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August 4, 1997

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 6 0
Mets 4 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 6 0
Mets 4 8 0

Gary Gaetti Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .270
OBP .333 .329
At Bats 3 344
Hits 1 93
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 48

John Franco Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 28
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Shea Stadium - August 4, 1997
Out
John Franco
Todd Hundley
John Olerud
Jason Hardtke
Edgardo Alfonzo
Rey Ordonez
Bernard Gilkey
Lance Johnson
Alex Ochoa
Gary Gaetti
Scarborough Green

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 0 3
New York Mets 4 8 0 6
Winning Pitcher Rick Reed
Losing Pitcher Manny Aybar
Save John Franco
Game Winning RBI Lance Johnson
Attendance 17,944
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
Count: 0-0, 1 Out
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hardtke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Scarborough Green pinch runs for John Mabry. McGwire strikes out.
Top 9 John Franco now pitching. Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields the ball and throws to Franco covering. Safe.
Bottom 8 Hardtke hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hardtke for the out.
Bottom 8 Butch Huskey pinch hits for Cory Lidle. Huskey hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Huskey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Curtis King now pitching. Hundley strikes out.
Top 8 McGee hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 DeShields bunts towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek. Livingstone strikes out.
Bottom 7 Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Petkovsek covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson strikes out.
Top 7 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hardtke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hardtke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alex Ochoa now playing right field. Cory Lidle now pitching. Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Rick Reed. Ochoa hits a line drive towards short. Clayton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mark Petkovsek now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Hardtke moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hardtke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Alfonzo scores. There goes Everett trying to get to third. Mabry throws the ball in to Gaetti, who tags Everett for the out.
Bottom 6 Everett is hit by the pitch. Alfonzo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Alfonzo is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 McGwire strikes out.
Top 6 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Olerud takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mabry who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Reed scores.
Bottom 5 Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Reed reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Ordonez strikes out.
Top 5 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hardtke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Everett for the out.
Bottom 4 Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Olerud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Gilkey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gilkey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mabry who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Ordonez scores.
Bottom 3 Reed bunts towards the mound. Aybar fields it and throws to first for the out. Ordonez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ordonez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hardtke hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGwire for the out.
Top 3 Mabry hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McGee hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeShields moves to third.
Top 3 DeShields hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Everett. DeShields reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Everett strikes out.
Bottom 2 Alfonzo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aybar strikes out.
Top 2 Clayton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey who is chasing the ball. Clayton reaches third base with a triple. Gaetti scores. Gant goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Difelice hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 McGwire hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilkey strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Johnson. The throw from Difelice and he is out, DeShields applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mabry strikes out.
Top 1 McGee hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 DeShields hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.