New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1997 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Everett cf 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 2 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Gilkey lf 3 1 2 1
Baerga 2b 3 0 0 0
Huskey rf 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
  Bieser ph 1 0 0 0
Mlicki p 2 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Ochoa ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies lf 4 0 1 1
Morandini 2b 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Daulton rf 3 0 0 0
  May rf 0 0 0 0
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Brogna 1b 3 1 1 0
Parent c 3 0 1 0
Stocker ss 3 1 1 1
Stephenson p 2 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 1 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
New York 010 000 000140
Philadelphia 020 000 00x270
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  L (0-4) 6.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Lidle   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
1
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Stephenson  W (2-0) 6.0 3 1 1 3 4
  Spradlin   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Ryan   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Bottalico  SV (12) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Hundley (8,off Stephenson); Gilkey (7,off Stephenson), Philadelphia Brogna (17,off Mlicki); Stocker (11,off Mlicki).  HR–New York Gilkey (4,2nd inning off Stephenson 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Olerud (5,by Stephenson); Gilkey (2,by Ryan).  CS–Alfonzo (2,2nd base by Stephenson/Parent).  SB–Rolen (5,2nd base off Mlicki/Hundley).  WP–Spradlin (3).  HBP–Stephenson (3,Olerud); Ryan (1,Gilkey).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:31.  A–15,501.
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