St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
May 3, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1997 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 1 0
Clayton ss 4 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 3 1 1 0
  Jordan rf 1 0 0 0
Mabry rf,lf 4 0 2 1
Young 1b 4 0 3 0
Lampkin c 3 0 1 0
  Sheaffer 3b,c 1 0 0 0
Gallego 3b 2 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Raggio p 0 0 0 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  DiFelice c 0 0 0 0
  Gaetti ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Everett cf 4 0 2 2
Franco 3b 2 0 0 0
  Alfonzo 3b 1 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 1 2 1
Hundley c 2 1 1 2
Gilkey lf 4 0 0 0
  Kashiwada p 0 0 0 0
Huskey rf 4 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 2 4 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Bieser ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 5
St. Louis 000 010 000180
New York 000 111 20x590
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (1-1) 6.0 5 3 3 2 3
  Raggio   2.0 4 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (3-1) 7.0 6 1 1 0 6
  Kashiwada   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
7

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Baerga 2 (6,off Andy Benes 2).  3B–St. Louis Gant (2,off Reed).  HR–New York Olerud (4,4th inning off Andy Benes 0 on, 1 out); Hundley (7,6th inning off Andy Benes 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Ordonez (6,off Raggio).  SB–Everett (4,2nd base off Andy Benes/Lampkin).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:26.  A–16,248.
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