New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1997 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 1 1 1
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 2 0 0 0
  Castillo c 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph,ss 1 1 1 0
Huskey rf 3 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 3 0 1 1
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
  Pratt c 0 0 0 0
Reed p 1 0 0 0
  Hardtke ph 1 0 0 0
  Jordan p 0 0 0 0
  Kashiwada p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbert 2b 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cummings cf 3 0 1 1
Morandini 2b 4 0 0 0
Jefferies lf 3 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. lf 1 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 3 1 1 0
Lieberthal c 3 1 1 2
Barron rf 3 0 0 0
Stocker ss 3 1 2 0
Schilling p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 3
New York 000 000 011230
Philadelphia 020 010 00x350
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (12-9) 5.0 5 3 3 0 3
  Jordan   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Kashiwada   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Lidle   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
2
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Schilling  W (16-10) 9.0 3 2 2 0 9
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
0
9

  E–None.  2B–New York Baerga (24,off Schilling), Philadelphia Brogna (34,off Reed).  HR–New York McRae (10,9th inning off Schilling 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Lieberthal (20,2nd inning off Reed 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Schilling (12,off Reed).  CS–Morandini (12,2nd base by Lidle/Pratt).  WP–Schilling (4).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:06.  A–16,585.
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