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Rockies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 16, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies, played on May 16, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Colorado Rockies
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 16, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Ritz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 15,261 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Charlie Reliford |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eric Young | Second Baseman |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Kirt Manwaring | Catcher |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Kevin Ritz | Pitcher |
Don Baylor | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Bieser | Center Fielder |
Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Todd Hundley | Catcher |
Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
Manny Alexander | Second Baseman |
Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
Mark Clark | Pitcher |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rockies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 16, 1997
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Clark
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Clark
Burks hits a line drive towards third. Alfonzo catches it and throws to first to double up Young. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Clark
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Clark
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bieser vs. Ritz
Bieser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Ritz
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Ritz
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Clark
Bichette hits a fly ball into center field. Bieser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Clark
Castilla hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Clark
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Clark
Weiss hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Ritz
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with Ritz covering, for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Ritz
Gilkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Ritz
There goes Gilkey. The throw from Manwaring and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Ritz
Huskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Ritz
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Clark
Ritz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Clark
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Clark
There goes Young. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Clark
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Clark
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Ritz
Ordonez hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ritz
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bieser vs. Ritz
Bieser hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Clark
Galarraga hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Clark
Bichette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Clark
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Ritz
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Ritz
Olerud strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Ritz
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Ritz covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Clark
Manwaring strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Clark
Weiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ritz vs. Clark
There's a wild pitch. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ritz vs. Clark
Ritz strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Clark
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Ritz
Gilkey hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Ritz
Huskey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Huskey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Ritz
Alexander hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Ritz
Ordonez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Ritz
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Weiss fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Clark
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Clark
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Clark
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Clark
Bichette hits a fly ball into center field. Bieser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bieser vs. Ritz
Bieser hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Ritz
Alfonzo bunts towards third. Castilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bieser moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Ritz
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bieser moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hundley vs. Ritz
Hundley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Gilkey vs. Ritz
Gilkey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Clark
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Clark
Manwaring strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Clark
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ritz vs. Clark
Ritz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Ritz
Huskey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Ritz
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Huskey moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Baerga vs. Ritz
Carlos Baerga pinch hits for Rey Ordonez.
Baerga hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Huskey scores. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Munoz
Matt Franco pinch hits for Mark Clark. Mike Munoz now pitching. Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Matt Franco.
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baerga moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Everett vs. Munoz
Carl Everett pinch hits for Steve Bieser.
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. McMichael
Greg McMichael now pitching. Carl Everett now playing center field. Manny Alexander now playing shortstop. Carlos Baerga now playing second base.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. McMichael
Burks hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. McMichael
Quinton McCracken pinch runs for Ellis Burks.
Walker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. McMichael
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. McMichael
Bichette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Holmes
Quinton McCracken now playing center field. Darren Holmes now pitching.
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Holmes
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holmes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Holmes
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Holmes
Gilkey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Huskey vs. Holmes
Huskey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Trlicek
Ricky Trlicek now pitching.
Castilla 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 -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Trlicek
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Trlicek
Weiss 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
Bottom 9
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Ruffin
Bruce Ruffin now pitching.
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Ruffin
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Ruffin
Gary Thurman pinch hits for Ricky Trlicek.
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffin covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/1997 -- Colorado at New York (N) Colorado AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Young E, 2b 4 0 2 0 Bieser S, cf 3 0 1 0 Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0 Everett C, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 McCracken Q, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 3 0 2 0 Walker L, rf 3 1 2 2 Olerud J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Galarraga A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hundley T, c 3 0 0 0 Bichette D, lf 4 0 0 0 Gilkey B, lf 4 0 1 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 0 0 0 Huskey B, rf 3 1 2 0 Manwaring K, c 4 0 1 0 Alexander M, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 3 0 1 0 Ordonez R, ss 1 0 0 0 Ritz K, p 3 0 0 0 Baerga C, ph-2b 2 0 1 1 Munoz M, p 0 0 0 0 Clark M, p 2 0 0 0 Holmes D, p 0 0 0 0 Franco M, ph 0 0 0 0 Ruffin B, p 0 0 0 0 Ochoa A, ph 1 0 0 0 McMichael G, p 0 0 0 0 Trlicek R, p 0 0 0 0 Thurman G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 2 32 1 8 1 Colorado 000 000 020 -- 2 New York 000 000 100 -- 1 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO Ritz K 6.1 6 1 1 4 2 Munoz M (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Holmes D 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 Ruffin B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Clark M 7.0 5 0 0 2 6 McMichael G (L) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 Trlicek R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- Colorado 2, New York 1 LOB -- Colorado 6, New York 8 2B -- Huskey B HR -- Walker L SB -- Young E CS -- Gilkey B WP -- Clark M T -- 2:38 A -- 15261
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