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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 23, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 23, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Morgan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 26,492 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Vanover 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Steve Rippley 3B: Charlie Williams |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | Center Fielder |
| Lenny Harris | Left Fielder |
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Willie Greene | Third Baseman |
| Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
| Ed Taubensee | Catcher |
| Mike Morgan | Pitcher |
| Ray Knight | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Right Fielder |
| Manny Alexander | Second Baseman |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Mark Clark | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 23, 1997
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Clark
Sanders hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Everett who is chasing the ball. Sanders reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Clark
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sanders scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Clark
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Clark
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Clark
Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morgan
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Morgan
Alfonzo bunts towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Morgan
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hundley vs. Morgan
Hundley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Morgan
Gilkey strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Clark
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Clark
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Clark
Taubensee hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Morgan
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Morgan
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Morgan
Ordonez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Morgan
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Morgan
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Clark
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Clark drops the ball. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Clark
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Clark
Harris bunts towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Larkin vs. Clark
Larkin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Sierra vs. Clark
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Morgan
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Morgan
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Sanders. Olerud reaches second base with a double. Alfonzo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Morgan
There's a wild pitch. Olerud moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hundley vs. Morgan
Hundley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Olerud scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Morgan
Gilkey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harris. Gilkey reaches second base with a double. Hundley goes all the way around to score. Gilkey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Everett vs. Morgan
Everett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilkey scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Morgan
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Morgan
There goes Everett. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. Everett steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Morgan
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Morgan
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Clark
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Clark
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Clark
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Belinda
Stan Belinda now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Belinda
There goes Johnson. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Alfonzo vs. Belinda
Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Belinda
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Belinda
Hundley hits a popup into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Belinda
Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Clark
Taubensee hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Clark
Pokey Reese pinch hits for Stan Belinda.
Reese hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Alfonzo, and into shallow left field. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Clark
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Clark
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Jarvis
Kevin Jarvis now pitching.
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Jarvis
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jarvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Jarvis
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Clark
Larkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Clark
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Clark
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Larkin moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Greene vs. Clark
Greene 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
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Jarvis
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jarvis
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Jarvis
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Jarvis
Olerud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Olerud reaches second base with a double. Alfonzo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Jarvis
Hundley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Jarvis
Gilkey hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Clark
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Taubensee vs. Clark
Taubensee strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Branson vs. Clark
Jeff Branson pinch hits for Kevin Jarvis.
Branson hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Clark
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Brantley
Jeff Brantley now pitching.
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Brantley
Alexander hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Brantley
Ordonez hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Brantley
Matt Franco pinch hits for Mark Clark.
Franco strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Jordan
Ricardo Jordan now pitching. Steve Bieser now playing center field.
Harris 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 -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Jordan
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Jordan
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bieser vs. Shaw
Jeff Shaw now pitching.
Bieser is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Shaw
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bieser moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Shaw
Olerud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bieser moves to third. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Hundley vs. Shaw
Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taubensee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Ochoa vs. Shaw
Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Bernard Gilkey.
Ochoa strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Everett vs. Shaw
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching. Alberto Castillo now catching. Alex Ochoa now playing right field. Carl Everett now playing center field. Steve Bieser
Morris 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 -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Franco
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Franco
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Franco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1997 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Sanders D, cf 4 1 3 1 Johnson L, cf 3 2 1 0
Harris L, lf 3 0 0 1 Bieser S, cf-lf 0 0 0 0
Larkin B, ss 4 0 1 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 3 2 3 1
Sierra R, rf 4 0 2 0 Olerud J, 1b 5 2 3 2
Morris H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hundley T, c 5 3 3 5
Greene W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Franco J, p 0 0 0 0
Boone B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gilkey B, lf 4 1 1 1
Taubensee E, c 3 0 0 0 Ochoa A, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Morgan M, p 1 0 0 0 Everett C, rf-cf 5 0 1 1
Belinda S, p 0 0 0 0 Alexander M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Reese P, ph 1 1 1 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 1 0
Jarvis K, p 0 0 0 0 Clark M, p 3 0 0 0
Branson J, ph 1 0 0 0 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0
Brantley J, p 0 0 0 0 Jordan R, p 0 0 0 0
Shaw J, p 0 0 0 0 Castillo A, c 0 0 0 0
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32 2 7 2 37 10 14 10
Cincinnati 100 010 000 -- 2
New York 204 103 00x -- 10
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan M (L) 3.0 7 6 6 2 6
Belinda S 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Jarvis K 2.0 3 3 3 0 0
Brantley J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Shaw J 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Clark M (W) 7.0 7 2 2 1 4
Jordan R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Franco J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Clark M
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 8
2B -- Olerud J 2, Gilkey B, Reese P
3B -- Sanders D
HR -- Hundley T 2
SB -- Everett C, Johnson L
SH -- Alfonzo E, Harris L
HBP -- by Shaw J (Bieser S)
WP -- Morgan M
T -- 2:33
A -- 26492
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