Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 15, 1997 - Box Score

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September 15, 1997
Mets 10, Phillies 5 1997 Regular Season Game 150
September 15, 1997
Phillies 2, Mets 1 Next Game:
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Phillies 3, Mets 2

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National League Standings, September 15, 1997

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

3b
Edgardo
Alfonzo 1b
John
Olerud lf
Bernard
Gilkey rf
Butch
Huskey c
Todd
Pratt cf
Carl
Everett 2b
Carlos
Baerga ss
Rey
Ordonez p
Joe
Crawford

September 15, 1997, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Edgardo Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .325

John Olerud 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Bernard Gilkey lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .247

Butch Huskey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292

- Carlos Mendoza pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Todd Pratt c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .322

- Roberto Petagine ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111

Carl Everett cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250

- Greg McMichael p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667

- Alex Ochoa ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238

Carlos Baerga 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .284

Rey Ordonez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215

- Matt Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291

- Luis Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Joe Crawford p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000

- Brian McRae cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269

Phillies ab r h bi bb so

Rex Hudler lf 3 0 0 0 0 0

- Midre Cummings ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0

Kevin Sefcik 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1

- Mickey Morandini 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kevin Jordan 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2

- Wayne Gomes p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Ryan Karp p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Ricky Bottalico p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Scott Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2

Tony Barron rf 3 1 2 0 1 0

Bobby Estalella c 4 1 1 0 0 1

Ruben Amaro cf-lf 3 0 1 0 0 1

Desi Relaford ss 2 0 1 1 0 0

Darrin Winston p 2 0 1 1 0 0

- Gregg Jefferies ph 0 0 0 0 1 0

- Billy McMillon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Rico Brogna 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

New York Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0

Philadelphia Phillies 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 6 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Joe Crawford (L,2-3) 6.1 6 2 2 2 3 3.57

Greg McMichael 1.2 0 0 0 2 4 3.28

Philadelphia Phillies ip h r er bb so

Darrin Winston (W) 7.0 1 1 0 0 5

Wayne Gomes 0.2 1 0 0 1 0

Ryan Karp 0.1 0 0 0 0 0

Ricky Bottalico (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2

Errors: Ruben Amaro.
2B: Todd Pratt (6).
Intentional Walks: Gregg Jefferies.
HBP: Rey Ordonez.
SH: Desi Relaford.
CS: Tony Barron.

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