New York Mets vs Florida Marlins
May 21, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Florida Marlins 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alexander 2b 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 1 2 1
Olerud 1b 2 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 1 1 1
Everett cf 4 0 0 0
Ochoa rf 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 2 0
Clark p 2 0 0 0
  Bieser ph 1 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Abbott 2b 4 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 0 1 0
Dunwoody lf 4 0 2 0
Alou cf 3 0 0 0
Eisenreich rf 4 1 2 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 2 0
  Wehner pr 0 0 0 0
Conine 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson c 2 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Leiter p 1 0 0 0
  McMillon ph 1 0 0 0
  Hutton p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Zaun c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 0
New York 000 011 000260
Florida 000 000 001180
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (5-2) 8.0 7 0 0 1 5
  McMichael  SV (2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
6
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  L (3-3) 5.0 4 1 1 3 4
  Hutton   1.2 2 1 1 0 3
  Heredia   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Powell   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
11

  E–None.  DP–New York 2.  2B–Florida Renteria (7,off Clark); Bonilla (17,off Clark).  HR–New York Alfonzo (2,5th inning off Leiter 0 on, 1 out); Gilkey (3,6th inning off Hutton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Clark (1,off Leiter).  SB–Alfonzo (3,2nd base off Heredia/Johnson).  WP–McMichael (2).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:34.  A–27,058.
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