San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 24, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1997 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Shipley 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 2 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 0
Vaughn lf 4 1 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 0 1 0
Gomez ss 4 0 2 0
Cianfrocco 1b 2 1 0 0
Smith p 3 0 1 3
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Finley ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 2 0 1 1
Olerud 1b 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 3 0 0 0
Huskey rf 4 1 1 1
Gilkey lf 3 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Lopez ph,ss 2 1 1 0
Bohanon p 2 0 0 0
  Everett ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
San Diego 030 000 000390
New York 000 000 200251
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (5-4) 6.0 2 1 1 5 2
  Worrell   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Hoffman  SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bohanon  L (3-3) 7.0 9 3 0 2 4
  Lidle   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
0
2
6

  E–Baerga (11).  DP–New York 2.  2B–San Diego Gwynn (39,off Bohanon), New York Alfonzo (24,off Worrell).  3B–San Diego Smith (1,off Bohanon).  HR–New York Huskey (16,7th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Cianfrocco (1,by Bohanon).  SB–Vaughn (7,2nd base off Bohanon/Hundley); Alfonzo 2 (10,2nd base off Smith/Hernandez 2).  CS–Jones (2,2nd base by Bohanon/Hundley); Gilkey (8,2nd base by Worrell/Hernandez).  IBB–Bohanon (2,Cianfrocco).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Brian Gibbons, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:40.  A–28,798.
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