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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
April 8, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, played on April 8, 1997 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ismael Valdez |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 27,318 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Rapuano 1B: Ron Barnes 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Gerry Davis |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Butch Huskey | Third Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Jones | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
| Wilton Guerrero | Second Baseman |
| Raul Mondesi | Right Fielder |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Eric Karros | First Baseman |
| Todd Hollandsworth | Left Fielder |
| Todd Zeile | Third Baseman |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Ismael Valdez | Pitcher |
| Bill Russell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
April 8, 1997
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Valdez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Valdez
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Valdez
There goes Johnson. The throw from Piazza and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Valdez
Olerud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Valdez
Hundley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Olerud moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilkey vs. Valdez
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. Olerud scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Valdez
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Jones
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Jones
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Jones
Mondesi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Jones
Piazza hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Valdez
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valdez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Valdez
Ochoa hits a fly ball into left field. Hollandsworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Valdez
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Karros vs. Jones
Karros strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hollandsworth vs. Jones
Hollandsworth hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Jones
Zeile strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Valdez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros scoops it up and throws to first, with Valdez covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Valdez
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Valdez
Olerud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mondesi. Olerud reaches second base with a double. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Hundley vs. Valdez
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ordonez scores. Olerud moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gilkey vs. Valdez
Gilkey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Olerud scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Valdez
Baerga hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Jones
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valdez vs. Jones
Valdez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Jones
Butler takes first base on ball four. Valdez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Jones
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to third for the out. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mondesi vs. Jones
Mondesi strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Valdez
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Valdez
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne misplays the ball. That's an error on Gagne. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Valdez
Jones bunts towards the mound. Valdez fields it and throws to first for the out. Ochoa moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Valdez
There's a wild pitch. Ochoa moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Valdez
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ordonez vs. Valdez
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Jones
Piazza hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Karros vs. Jones
Karros hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hollandsworth vs. Jones
Hollandsworth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Hollandsworth reaches second base with a double. Piazza moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Zeile vs. Jones
Zeile hits a line drive towards third. Huskey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gagne vs. Jones
Gagne hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa who is chasing the ball. Gagne reaches third base with a triple. Piazza scores. Hollandsworth scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Valdez vs. Jones
Valdez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Valdez
Olerud hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Valdez
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Hollandsworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Valdez
Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Valdez
Baerga hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Jones
Butler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Jones
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Jones
Mondesi hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Valdez
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Valdez
Ochoa hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Valdez
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Jones
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huskey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Karros vs. Jones
Karros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilkey throws the ball in to Baerga who tags Karros, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hollandsworth vs. Jones
Hollandsworth hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Valdez
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Valdez
Ordonez bunts between the mound and first base. Valdez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ordonez for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Valdez
Olerud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Hundley vs. Radinsky
Scott Radinsky now pitching.
Hundley hits a fly ball towards center. Butler catches it and throws to first to double up Olerud. Johnson tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Jones
Zeile hits a line drive towards third. Huskey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Jones
Gagne hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Jones
Chip Hale pinch hits for Scott Radinsky.
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Dreifort
Darren Dreifort now pitching.
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dreifort fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Dreifort
Baerga hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Dreifort
Huskey hits a popup towards first. Karros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Jones
Manny Alexander now playing second base. Edgardo Alfonzo now playing third base.
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kirby vs. Jones
Wayne Kirby pinch hits for Wilton Guerrero.
Kirby hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Jones
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Worrell
Todd Worrell now pitching. Juan Castro now playing second base.
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tomberlin vs. Worrell
Andy Tomberlin pinch hits for Bobby Jones.
Tomberlin strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Worrell
Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hollandsworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. McMichael
Greg McMichael now pitching.
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Karros vs. McMichael
Karros hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hollandsworth vs. McMichael
Hollandsworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with McMichael covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1997 -- New York at Los Angeles (N)
New York AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Johnson L, cf 4 2 2 0 Butler B, cf 2 0 0 0
Ordonez R, ss 3 1 1 0 Guerrero W, 2b 3 0 0 0
Olerud J, 1b 4 2 4 1 Kirby W, ph 1 0 0 0
Hundley T, c 3 0 1 2 Castro J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Gilkey B, lf 4 0 1 2 Mondesi R, rf 4 1 1 1
Baerga C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Piazza M, c 4 1 1 0
Alexander M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Karros E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Huskey B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hollandsworth T, lf 4 1 1 0
Alfonzo E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Zeile T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Ochoa A, rf 4 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 3 0 1 2
Jones B, p 2 0 0 0 Valdez I, p 1 0 0 0
Tomberlin A, ph 1 0 0 0 Radinsky S, p 0 0 0 0
McMichael G, p 0 0 0 0 Hale C, ph 1 0 0 0
Dreifort D, p 0 0 0 0
Worrell T, p 0 0 0 0
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33 5 9 5 30 3 5 3
New York 202 000 100 -- 5
Los Angeles 100 200 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones B (W) 8.0 5 3 3 3 3
McMichael G (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez I (L) 6.1 9 5 5 1 0
Radinsky S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Dreifort D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Worrell T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Gagne G
DP -- New York 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- New York 5, Los Angeles 3
2B -- Olerud J, Hollandsworth T
3B -- Gagne G
HR -- Mondesi R
SB -- Johnson L
SH -- Jones B, Ordonez R
SF -- Hundley T
WP -- Valdez I
T -- 2:37
A -- 27318
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