Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
April 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1997 at Shea 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 2 5 0
Guerrero 2b 4 1 2 2
Mondesi rf 4 1 0 0
Karros 1b 4 1 1 2
Hollandsworth lf 3 0 1 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 2 0
Prince c 3 0 0 0
Astacio p 3 0 0 0
  Dreifort p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 3 1 0 0
Olerud 1b 3 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 3 0 0 1
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Huskey 3b 4 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 3 1 1 0
Ochoa rf 2 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Everett ph 0 0 0 0
  Alexander ss 0 0 0 0
Reed p 1 0 0 0
  Bieser ph 1 0 0 0
  Bohanon p 0 0 0 0
  Manuel p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 0 0 0 0
  Alfonzo ph 0 0 0 1
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 1 2
Los Angeles 102 000 2005111
New York 100 000 010212
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  W (2-0) 7.0 1 2 2 2 3
  Dreifort   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Guthrie   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Worrell  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
2
2
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (0-1) 6.0 6 3 2 2 4
  Bohanon   0.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Manuel   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
4
6

  E–Guerrero (1), Huskey (3), Baerga (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1, New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Gagne (1,off Reed), New York Baerga (2,off Astacio).  HR–Los Angeles Guerrero (1,3rd inning off Reed 1 on, 0 out); Karros (1,7th inning off Bohanon 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Guerrero (5,off Reed); Astacio (1,off Manuel).  SF–Gilkey (1,off Astacio); Alfonzo (1,off Guthrie).  CS–Hollandsworth (1,2nd base by Reed/Hundley); Butler (1,2nd base by Bohanon/Hundley).  SB–Ochoa (1,3rd base off Guthrie/Prince).  BK–Astacio (1).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:54.  A–13,759.
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