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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 10, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on May 10, 1997 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 10, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 10, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alan Benes |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 43,747 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Winters 1B: Jerry Layne 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Joe West |
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 |
| Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Bobby Jones | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Dmitri Young | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| John Mabry | Right Fielder |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Alan Benes | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 10, 1997
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Benes
Everett hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Benes
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Benes covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Benes
Olerud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Benes
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hundley for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Jones
DeShields hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jones
Young strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Jones
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Jones
Gant strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Benes
Gilkey hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Benes
Baerga hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Baerga reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Huskey vs. Benes
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Benes
Ordonez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Jones
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Jones
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Jones
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Benes
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Benes
Everett hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Benes
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Jones
Clayton hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Clayton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Benes vs. Jones
There goes Clayton. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Clayton steals third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Benes vs. Jones
Benes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
DeShields vs. Jones
DeShields hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Jones
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Benes
Mark Sweeney now playing right field. John Mabry now playing first base.
Olerud is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Benes
Hundley hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Benes
Gilkey hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Benes
Baerga hits a line drive towards short. Clayton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Jones
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Jones
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Jones
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mabry vs. Jones
Mabry hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Benes
Huskey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Benes
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Benes
Jones 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
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Jones
Difelice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Jones
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Jones
Benes hits a line drive into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Benes
Everett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Difelice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Benes
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Benes
Olerud hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Benes
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Jones
DeShields strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Jones
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Jones
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Jones
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Benes
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Benes
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Benes
Baerga is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Huskey vs. Benes
Huskey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Benes
Ordonez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baerga scores. Huskey moves to third. Ordonez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Benes
There goes Huskey. The slide. Difelice applies the tag. Huskey is out. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Benes
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Jones
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Jones
Mabry hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Jones
Difelice hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Benes
Everett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Everett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Alfonzo vs. Benes
Alfonzo bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Olerud vs. Fossas
Tony Fossas now pitching. Tom Lampkin now catching.
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Olerud for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hundley vs. Fossas
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Gilkey vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching.
There goes Hundley. The throw from Lampkin and he is safe. Hundley steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Gilkey vs. Frascatore
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Jones
Clayton 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 -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Jones
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lampkin for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Jones
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Frascatore
Baerga hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Frascatore
Manny Alexander pinch runs for Carlos Baerga.
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Frascatore
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Frascatore
Matt Franco pinch hits for Bobby Jones.
Franco hits a ball on the groundFranco is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Franco
Manny Alexander now playing second base. Alex Ochoa now playing right field. John Franco now pitching. Willie McGee pinch hits for Mark Sweeney.
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Franco
Mike Gallego pinch runs for Willie McGee.
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Franco
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Franco
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/10/1997 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Everett C, cf 4 0 1 0 DeShields D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Young D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Olerud J, 1b 3 1 2 1 Sweeney M, rf 0 0 0 0
Hundley T, c 3 0 0 0 McGee W, ph 1 0 1 0
Gilkey B, lf 4 0 0 0 Gallego M, pr 0 0 0 0
Baerga C, 2b 4 1 3 0 Lankford R, cf 2 0 0 0
Alexander M, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Gant R, lf 4 0 0 0
Huskey B, rf 3 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ochoa A, rf 0 0 0 0 Mabry J, rf-1b 3 0 0 0
Ordonez R, ss 4 0 2 1 Difelice M, c 3 0 1 0
Jones B, p 3 0 0 0 Fossas T, p 0 0 0 0
Franco M, ph 1 0 1 0 Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0
Franco J, p 0 0 0 0 Clayton R, ss 3 0 1 0
Benes A, p 2 0 0 0
Lampkin T, c 1 0 0 0
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32 2 9 2 29 0 3 0
New York 000 001 100 -- 2
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones B (W) 8.0 2 0 0 3 4
Franco J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Benes A (L) 7.1 6 2 1 1 4
Fossas T 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Frascatore J 1.1 3 0 0 0 0
E -- DeShields D, Gant R
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 7, St.Louis 5
2B -- Baerga C, Clayton R, Everett C
HR -- Olerud J
SB -- Clayton R, Hundley T
CS -- Baerga C, Huskey B
SH -- Alfonzo E
HBP -- by Benes A (Olerud J)
T -- 2:28
A -- 43747
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