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Mets
@ Padres
Qualcomm Stadium
April 3, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets, played on April 3, 1997 at Qualcomm Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 3, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
San Diego Padres
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 3, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | San Diego Padres |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fernando Valenzuela |
Ballpark | Qualcomm Stadium |
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Attendance | 21,611 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Mark Hirschbeck 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Charlie Williams |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
Todd Hundley | Catcher |
Butch Huskey | Third Baseman |
Edgardo Alfonzo | Second Baseman |
Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
Bobby Jones | Pitcher |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman |
Tony Gwynn | Right Fielder |
Steve Finley | Center Fielder |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
Carlos Hernandez | Catcher |
Fernando Valenzuela | Pitcher |
Bruce Bochy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Padres
Qualcomm Stadium
April 3, 1997
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Valenzuela
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Valenzuela
Olerud hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Finley. Olerud reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Valenzuela
Gilkey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Valenzuela
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Huskey vs. Valenzuela
Huskey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Joyner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Jones
Veras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gwynn vs. Jones
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Veras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finley vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Veras moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Finley vs. Jones
Finley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Finley reaches second base with a double. Veras scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Jones
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Jones
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huskey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Valenzuela
Alfonzo hits a popup towards first. Joyner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Valenzuela
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Valenzuela
Ordonez bunts towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Jones
Joyner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Jones
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joyner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Valenzuela vs. Jones
Valenzuela bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Joyner moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Veras vs. Jones
Veras hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Valenzuela
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Valenzuela
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Valenzuela
Olerud strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Jones
Gwynn strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Jones
Finley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finley for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Jones
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Valenzuela
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Valenzuela
That's a pickoff. Gilkey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Valenzuela
Hundley hits a line drive into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilkey moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Huskey vs. Valenzuela
Huskey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gilkey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Valenzuela
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. Huskey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Valenzuela
Ochoa hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Huskey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Valenzuela
Ordonez hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Jones
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Jones
Joyner hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Jones
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Valenzuela
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Valenzuela
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Valenzuela
Olerud takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Valenzuela
There goes Johnson. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Caminiti applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Valenzuela
Gilkey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Valenzuela
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Valenzuela
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Jones
Don Slaught pinch hits for Fernando Valenzuela.
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Jones
Veras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gwynn vs. Jones
The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Veras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gwynn vs. Jones
Gwynn hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Cunnane
Will Cunnane now pitching.
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alfonzo for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Cunnane
Ochoa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Cunnane
There goes Ochoa. The throw from Hernandez to Veras and they have Ochoa trapped. The throw over to Joyner, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Cunnane
Ordonez hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Jones
Finley strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Jones
Caminiti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Jones
Vaughn 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 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cunnane
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cunnane
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Cunnane
Olerud hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Olerud reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gilkey vs. Cunnane
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hundley vs. Cunnane
Hundley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Huskey vs. Cunnane
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Hundley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Jones
Joyner hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Jones
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Jones
Rickey Henderson pinch hits for Will Cunnane.
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Bergman
Sean Bergman now pitching.
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Bergman
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bergman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bergman
Ordonez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Bergman
Jones hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Veras reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Jones
Veras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Jones
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Jones
Finley hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Jones
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bergman
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Bergman
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Bergman
Gilkey hits a line drive into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching.
Vaughn hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Franco
Joyner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Joyner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Franco
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Franco
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/3/1997 -- New York at San Diego (D) New York AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI Johnson L, cf 5 0 1 0 Veras Q, 2b 3 1 1 0 Olerud J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Gwynn T, rf 4 0 1 0 Gilkey B, lf 4 2 1 2 Finley S, cf 4 0 1 1 Hundley T, c 1 0 0 0 Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Huskey B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Vaughn G, lf 4 0 0 0 Alfonzo E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Joyner W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Ochoa A, rf 4 0 2 1 Gomez C, ss 4 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 1 0 Hernandez C, c 4 0 2 0 Jones B, p 3 0 0 0 Valenzuela F, p 0 0 0 0 Franco J, p 0 0 0 0 Slaught D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cunnane W, p 0 0 0 0 Henderson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Bergman S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 8 4 33 1 7 1 New York 000 220 000 -- 4 San Diego 100 000 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jones B (W) 8.0 6 1 1 1 5 Franco J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Valenzuela F (L) 5.0 5 4 2 4 2 Cunnane W 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 Bergman S 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Joyner W LOB -- New York 8, San Diego 7 2B -- Olerud J 2, Finley S, Joyner W HR -- Gilkey B CS -- Gilkey B, Johnson L, Ochoa A SH -- Valenzuela F WP -- Jones B PB -- Hundley T T -- 2:36 A -- 21611
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