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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 23, 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 August 23, 1997 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Menhart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Mlicki |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,823 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: Brian Gorman 3B: Brian Gibbons |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman |
| Steve Finley | Center Fielder |
| Tony Gwynn | Right Fielder |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Mark Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
| Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
| John Flaherty | Catcher |
| Paul Menhart | Pitcher |
| Bruce Bochy | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Dave Mlicki | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 23, 1997
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Mlicki
Veras strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Veras out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Mlicki
Finley strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Mlicki
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Menhart
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Menhart
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Menhart
Olerud hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Menhart
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Baerga vs. Menhart
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first, with Menhart covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Mlicki
Caminiti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Mlicki
Sweeney hits a line drive towards short. Ordonez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Mlicki
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Mlicki
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Caminiti moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Flaherty vs. Mlicki
Flaherty hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Menhart
Gilkey 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Menhart
Huskey hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Finley. Huskey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Menhart
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti juggles the ball. That's an error on Caminiti. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Mlicki vs. Menhart
Mlicki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Menhart vs. Mlicki
Menhart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Mlicki covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Mlicki
Veras 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 -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Mlicki
Finley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Mlicki
Gwynn hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Mlicki
Caminiti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Menhart
McRae 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 -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Menhart
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Menhart
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Menhart covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Mlicki
Sweeney bunts towards the mound. Mlicki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Mlicki
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Mlicki
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Mlicki
Flaherty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Menhart vs. Mlicki
Menhart bunts in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Menhart
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Menhart
Baerga hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gwynn. Baerga reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Menhart
Gilkey strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Huskey vs. Menhart
Huskey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Huskey reaches second base with a double. Baerga scores. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Menhart
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Mlicki
Veras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mlicki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Mlicki
Finley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gwynn vs. Mlicki
Gwynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finley moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Caminiti vs. Mlicki
Caminiti hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Finley tags and scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Mlicki
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. McRae 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: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mlicki vs. Menhart
Mlicki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Menhart
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Menhart
Alfonzo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Menhart
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Menhart
Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Menhart
There goes Hundley. The throw from Flaherty and he is out, Gomez applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Mlicki
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Mlicki
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Mlicki
Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Menhart
Baerga 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 -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Menhart
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Menhart
Huskey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Menhart
Ordonez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shipley vs. Mlicki
Craig Shipley pinch hits for Paul Menhart.
Shipley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Mlicki
Veras 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 -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Mlicki
Finley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Mlicki covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Mlicki
Gwynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Perez
Yorkis Perez now pitching. Carl Everett now playing right field. Butch Huskey now playing left field.
Caminiti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gwynn moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cianfrocco vs. McMichael
Archi Cianfrocco pinch hits for Mark Sweeney. Greg McMichael now pitching.
Cianfrocco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bergman
Sean Bergman now pitching. Craig Shipley now playing first base.
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bergman
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Bergman
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Bergman
Olerud takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hundley vs. Bergman
Hundley hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Bergman
Baerga hits a line drive towards first. Shipley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMichael vs. Bergman
McMichael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Bergman
Huskey strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. McMichael
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga misplays the ball. That's an error on Baerga. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. McMichael
Gomez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Everett. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Vaughn moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Flaherty vs. McMichael
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Shipley vs. McMichael
Shipley strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Veras vs. McMichael
Veras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Finley vs. McMichael
Finley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bergman
Ordonez hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bergman
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bergman
McRae hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Bergman
Alfonzo 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 9
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Padres, 3 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Gwynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Wendell
Caminiti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wendell
Chris Jones pinch hits for Sean Bergman.
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Everett. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Wendell
Vaughn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Wendell
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Flaherty vs. Wendell
Flaherty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Shipley vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching.
Shipley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1997 -- San Diego at New York (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Veras Q, 2b 4 0 0 0 McRae B, cf 5 2 2 1
Finley S, cf 5 2 2 1 Alfonzo E, 3b 4 2 3 2
Gwynn T, rf 4 1 3 0 Olerud J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Caminiti K, 3b 4 1 3 3 Hundley T, c 3 1 2 4
Sweeney M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Baerga C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Cianfrocco A, ph 1 0 0 0 Gilkey B, lf 3 0 0 0
Bergman S, p 0 0 0 0 Perez Y, p 0 0 0 0
Jones C, ph 1 0 1 0 McMichael G, p 1 0 1 0
Vaughn G, lf 5 0 0 0 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0
Gomez C, ss 5 0 2 0 Franco J, p 0 0 0 0
Flaherty J, c 4 0 1 0 Huskey B, rf-lf 4 1 3 2
Menhart P, p 2 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 0 0
Shipley C, ph-1b 3 1 1 1 Mlicki D, p 1 1 0 0
Everett C, rf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 5 14 5 34 9 12 9
San Diego 001 010 102 -- 5
New York 000 121 41x -- 9
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Menhart P (L) 6.0 7 4 4 3 2
Bergman S 2.0 5 5 5 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki D (W) 6.2 10 3 3 0 4
Perez Y* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
McMichael G 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Wendell T 0.2 2 2 2 2 0
Franco J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Caminiti K, Baerga C
DP -- San Diego 2
LOB -- San Diego 13, New York 5
2B -- Huskey B 2, Gwynn T, Baerga C, Gomez C, Jones C
HR -- Finley S, Alfonzo E, Huskey B, Shipley C, Hundley T, McRae B, Caminiti K
CS -- Hundley T
SF -- Caminiti K
T -- 3:09
A -- 34823
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