Mets @ Cardinals
August 14, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 6 10 0
Cardinals 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 6 10 0
Cardinals 2 7 1

Delino DeShields Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .288
OBP .250 .352
At Bats 4 420
Hits 1 121
• Singles 0 81
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 11
• Home Runs 1 10
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 2 43

Mel Rojas Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 5 13
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Busch Stadium - August 14, 1997
Out
Mel Rojas
Todd Pratt
John Olerud
Luis Lopez
Edgardo Alfonzo
Rey Ordonez
Bernard Gilkey
Brian McRae
Butch Huskey
Delino DeShields

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 6 10 0 4
St. Louis Cardinals 2 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Bobby Jones
Losing Pitcher Donovan Osborne
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rey Ordonez
Attendance 28,411
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

DeShields hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek. Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Mel Rojas now pitching. Mabry strikes out.
Top 9 McRae hits a line drive into right field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Matt Franco pinch hits for Greg McMichael. Franco hits a line drive towards center. Lankford catches it and throws to first to double up Ordonez.
Top 9 Ordonez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Pagnozzi strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 8 Greg McMichael now pitching. Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McGwire takes first base on ball four. Lankford moves to second.
Bottom 8 Turk Wendell now pitching. Lankford takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pratt strikes out.
Top 8 Mark Petkovsek now pitching. Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Willie McGee pinch hits for John Frascatore. McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields the ball and throws to Jones covering. Safe.
Top 7 Huskey hits a fly ball into right field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Olerud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alfonzo moves to third.
Top 7 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Frascatore covering. Safe.
Top 7 McRae strikes out.
Top 7 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mabry hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Luis Lopez now playing second base. Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 John Frascatore now pitching. Luis Lopez pinch hits for Shawn Gilbert. Lopez strikes out.
Top 6 Pratt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Pratt reaches second base with a double. Huskey goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Gilkey hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Huskey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lankford strikes out.
Bottom 5 Clayton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 DeShields hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 There goes Osborne. The throw from Pratt and he is safe. Osborne steals second.
Bottom 5 Osborne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Olerud hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alfonzo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pratt moves to third. Ordonez moves to second.
Top 5 Jones strikes out.
Top 5 Ordonez bunts towards the mound. Osborne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilkey scores. Pratt moves to second.
Top 5 Gilbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Osborne covering. Safe. Gilkey moves to third.
Top 5 Gilkey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Gilkey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Pagnozzi hits a line drive towards third. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gant strikes out.
Bottom 4 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton misplays the ball. That's an error on Clayton.
Top 4 Alfonzo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.
Top 3 Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mabry takes first base on ball four. Gant moves to third. Pagnozzi moves to second.
Bottom 2 Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and has McGwire trapped. Jones throws to third, and Alfonzo tags McGwire for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. McGwire moves to third. Gant moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 2 McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gilbert strikes out.
Top 2 Pratt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gilkey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Huskey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Olerud hits a line drive towards short. Clayton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alfonzo hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.