Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets
May 18, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1997 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 4, New York Mets 10

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
McCracken cf 4 0 1 1
Walker rf 4 0 2 0
Bichette lf 4 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 1 2 1
Castilla 3b 2 1 1 1
Manwaring c 3 1 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
Weiss ss 3 0 0 0
Jones p 2 1 1 0
  McCurry p 0 0 0 0
  Bates ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Reed S. p 0 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
  Reed J. c 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 4 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Everett cf,rf 3 1 0 1
Alfonzo 3b 5 1 2 1
Gilkey lf 3 2 1 2
Huskey 1b 5 1 3 2
Baerga 2b 4 1 2 1
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
Ochoa rf 1 0 0 1
  Olerud ph 0 0 0 0
  Bieser pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Castillo c 1 0 0 0
  Hundley ph,c 1 1 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 1 1 1
Mlicki p 1 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Trlicek p 0 0 0 0
  Kashiwada p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander ph,2b 0 1 0 1
Totals 29 10 9 10
Colorado 001 000 210480
New York 000 200 08x1091
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   5.1 4 2 2 7 3
  McCurry   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  DiPoto   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Reed   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Munoz   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Ruffin  L (0-1) 0.0 0 3 3 3 0
  DeJean   0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Holmes   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
10
10
12
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki   6.0 4 1 1 2 7
  Trlicek   0.1 1 2 1 1 0
  Kashiwada  W (1-0) 1.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Lidle   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
5
8

  E–Castillo (1).  DP–Colorado 2, New York 2.  2B–Colorado McCracken (3,off Mlicki); Galarraga (8,off Mlicki); Walker (13,off Mlicki), New York Huskey (8,off Jones); Baerga (8,off Holmes).  HR–Colorado Castilla (11,7th inning off Trlicek 0 on, 0 out); Galarraga (9,8th inning off Kashiwada 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Weiss (2,off Trlicek); Baerga (1,off Jones).  SF–Ochoa (2,off Jones).  SB–Young (10,2nd base off Kashiwada/Castillo); Everett (6,2nd base off Jones/Manwaring).  WP–Kashiwada (3).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:13.  A–22,845.
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