Florida Marlins vs New York Mets
June 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1997 at Shea Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Florida Marlins 5, New York Mets 2

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 5 1 1 1
Renteria ss 5 0 1 0
White cf 4 0 3 0
Sheffield rf 5 0 1 1
Alou lf 4 1 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 1 1 0
Eisenreich 1b 4 1 2 1
  Conine 1b 0 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 1 2
Rapp p 3 0 0 0
  Floyd ph 1 1 1 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Everett cf 4 1 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 1
Olerud 1b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 2 1 0 0
Baerga 2b 3 0 2 0
Ochoa rf 3 0 0 0
Alexander ss 2 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 1 0
  Gilbert pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Mlicki p 2 0 0 0
  Huskey ph 1 0 0 0
  Bieser pr 0 0 0 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 1
Florida 020 001 0025113
New York 110 000 000250
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  W (4-2) 8.0 5 2 0 2 4
  Nen  SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  L (1-5) 8.0 7 3 3 4 6
  Lidle   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
7

  E–Renteria (11), White (1), Eisenreich (1).  DP–Florida 2, New York 1.  2B–Florida Eisenreich 2 (6,off Mlicki 2).  3B–Florida Floyd (1,off Lidle).  IBB–Johnson (4,by Mlicki).  CS–Baerga (2,2nd base by Rapp/Johnson).  WP–Mlicki (1).  IBB–Mlicki (4,Johnson).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:42.  A–17,083.
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