Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
July 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1997 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Mets 10

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders lf 3 0 0 0
  Harris lf 0 0 0 0
Goodwin cf 3 0 0 0
  Kelly ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Nunnally rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Greene 3b 3 0 1 0
Morris 1b 3 0 1 0
  Perez 1b 1 0 0 0
Oliver c 3 0 0 0
  Taubensee c 1 0 1 0
Owens 2b 4 1 1 0
Reese ss 4 0 1 1
Mercker p 1 0 0 0
  Branson ph 1 0 1 0
  Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0
  Boone ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 1 2 0
Gilkey lf 4 2 3 2
  Lopez 3b 1 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 3 2 1 1
  Gilbert 2b 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 3 4 5
  Pratt c 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 2
  Ochoa rf 0 0 0 0
Huskey rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Alexander 2b 4 0 0 0
  Kashiwada p 0 0 0 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 2 0
Mlicki p 3 2 2 0
  Franco ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 15 10
Cincinnati 000 010 000170
New York 301 204 00x10150
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  L (7-7) 4.0 8 6 6 2 1
  Rodriguez   4.0 7 4 4 0 3
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  W (5-7) 7.0 5 1 1 0 4
  Kashiwada   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Lidle   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
5

  E–None.  2B–Cincinnati Greene (15,off Mlicki); Morris (19,off Mlicki), New York Hundley (18,off Mercker); Alfonzo (19,off Mercker); Mlicki (3,off Rodriguez).  HR–New York Hundley 2 (22,3rd inning off Mercker 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Rodriguez 2 on, 2 out); Gilkey (11,4th inning off Mercker 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Nunnally (1,by Kashiwada).  IBB–Huskey (4,by Mercker).  CS–Ordonez (3,2nd base by Rodriguez/Oliver).  WP–Mlicki (3).  HBP–Kashiwada (3,Nunnally).  IBB–Mercker (6,Huskey).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:45.  A–36,259.
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