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Marlins
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 4, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Florida Marlins, played on July 4, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Florida Marlins
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Florida Marlins |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Leiter |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reed |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 38,076 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Charlie Reliford 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Florida Marlins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kurt Abbott | Second Baseman |
Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
Jim Eisenreich | Left Fielder |
Gary Sheffield | Right Fielder |
Moises Alou | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
Jeff Conine | First Baseman |
Charles Johnson | Catcher |
Al Leiter | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
Todd Pratt | Catcher |
Shawn Gilbert | Shortstop |
Rick Reed | Pitcher |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Marlins
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 4, 1997
Top 1
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Marlins, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Reed
Abbott strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Reed
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Reed
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields the ball and throws to Reed covering. Safe. View Play -
Marlins, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Reed
Sheffield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reed
Alou strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leiter
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Leiter
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Leiter
Olerud hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Leiter
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Huskey vs. Leiter
Huskey hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Reed
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Reed
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Reed
Johnson 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 2
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Leiter
Baerga takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Leiter
Pratt hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Leiter
Gilbert hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Leiter
Reed bunts towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leiter
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Leiter
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Leiter
There goes Johnson. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Johnson steals third. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Olerud vs. Leiter
Olerud hits a line drive towards short. Renteria reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiter vs. Reed
Leiter strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Reed
Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gilbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Reed
Renteria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abbott moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Eisenreich vs. Reed
Eisenreich strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheffield vs. Reed
Sheffield hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Leiter
Gilkey strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Leiter
Huskey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Eisenreich. Huskey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baerga vs. Leiter
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Huskey moves to third. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pratt vs. Leiter
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leiter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Huskey scores. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Leiter
Gilbert hits a line drive towards short. Renteria reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reed
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Reed
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Reed
Conine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Reed
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonilla moves to third. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leiter vs. Reed
Leiter 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 4
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Leiter
Reed hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leiter
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Leiter
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Reed
Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Reed
Renteria hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Reed
Eisenreich hits a fly ball towards left. Gilkey catches it and throws to first to double up Renteria. View Play
Bottom 5
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Leiter
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Leiter
Gilkey hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Leiter
Huskey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Abbott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Leiter
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla juggles the ball. That's an error on Bonilla. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Leiter
Pratt takes first base on ball four. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbert vs. Hutton
Mark Hutton now pitching.
Gilbert strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Hutton
Reed takes first base on ball four. Baerga moves to third. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Hutton
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Reed
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gilbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Reed
There goes Sheffield. The throw from Pratt and he is safe. Sheffield steals second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Reed
Alou hits a popup towards short. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Reed
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conine vs. Reed
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Hutton
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hutton
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Conine scoops it up and throws to first, with Hutton covering, for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Hutton
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Hutton
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lidle
Cory Lidle now pitching. Luis Lopez now playing shortstop. Carl Everett now playing right field.
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Lidle
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Mark Hutton.
Cangelosi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Lidle
Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Helling
Rick Helling now pitching.
Baerga hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Helling
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Helling
Everett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Helling
Helling fires to first and picks off Everett. View Play
Top 8
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. McMichael
Greg McMichael now pitching.
Renteria hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. McMichael
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMichael fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. McMichael
Sheffield hits a fly ball into right field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Whisenant
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abbott fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Abbott. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alfonzo vs. Whisenant
Alfonzo bunts towards the mound. Whisenant juggles the ball. That's an error on Whisenant. Lopez moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Olerud vs. Whisenant
Olerud hits a line drive towards third. Bonilla catches it and steps on third to double up Lopez. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Whisenant
Gilkey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Alfonzo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMichael vs. Whisenant
McMichael strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Marlins, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McMichael
Alou hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. McMichael
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Marlins, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. McMichael
Conine hits a popup towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1997 -- Florida at New York (N) Florida AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Abbott K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Johnson L, cf 4 1 1 0 Renteria E, ss 4 0 2 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Eisenreich J, lf 4 1 1 0 Olerud J, 1b 4 1 0 0 Sheffield G, rf 4 1 2 2 Gilkey B, lf 4 1 2 3 Alou M, cf 4 0 1 0 Huskey B, rf 4 1 1 0 Bonilla B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lidle C, p 0 0 0 0 Conine J, 1b 4 0 1 0 McMichael G, p 1 0 0 0 Johnson C, c 3 0 0 0 Baerga C, 2b 3 1 0 0 Leiter A, p 2 0 0 0 Pratt T, c 3 1 2 3 Hutton M, p 0 0 0 0 Gilbert S, ss 3 0 0 0 Cangelosi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Everett C, rf 1 0 1 0 Helling R, p 0 0 0 0 Reed R, p 2 0 0 0 Whisenant M, p 0 0 0 0 Lopez L, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 8 2 32 6 8 6 Florida 200 000 000 -- 2 New York 021 020 01x -- 6 Florida IP H R ER BB SO Leiter A (L) 4.1 6 5 5 5 1 Hutton M 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 Helling R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Whisenant M 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Reed R (W) 6.0 8 2 2 0 6 Lidle C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 McMichael G (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Bonilla B, Abbott K, Whisenant M DP -- Florida 1, New York 1 LOB -- Florida 5, New York 11 2B -- Huskey B HR -- Sheffield G, Pratt T, Gilkey B SB -- Johnson L, Sheffield G CS -- Everett C SH -- Alfonzo E T -- 2:49 A -- 38076
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