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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 4, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 4, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Todd Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,652 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Angel Hernandez 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Terry Tata |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Left Fielder |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Dmitri Young | First Baseman |
| John Mabry | Right Fielder |
| Danny Sheaffer | Third Baseman |
| Tom Lampkin | Catcher |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Todd Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Mark Clark | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 4, 1997
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Clark
DeShields bunts towards third. Alfonzo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Clark
There goes DeShields. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. DeShields steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Clark
McGee bunts towards the mound. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Clark
Lankford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Clark
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Clark
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Sheaffer vs. Clark
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Ordonez, and into shallow left field. Sheaffer reaches second base with a double. Young scores. Mabry moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Lampkin vs. Clark
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mabry scores. Sheaffer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Clayton vs. Clark
Clayton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Stottlemyre vs. Clark
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stottlemyre for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Stottlemyre
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Stottlemyre
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheaffer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Stottlemyre
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Clark
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Clark
McGee hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Clark
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Clark
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lankford moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Mabry vs. Clark
There goes Young. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Ordonez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Stottlemyre
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Stottlemyre
Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Stottlemyre
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Young, and towards DeShields, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Stottlemyre
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Clark
Mabry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baerga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Clark
Sheaffer hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Clark
Lampkin 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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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Stottlemyre
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Stottlemyre
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheaffer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Stottlemyre
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Clark
Clayton hits a line drive towards the mound. Clark can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Clark
Stottlemyre bunts towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. Clayton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Clark
DeShields hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clayton moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGee vs. Clark
McGee hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Clark
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lankford for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Stottlemyre
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Stottlemyre
Olerud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Stottlemyre
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Stottlemyre
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. Olerud moves to third. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Baerga vs. Stottlemyre
Baerga hits a fly ball towards left. McGee catches it and throws towards third. They've got Hundley trapped. Sheaffer relays over to DeShields, who tags Hundley for the double play. Olerud tags and scores. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jordan
Ricardo Jordan now pitching.
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Jordan
Mabry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third. Mabry moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Sheaffer vs. Jordan
Sheaffer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Lampkin vs. Jordan
Lampkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Mabry scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Jordan
Clayton strikes out. The ball gets by Hundley. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Stottlemyre vs. Jordan
Stottlemyre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Stottlemyre
Ochoa hits a popup towards third. Sheaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Stottlemyre
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Stottlemyre
Jordan strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Jordan
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Jordan
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jordan fields it and throws to first for the out. DeShields moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Jordan
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Jordan
Young is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mabry vs. Jordan
Mabry hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Stottlemyre
Everett bunts towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Stottlemyre
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Stottlemyre
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Stottlemyre
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Jordan
Alberto Castillo now catching.
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Jordan
Lampkin hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Jordan
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Stottlemyre
Gilkey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Stottlemyre
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young juggles the ball. That's an error on Young. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Stottlemyre
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheaffer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Borland
Toby Borland now pitching. Edgardo Alfonzo now playing shortstop. Matt Franco now playing third base. Steve Bieser now playing right field.
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Borland
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Borland
McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Borland
Gary Gaetti pinch runs for Willie McGee. Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Ray Lankford.
Sweeney 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 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bieser vs. Stottlemyre
Gary Gaetti now playing third base. Mark Sweeney now playing right field. John Mabry now playing center field. Danny Sheaffer now playing left fie
Bieser hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Bieser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. Stottlemyre
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Franco for the out. Bieser moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Everett vs. Stottlemyre
Everett hits a line drive into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bieser tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Stottlemyre
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Manuel
Barry Manuel now pitching. Carl Everett now playing right field. Steve Bieser now playing center field.
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Bieser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Manuel
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Manuel
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching.
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Frascatore
Castillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Frascatore
Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Frascatore
Baerga hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Castillo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Huskey vs. Frascatore
Butch Huskey pinch hits for Barry Manuel.
Huskey hits a line drive into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1997 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
DeShields D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Everett C, cf-rf 3 0 0 1
McGee W, lf 5 1 2 2 Alfonzo E, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0
Gaetti G, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Lankford R, cf 3 1 1 2 Hundley T, c 1 0 0 0
Sweeney M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Castillo A, c 1 0 1 0
Young D, 1b 3 2 2 0 Gilkey B, lf 3 0 0 0
Mabry J, rf-cf 5 2 2 0 Baerga C, 2b 3 0 1 1
Sheaffer D, 3b-lf 5 0 1 1 Ochoa A, rf 3 0 0 0
Lampkin T, c 4 0 2 3 Borland T, p 0 0 0 0
Clayton R, ss 3 1 1 0 Manuel B, p 0 0 0 0
Stottlemyre T, p 3 0 0 0 Huskey B, ph 1 0 0 0
Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 2 0 0 0
Bieser S, rf-cf 1 1 1 0
Clark M, p 1 0 0 0
Jordan R, p 1 0 0 0
Franco M, 3b 1 0 0 0
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37 8 13 8 29 2 5 2
St.Louis 400 220 000 -- 8
New York 000 100 010 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre T (W) 8.0 3 2 2 3 5
Frascatore J 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Clark M (L) 4.0 8 6 6 2 0
Jordan R 3.0 4 2 2 2 4
Borland T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Manuel B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Hundley T, Young D
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 5
2B -- Sheaffer D, Bieser S
HR -- Lankford R, McGee W
SB -- DeShields D, Lampkin T
CS -- Young D
SH -- Stottlemyre T
SF -- Baerga C, Everett C
T -- 2:39
A -- 17652
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