 0 0 0
  Butler cf 1 1 0 0
Gagne ss 7 1 2 0
Nomo p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Kirby ph 0 1 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Fonville ph 0 0 0 0
  Prince c 3 0 1 1
Totals 50 3 12 3
New York 000 002 000 000 000270
Los Angeles 000 000 020 000 0013120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark   7.1 5 2 2 3 3
  McMichael   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Borland   1.0 0 0 0 3 0
  Jordan   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Manuel   2.1 2 0 0 3 1
  Franco   2.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Crawford  L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
14.2
12
3
3
10
8
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Nomo   6.0 3 2 2 3 5
  Candiotti   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Radinsky   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hall   2.0 2 0 0 3 1
  Guthrie   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Astacio  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
15.0
7
2
2
7
11

  E–None.  DP–New York 3, Los Angeles 2.  2B–New York Olerud (4,off Nomo).  HR–New York Hundley (2,6th inning off Nomo 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Hundley (3,by Hall).  SH–Guerrero (3,off Jordan); Butler (1,off J Franco).  SF–Hollandsworth (1,off Clark).  SB–Ordonez (1,2nd base off Candiotti/Piazza); Butler (1,2nd base off Crawford/Castillo).  WP–McMichael (1), Nomo (1).  IBB–Hall (1,Hundley).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Ron Barnes, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–5:00.  A–27,547.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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