New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1997 at Veteran's Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 2 1 1
Alfonzo 3b 5 1 1 0
Gilkey lf 5 3 3 3
Huskey 1b 5 3 4 3
Ochoa rf 5 1 3 1
Lopez 2b,ss 5 0 1 1
Castillo c 2 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph 0 0 0 0
  Olerud ph 1 0 0 0
  Pratt c 1 0 1 1
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
  Baerga ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Bohanon p 1 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  Hardtke ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 14 10
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Hudler cf 3 1 1 0
  Cummings ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 5 0 1 1
Jefferies lf 4 1 2 1
  Amaro, Jr. lf 1 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 3 2 1 1
Lieberthal c 5 0 1 1
Brogna 1b 5 0 2 1
Barron rf 3 1 0 0
Stocker ss 4 0 1 0
Beech p 2 0 1 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Karp p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
New York 000 100 220 510141
Philadelphia 201 011 000 05100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bohanon   5.0 7 4 4 2 2
  Acevedo   2.0 3 1 0 0 2
  Lidle  W (7-1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Rojas   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
4
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Beech   7.0 6 3 3 0 6
  Spradlin   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Bottalico   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Karp  L (1-1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 1
  Ryan   0.2 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
10.0
14
10
10
2
10

  E–Alfonzo (11).  DP–New York 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Jefferies 2 (25,off Bohanon 2); Lieberthal (26,off Bohanon).  HR–New York Huskey 2 (23,4th inning off Beech 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Beech 0 on, 0 out); Gilkey 2 (18,7th inning off Beech 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Spradlin 0 on, 2 out); McRae (9,8th inning off Spradlin 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Beech (11,off Bohanon); Stocker (2,off Lidle).  HBP–Barron (2,by Rojas).  CS–Ochoa (3,2nd base by Beech/Lieberthal); Brogna (3,2nd base by Acevedo/Pratt).  SB–Hudler (1,2nd base off Bohanon/Castillo).  HBP–Rojas (6,Barron).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:32.
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