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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 30, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres, played on April 30, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sterling Hitchcock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,429 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Angel Hernandez 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Terry Tata |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman |
| Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
| Tony Gwynn | Right Fielder |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| John Flaherty | Catcher |
| Chris Jones | Center Fielder |
| Sterling Hitchcock | Pitcher |
| Bruce Bochy | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Manny Alexander | Second Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Butch Huskey | Third Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Bobby Jones | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 30, 1997
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Jones
Veras strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Jones
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gwynn vs. Jones
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Jones
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hitchcock
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Hitchcock
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hitchcock
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Jones
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Jones
Lee takes first base on ball four. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Flaherty vs. Jones
Flaherty hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Jones
Jones takes first base on ball four. Vaughn moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Hitchcock vs. Jones
Hitchcock strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Veras vs. Jones
Veras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughn scores. Lee scores. Jones moves to third. Veras moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Gomez vs. Jones
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Hitchcock
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Hitchcock
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Hitchcock
Huskey hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Jones
Gwynn hits a line drive into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Jones
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Jones
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huskey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Hitchcock
Ochoa hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Hitchcock
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hitchcock
There goes Ordonez. The throw from Flaherty and he is safe. Ordonez steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Hitchcock
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hitchcock
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Ordonez scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Hitchcock
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Jones
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Jones
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hitchcock
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Olerud for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Hitchcock
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Hitchcock
There goes Gilkey. The throw from Flaherty and he is out, Veras applying the tag. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Hitchcock
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Jones
Hitchcock strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Jones
Veras hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Jones
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Hitchcock
Huskey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Huskey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Hitchcock
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Hitchcock
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Hitchcock
There's a wild pitch. Huskey moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Hitchcock
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Jones
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Jones
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Jones
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huskey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Jones
Carlos Baerga now playing second base.
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huskey juggles the ball. That's an error on Huskey. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Flaherty vs. Jones
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huskey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hitchcock
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Hitchcock
Baerga hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Hitchcock
Olerud hits a popup beyond short. Gomez can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Johnson moves to third. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Gilkey vs. Hitchcock
Gilkey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Hundley vs. Hitchcock
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Baerga moves to third. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Huskey vs. Hitchcock
Huskey hits a popup for a double play. Baerga tags and scores. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jones
Edgardo Alfonzo now playing third base.
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Jones
Hitchcock bunts towards first. Olerud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Veras vs. Jones
Veras hits a line drive towards center. Johnson catches it and throws to second to double up Hitchcock. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Hitchcock
Ochoa hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Hitchcock
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Hitchcock
Carl Everett pinch hits for Bobby Jones.
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hitchcock
There goes Ordonez. The throw from Flaherty and he is safe. Ordonez steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hitchcock
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. McMichael
Greg McMichael now pitching.
Gomez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Gomez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gwynn vs. McMichael
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with McMichael covering, for the out. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Caminiti vs. McMichael
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. McMichael
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Hitchcock
Baerga hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Baerga reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Hitchcock
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Olerud for the out. Baerga moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilkey vs. Kroon
Marc Kroon now pitching.
Gilkey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Gilkey reaches second base with a double. Baerga scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Kroon
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Alfonzo vs. Kroon
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Alfonzo reaches second base with a double. Gilkey scores. Hundley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Scott
Tim Scott now pitching.
Ochoa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Scott
Ordonez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Scott
Matt Franco pinch hits for Greg McMichael.
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Scott covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Borland
Toby Borland now pitching.
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Borland
Flaherty hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Borland
The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Borland
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Slaught vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching. Don Slaught pinch hits for Tim Scott.
Slaught takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Veras vs. Franco
Veras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1997 -- San Diego at New York (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Veras Q, 2b 5 0 1 2 Johnson L, cf 4 1 2 1
Gomez C, ss 4 0 2 0 Alexander M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Gwynn T, rf 4 0 0 0 Baerga C, 2b 2 2 2 0
Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Olerud J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Vaughn G, lf 4 1 1 0 Gilkey B, lf 3 1 1 1
Lee D, 1b 2 1 0 0 Hundley T, c 2 1 0 1
Flaherty J, c 4 0 1 0 Huskey B, 3b 2 0 1 1
Jones C, cf 2 0 1 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 1 0 1 2
Hitchcock S, p 3 0 0 0 Ochoa A, rf 3 0 0 0
Kroon M, p 0 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 1 2 0
Scott T, p 0 0 0 0 Jones B, p 2 0 0 0
Slaught D, ph 0 0 0 0 Everett C, ph 1 0 0 0
McMichael G, p 0 0 0 0
Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0
Borland T, p 0 0 0 0
Franco J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 31 6 10 6
San Diego 020 000 000 -- 2
New York 001 002 03x -- 6
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock S (L) 7.1 8 4 4 2 6
Kroon M* 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Scott T 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones B (W) 7.0 6 2 2 2 6
McMichael G 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Borland T 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Franco J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Huskey B
DP -- San Diego 1, New York 3
LOB -- San Diego 8, New York 6
2B -- Johnson L, Huskey B, Gomez C, Baerga C, Gilkey B, Alfonzo E
SB -- Ordonez R 2
CS -- Gilkey B
SF -- Huskey B
WP -- Hitchcock S
PB -- Hundley T
T -- 2:59
A -- 12429
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