Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
April 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1997 at Shea 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 0, New York Mets 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 0 1 0
Guerrero 2b 4 0 2 0
Mondesi rf 3 0 0 0
Piazza c 3 0 0 0
Karros 1b 4 0 1 0
Hollandsworth lf 4 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 2 0
Gagne ss 4 0 2 0
Valdez p 2 0 0 0
  Park p 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 8 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 2 4
Olerud 1b 4 0 2 0
Gilkey lf 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Huskey 3b 4 0 1 0
Baerga 2b 3 1 1 0
  Alexander pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Ochoa rf 3 2 3 0
Ordonez ss 3 1 1 1
Reynoso p 1 0 0 0
  Franco ph 0 0 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5
Los Angeles 000 000 000081
New York 000 020 30x5101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez  L (1-2) 5.0 6 2 0 1 4
  Park   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Radinsky   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Worrell   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reynoso  W (1-0) 5.0 6 0 0 2 2
  Borland  SV (1) 4.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
3
5

  E–Zeile (2), Huskey (2).  DP–Los Angeles 3, New York 1.  2B–New York Baerga (1,off Radinsky).  SH–Guerrero (4,off Reynoso); Borland (1,off Radinsky).  HBP–Mondesi (1,by Borland).  HBP–Borland (1,Mondesi).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:39.  A–54,047.
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