Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
April 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1997 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders cf 4 0 0 0
Harris 2b 4 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Sierra rf 4 1 1 0
Morris 1b 4 0 2 1
Perez lf 4 0 1 0
Greene 3b 3 1 1 1
Fordyce c 3 0 1 0
Smiley p 2 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Branson ph 1 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 1 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 5 0 1 3
Olerud 1b 4 1 1 0
Gilkey lf 3 1 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Ochoa rf 3 0 0 1
Alexander 2b 4 1 2 1
Ordonez ss 4 2 2 1
Reed p 4 1 1 1
Totals 35 7 10 7
Cincinnati 000 010 001272
New York 020 310 10x7101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  L (1-4) 4.0 7 6 3 1 2
  Bones   3.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Carrasco   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
4
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (1-1) 9.0 7 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
4

  E–Larkin (2), Greene (3), Alexander (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Cincinnati Fordyce (3,off Reed); Sierra (5,off Reed), New York Ordonez (1,off Smiley); Reed (1,off Smiley); Alfonzo (1,off Smiley); Hundley (4,off Smiley); Olerud (9,off Bones).  HR–Cincinnati Greene (3,5th inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Ochoa (1,off Bones).  HBP–Olerud (1,by Smiley).  CS–Larkin (1,2nd base by Reed/Hundley).  HBP–Smiley (1,Olerud).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:19.  A–14,585.
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