Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 23, 1997 - Box Score

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Mets 10, Marlins 3 1997 Regular Season Game 158
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Mets 7, Pirates 5

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National League Standings, September 23, 1997

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Brian
McRae 3b
Edgardo
Alfonzo 1b
John
Olerud lf
Bernard
Gilkey 2b
Carlos
Baerga rf
Butch
Huskey c
Todd
Pratt ss
Rey
Ordonez p
Jason
Isringhausen

September 23, 1997, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 4

Pirates ab r h bi bb so

Tony Womack 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2

Turner Ward cf-lf 4 2 1 0 1 0

Mark Smith lf 3 2 1 1 2 0

- Jermaine Allensworth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kevin Young 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2

Joe Randa 3b 4 0 2 1 1 1

Shawon Dunston ss 4 0 3 3 0 0

Jose Guillen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0

Jason Kendall c 2 0 0 0 1 0

Francisco Cordova p 2 0 0 0 0 2

- Dale Sveum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Jose Silva p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Jason Christiansen p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Rich Loiselle p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Brian McRae cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .255

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

- Todd Hundley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273

Edgardo Alfonzo 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .318

John Olerud 1b 1 1 1 2 3 0 .290

- Carlos Mendoza pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

- Jason Hardtke 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229

Bernard Gilkey lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .249

Carlos Baerga 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .281

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

Butch Huskey rf-1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289

Todd Pratt c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286

- Matt Franco ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277

- Shawn Gilbert pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Rey Ordonez ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 .214

- Luis Lopez ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Jason Isringhausen p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143

- Cory Lidle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Carl Everett ph-cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .251

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

Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 7 0

New York Mets 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ip h r er bb so

Francisco Cordova 5.0 3 3 3 4 7

Jose Silva (W) 2.1 1 1 1 1 4

Jason Christiansen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0

Rich Loiselle (Save) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Jason Isringhausen 5.0 3 3 3 4 4 7.58

Cory Lidle (L,7-2) 2.0 4 2 2 2 0 3.53

Greg McMichael 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 3.12

WP: Francisco Cordova.
2B: Joe Randa 2, Turner Ward.
HR: John Olerud (20).
Intentional Walks: John Olerud.
HBP: Jason Kendall, Jose Guillen.
SH: Luis Lopez, Jose Silva.
SB: Brian McRae (2), Shawon Dunston, Tony Womack, Jason Kendall, Mark Smith.

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