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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 20, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 20, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 20, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Cooke |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 18,737 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: Greg Bonin 3B: Frank Pulli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
Mark Smith | Left Fielder |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Dale Sveum | Shortstop |
Steve Cooke | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Butch Huskey | Left Fielder |
Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
Jason Hardtke | Second Baseman |
Alberto Castillo | Catcher |
Luis Lopez | Shortstop |
Bobby Jones | Pitcher |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 20, 1997
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Jones
Womack strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jones
Brown 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Jones
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Jones
Young 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
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cooke
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Cooke covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Cooke
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Cooke
Olerud takes first base on ball four. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Huskey vs. Cooke
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alfonzo moves to third. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ochoa vs. Cooke
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Jones
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jones
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Jones
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hardtke vs. Cooke
Hardtke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Cooke
Castillo bunts towards the mound. Cooke juggles the ball. That's an error on Cooke. Hardtke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Cooke
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hardtke moves to third. Castillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Cooke
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to home to get Hardtke. Castillo moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Cooke
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Jones
Sveum strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Jones
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Jones
Womack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Jones
Brown 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
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Cooke
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Cooke
Olerud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Cooke
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ochoa vs. Cooke
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ochoa for the out. Olerud moves to third. Huskey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Hardtke vs. Cooke
Hardtke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Jones
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jones
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Jones
Randa hits a fly ball into left field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Cooke
Castillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Cooke
There goes Castillo. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Womack applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Cooke
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cooke
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jones
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Jones
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sveum vs. Jones
Sveum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooke vs. Jones
Cooke bunts towards third. Alfonzo catches it and throws to first to double up Sveum. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cooke
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Cooke
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Cooke
Olerud strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Jones
Womack hits a fly ball into left field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jones
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Jones
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud juggles the ball. That's an error on Olerud. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Jones
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Jones
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Cooke
Huskey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Huskey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Cooke
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooke fields it and throws to first for the out. Huskey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Hardtke vs. Cooke
Hardtke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Huskey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Cooke
There goes Hardtke. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Sveum applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Cooke
Castillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Cooke
There's a wild pitch. Castillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Cooke
Lopez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Cooke
Jones hits a line drive towards short. Sveum reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jones
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Jones
Guillen 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Jones
Sveum hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Jones
Mark Johnson pinch hits for Steve Cooke.
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ruebel
Matt Ruebel now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Alfonzo vs. Ruebel
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Ruebel
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Huskey vs. Wilkins
Marc Wilkins now pitching.
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Jones
Womack hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jones
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Jones
Kendall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Wilkins
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardtke vs. Wilkins
Hardtke bunts in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Wilkins
Todd Hundley pinch hits for Alberto Castillo.
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wilkins
Lopez hits a line drive towards short. Sveum reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jones
Todd Hundley now catching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Jones
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jones
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Franco
Emil Brown pinch runs for Mark Smith. John Franco now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Franco
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/20/1997 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Womack T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Johnson L, cf 4 0 1 0 Brown A, cf 3 0 0 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kendall J, c 3 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Young K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Huskey B, lf 4 1 2 0 Randa J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Ochoa A, rf 4 0 1 0 Smith M, lf 4 0 2 0 Hardtke J, 2b 4 0 2 1 Brown E, pr 0 0 0 0 Castillo A, c 0 0 0 0 Guillen J, rf 4 0 1 0 Hundley T, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Sveum D, ss 3 0 2 0 Lopez L, ss 3 0 1 0 Cooke S, p 2 0 0 0 Jones B, p 3 0 0 0 Johnson M, ph 1 0 0 0 Franco J, p 0 0 0 0 Ruebel M, p 0 0 0 0 Wilkins M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 6 0 29 1 9 1 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 000 001 00x -- 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Cooke S (L) 6.0 7 1 1 4 2 Ruebel M 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Wilkins M 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jones B (W) 8.2 6 0 0 2 8 Franco J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Cooke S, Olerud J DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 10 2B -- Huskey B, Johnson L CS -- Castillo A, Hardtke J SH -- Castillo A WP -- Cooke S, Franco J T -- 2:29 A -- 18737
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