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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 2, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on August 2, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 31,929 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Randy Marsh 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Bruce Dreckman 3B: Larry Poncino |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
Luis Lopez | Second Baseman |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Butch Huskey | Left Fielder |
Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
Todd Pratt | Catcher |
Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
Bobby Jones | Pitcher |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Thomas Howard | Center Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
Mike Hampton | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 2, 1997
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Hampton
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Hampton covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hampton
Olerud hits a line drive towards short. Bogar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jones
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Jones
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Jones
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Jones
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Pratt and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Hampton
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Hampton
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Hampton
Ochoa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Jones
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Jones
Ausmus hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Jones
Bogar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hampton vs. Jones
Hampton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hampton for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Hampton
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Hampton
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Hampton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jones
Biggio hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Jones
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Jones
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Bell reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. Bagwell scores. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Spiers vs. Jones
Spiers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Jones
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bogar vs. Jones
Bogar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. There goes Ausmus trying to get to third. Huskey throws the ball in to Alfonzo, who tags Ausmus for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Hampton
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Hampton
Olerud strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Hampton
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Jones
Hampton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jones
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Jones
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Hampton
Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Hampton
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Hampton
Pratt takes first base on ball four. Ochoa moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Hampton
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Hampton
Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Bobby Jones.
Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Crawford
Joe Crawford now pitching.
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Crawford
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Crawford
Bell hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Lopez settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Crawford
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Hampton
Everett strikes out. Ausmus drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Everett out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hampton
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Crawford
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Crawford
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Crawford
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hampton vs. Crawford
Hampton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Hampton
Huskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Hampton
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. Huskey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ochoa vs. Hampton
Ochoa strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pratt vs. Hampton
Pratt strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Hampton
Todd Hundley pinch hits for Rey Ordonez.
Hundley hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Acevedo
Juan Acevedo now pitching. Jason Hardtke now playing second base. Luis Lopez now playing shortstop.
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hardtke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Acevedo
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Acevedo
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Acevedo
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hardtke vs. Hampton
Hardtke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Hampton
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio catches it and throws to first to double up Hardtke. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kashiwada
Takashi Kashiwada now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Kashiwada
Spiers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Kashiwada
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Kashiwada
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hardtke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hampton
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Hampton
Huskey strikes out. Ausmus drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Huskey out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Hampton
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1997 -- New York at Houston (D) New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Everett C, cf 4 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lopez L, 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 Howard T, cf 3 1 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 2 2 1 Huskey B, lf 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 3 1 2 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Bell D, rf 4 2 2 2 Ochoa A, rf 3 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 3 0 2 2 Pratt T, c 2 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 2 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 4 0 2 1 Hundley T, ph 1 0 0 0 Hampton M, p 3 0 0 0 Acevedo J, p 0 0 0 0 Kashiwada T, p 0 0 0 0 Jones B, p 1 0 0 0 Gilkey B, ph 1 0 0 0 Crawford J, p 0 0 0 0 Hardtke J, 2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 3 0 31 6 10 6 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Houston 104 000 01x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jones B (L) 4.0 7 5 5 2 0 Crawford J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Acevedo J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Kashiwada T 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Hampton M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 7 E -- Lopez L DP -- New York 2, Houston 1 LOB -- New York 5, Houston 5 2B -- Bell D 2 HR -- Bagwell J SB -- Gonzalez L T -- 2:33 A -- 31929
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