New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 8, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1997 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 2 2 0
Ordonez ss 3 1 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 2 4 1
Hundley c 3 0 1 2
Gilkey lf 4 0 1 2
Baerga 2b 4 0 0 0
  Alexander 2b 0 0 0 0
Huskey 3b 4 0 0 0
  Alfonzo 3b 0 0 0 0
Ochoa rf 4 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Tomberlin ph 1 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 2 0 0 0
Guerrero 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kirby ph 1 0 0 0
  Castro 2b 0 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 4 1 1 1
Piazza c 4 1 1 0
Karros 1b 4 0 1 0
Hollandsworth lf 4 1 1 0
Zeile 3b 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 2
Valdez p 1 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Dreifort p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
New York 202 000 100590
Los Angeles 100 200 000351
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (2-0) 8.0 5 3 3 3 3
  McMichael  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez  L (1-1) 6.1 9 5 5 1 0
  Radinsky   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Dreifort   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Worrell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
1

  E–Gagne (2).  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Olerud (5,off Valdes), Los Angeles Hollandsworth (3,off Jones).  3B–Los Angeles Gagne (1,off Jones).  HR–Los Angeles Mondesi (3,1st inning off Jones 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Jones (1,off Valdes); Ordonez (2,off Valdes).  SF–Hundley (2,off Radinsky).  SB–Johnson (4,2nd base off Valdes/Piazza).  WP–Valdes (1).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Ron Barnes, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:37.  A–27,318.
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