San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1997 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 8, New York Mets 9

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras Q. 2b 5 2 3 2
Finley cf 5 1 3 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 1 2
  Jones rf 1 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 0
Sweeney 1b 3 1 1 1
  Cianfrocco ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Vaughn lf 4 0 0 0
Gomez ss 5 1 0 0
Flaherty c 6 1 2 2
Hamilton p 3 0 0 1
  Veras D. p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Shipley ph 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera ph 1 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 8 12 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Everett lf,cf 5 1 1 0
Franco M. 3b 4 1 2 2
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Gilkey lf 2 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 5 1 1 1
Hundley c 4 1 3 3
Baerga 2b 5 1 2 1
McRae cf 2 0 0 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 1 1 0
  Alfonzo 3b 2 0 0 0
Ochoa rf 4 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Bohanon ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 5 1 1 1
Harnisch p 1 0 0 0
  Huskey lf,rf 4 2 2 1
Totals 45 9 13 9
San Diego 210 020 003 008122
New York 100 000 403 019130
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton   6.1 8 5 5 1 3
  Veras   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Worrell   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman   2.0 3 3 3 0 2
  Bochtler  L (3-6) 0.2 0 1 0 2 0
  Cunnane   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.2
13
9
8
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch   4.0 7 5 5 3 4
  Lidle   3.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Perez   1.2 1 2 2 1 1
  Rojas   1.1 2 1 1 2 3
  Franco  W (4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
12
8
8
8
11

  E–Sweeney (1), Cianfrocco (6).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Finley (19,off Harnisch); Q Veras (21,off Rojas), New York M Franco (5,off D Veras); Everett (24,off Hoffman); Olerud (29,off Hoffman).  HR–New York Hundley (27,9th inning off Hoffman 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Gwynn (11,off Harnisch); Hamilton (1,off Lidle).  HBP–Q Veras (6,by Harnisch).  IBB–Hundley (15,by Bochtler).  SB–Caminiti (9,2nd base off Rojas/Hundley).  HBP–Harnisch (1,Q Veras).  IBB–Bochtler (4,Hundley).  U-HP–Brian Gibbons, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–4:10.  A–20,229.
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