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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 21, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 21, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Armando Reynoso |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,250 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: Larry Vanover 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Kieschnick | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Rey Sanchez | Second Baseman |
| Frank Castillo | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Carl Everett | Right Fielder |
| Butch Huskey | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Armando Reynoso | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 21, 1997
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Reynoso
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Reynoso
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Reynoso
Grace 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 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Castillo
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Castillo
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Castillo
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dunston. Olerud moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Castillo
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Everett vs. Castillo
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Reynoso
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Reynoso
Kieschnick hits a fly ball into right field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Reynoso
Orie hits a line drive towards the mound. Reynoso reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Castillo
Huskey hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Castillo
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Castillo covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Castillo
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Reynoso
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Reynoso
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Reynoso
Castillo bunts towards the mound. Reynoso fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Reynoso
McRae 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 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reynoso vs. Castillo
Reynoso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynoso for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Castillo
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Castillo
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Kieschnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Reynoso
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Reynoso
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Reynoso
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kieschnick vs. Reynoso
Kieschnick hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Orie vs. Reynoso
Orie takes first base on ball four. Kieschnick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Servais vs. Reynoso
Servais hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Servais reaches second base with a double. Grace scores. Kieschnick scores. Orie moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Sanchez vs. Reynoso
Sanchez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Castillo vs. Reynoso
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Castillo
Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Castillo
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Castillo
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Reynoso
McRae hits a popup, foul, towards third. Huskey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Reynoso
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Reynoso
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Castillo
Huskey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Castillo
Baerga hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Castillo
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Reynoso
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Reynoso
Kieschnick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Reynoso
Doug Glanville pinch runs for Brooks Kieschnick.
The umpire calls a balk on Reynoso Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Orie vs. Reynoso
Orie hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Reynoso
Servais hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Glanville scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Reynoso
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bieser vs. Castillo
Doug Glanville now playing left field. Steve Bieser pinch hits for Armando Reynoso.
Bieser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Castillo
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Castillo
Olerud hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bieser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Castillo
Gilkey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bieser moves to third. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Hundley vs. Castillo
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Bieser scores. Olerud moves to third. Gilkey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Everett vs. Castillo
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to second for the out. Olerud scores. Gilkey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Huskey vs. Castillo
Huskey hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Huskey reaches second base with a double. Gilkey scores. Everett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Baerga vs. Castillo
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. McMichael
Manny Alexander now playing second base. Greg McMichael now pitching. Dave Hansen pinch hits for Frank Castillo.
Hansen hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Hansen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. McMichael
McRae bunts towards third. Huskey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Huskey. Hansen scores. McRae moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Dunston vs. McMichael
Dunston bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. McMichael
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. McMichael
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Glanville vs. McMichael
Glanville hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. McRae scores. Sosa moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Orie vs. McMichael
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Ordonez hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Bottenfield
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bottenfield
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Patterson
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching. Jose Hernandez now playing third base.
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Servais vs. McMichael
Servais hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. McMichael
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Everett. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. McMichael
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMichael fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. McMichael
There goes Sanchez. The throw from Hundley and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Sanchez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McMichael
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Adams
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Adams
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Huskey vs. Adams
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Franco vs. Adams
Matt Franco pinch hits for Greg McMichael.
Franco hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Borland
Toby Borland now pitching.
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Borland
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Borland
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Adams
Ordonez hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Adams
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Adams
Johnson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1997 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 4 1 0 0 Johnson L, cf 4 0 0 0
Dunston S, ss 5 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 3 1 2 0
Grace M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Gilkey B, lf 4 1 1 0
Sosa S, rf 5 0 0 0 Hundley T, c 2 0 0 1
Kieschnick B, lf 3 1 2 0 Everett C, rf 4 1 1 1
Glanville D, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Huskey B, 3b 4 0 1 2
Orie K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Baerga C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 McMichael G, p 0 0 0 0
Servais S, c 4 0 2 3 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0
Sanchez R, 2b 3 1 2 0 Borland T, p 0 0 0 0
Castillo F, p 1 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 0 0
Hansen D, ph 1 1 1 0 Reynoso A, p 1 0 0 0
Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 Bieser S, ph 0 1 0 0
Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Alexander M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez J, 3b 1 0 0 0
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35 6 8 3 32 4 5 4
Chicago 000 201 210 -- 6
New York 000 004 000 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo F (W) 6.0 4 4 4 2 3
Bottenfield K 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Patterson B* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Adams T (S) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Reynoso A 6.0 6 3 3 2 3
McMichael G (L) 2.0 2 3 0 1 1
Borland T 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Dunston S, Huskey B, Olerud J, Hundley T
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 6
2B -- Servais S, Huskey B, Hansen D, Sanchez R
SB -- Sanchez R
SH -- Castillo F, McRae B
WP -- Patterson B
Balk -- Reynoso A
T -- 2:33
A -- 13250
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