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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 9, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on August 9, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,352 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Schrieber 1B: Dana DeMuth 2B: Kerwin Danley 3B: Charlie Reliford |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Chuck Carr | Center Fielder |
| Chris Holt | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Carl Everett | Right Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Bobby Jones | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 9, 1997
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jones
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biggio for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jones
Bell 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 -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Jones
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Jones
There goes Bagwell. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Bagwell steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Jones
Spiers hits a line drive into right field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Holt
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Holt
Gilkey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Holt
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Jones
Ausmus hits a line drive towards first. Olerud reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Jones
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Jones
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Holt
Hundley hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Holt
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alfonzo for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Holt
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baerga for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Holt
Everett hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Jones
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holt for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jones
Biggio 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 -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Holt
Ordonez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Holt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Holt
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Jones
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Jones
Spiers hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Jones
Ausmus hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of McRae. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Jones
Bogar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ausmus scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carr vs. Jones
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carr for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Holt
Gilkey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Holt
Olerud hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Holt
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Jones
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jones
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Holt
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Holt
Baerga hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Holt
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Holt
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers juggles the ball. That's an error on Spiers. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Holt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Jones
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Jones
Spiers hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Jones
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bogar vs. Jones
Bogar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carr vs. Jones
Carr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Holt
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Holt
Gilkey is hit by the pitch. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Holt
Olerud hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Carr. Olerud reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. Gilkey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hundley vs. Holt
Hundley hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alfonzo vs. Holt
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilkey scores. Olerud moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baerga vs. Holt
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Holt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wendell
Biggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wendell
Bell takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Wendell
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wendell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Holt
Everett hits a fly ball towards left. Gonzalez settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gonzalez. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Holt
Ordonez bunts towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to first for the out. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Franco vs. Springer
Butch Huskey pinch hits for Turk Wendell. Russ Springer now pitching. Matt Franco pinch hits for Butch Huskey.
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Springer
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Rojas
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Rojas
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Springer
Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Springer
Olerud hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Springer
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Springer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Rojas
Bogar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Everett who is chasing the ball. Bogar reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carr vs. Rojas
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields the ball and throws to Rojas covering. Safe. Bogar scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Rojas
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Russ Springer.
Howard takes first base on ball four. Carr moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Rojas
Biggio hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carr moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Rojas
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carr scores. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Rojas
James Mouton pinch runs for Thomas Howard.
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rojas
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Rojas
Spiers 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 9
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Astros, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Wagner
Todd Pratt pinch hits for Carlos Baerga.
Pratt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Wagner
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Bell 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 8/9/1997 -- Houston at New York (N)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 0 1 0 McRae B, cf 4 1 0 0
Bell D, rf 4 1 1 1 Gilkey B, lf 3 1 0 0
Bagwell J, 1b 4 3 2 4 Olerud J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez L, lf 5 0 2 1 Hundley T, c 4 1 1 1
Spiers B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 4 0 1 1
Ausmus B, c 4 1 1 0 Baerga C, 2b 3 0 1 0
Bogar T, ss 3 1 2 1 Pratt T, ph 1 0 0 0
Carr C, cf 4 1 1 1 Everett C, rf 4 0 0 0
Holt C, p 3 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 2 0 0 0
Springer R, p 0 0 0 0 Jones B, p 2 0 0 0
Howard T, ph 0 0 0 0 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0
Mouton J, pr 0 1 0 0 Huskey B, ph 0 0 0 0
Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 11 8 32 3 4 3
Houston 100 200 005 -- 8
New York 010 002 000 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Holt C 6.1 4 3 2 0 1
Springer R (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Wagner B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones B 6.0 7 3 3 2 2
Wendell T 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Rojas M (L) 2.0 4 5 5 1 1
E -- Spiers B, Biggio C, Gonzalez L
DP -- Houston 1, New York 2
LOB -- Houston 6, New York 4
2B -- Ausmus B, Olerud J
3B -- Bogar T
HR -- Hundley T, Bagwell J 2
SB -- Bagwell J
SH -- Ordonez R
HBP -- by Holt C (Gilkey B), by Wendell T (Biggio C)
T -- 2:40
A -- 34352
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