New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
September 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1997 at Turner Field. The Atlanta Braves 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, Atlanta Braves 10

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Everett cf 4 1 2 0
Alfonzo 3b 1 0 0 0
  Franco 3b 3 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 2 0 1 0
  Petagine 1b 1 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 2 0 0 1
  Ochoa rf 0 0 0 0
Huskey rf,lf 3 1 2 1
  Castillo c 1 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hardtke 2b 2 0 0 0
Pratt c 3 0 0 0
  Kashiwada p 0 0 0 0
  Hundley ph 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph,ss 4 0 1 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ph 1 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 2 1 0 1
  Jones A. pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Blauser ss 2 2 1 3
  Belliard pr,ss 1 0 1 0
Jones C. 3b 5 1 0 0
  Giovanola 3b 0 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 1 2 1
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Ligtenberg p 0 0 0 0
Klesko lf 5 2 4 4
Tucker rf 5 1 3 0
Perez c 5 1 2 0
  Myers c 0 0 0 0
Graffanino 2b 3 1 0 1
Maddux p 3 0 1 0
  Colbrunn ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 14 10
New York 100 000 100262
Atlanta 900 001 00x10140
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (14-9) 0.0 3 8 4 4 0
  Perez   4.0 5 1 1 0 1
  Acevedo   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Kashiwada   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
10
6
5
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (19-4) 6.0 4 1 1 0 4
  Clontz   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Fox   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Ligtenberg   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
7

  E–Lopez (8), Jones (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Huskey (26,off Maddux), Atlanta Belliard (2,off Kashiwada).  HR–New York Huskey (24,7th inning off Clontz 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Klesko (24,1st inning off Jones 3 on, 0 out); Blauser (17,1st inning off Perez 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Gilkey (11,off Maddux); Lofton (3,off Perez); Graffanino (5,off Acevedo).  SB–Everett (17,2nd base off Maddux/Perez); Lofton (25,2nd base off Jones/Pratt).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:37.  A–40,974.
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