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July 17, 1997

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Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .255
OBP .250 .302
At Bats 4 380
Hits 1 97
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 67

John Franco Season Stats

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1 1 23
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Shea Stadium - July 17, 1997
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John Franco
Todd Pratt
Matt Franco
Carlos Baerga
Edgardo Alfonzo
Rey Ordonez
Bernard Gilkey
Carl Everett
Butch Huskey
Sammy Sosa
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Matt Franco now playing first base. Butch Huskey now playing right field. Carlos Baerga now playing second base. John Franco now pitching. Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops it up and throws to first, with Franco covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Ordonez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Todd Hundley pinch hits for Greg McMichael. Hundley hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Baerga moves to third.
Bottom 9 Carlos Baerga pinch hits for Luis Lopez. Bob Patterson now pitching. Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Pratt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jose Hernandez now playing third base. Terry Adams now pitching. Matt Franco pinch hits for Alex Ochoa. Franco hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dave Clark pinch hits for Turk Wendell. Clark strikes out.
Top 9 Jose Hernandez pinch runs for Kevin Orie. Sanchez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Orie takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Everett hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Huskey strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gilkey strikes out.
Top 8 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rey Ordonez now playing shortstop. Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huskey scoops it up and throws to first, with McMichael covering, for the out.
Top 8 Greg McMichael now pitching. Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Turk Wendell now pitching. Wendell fires to first and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Sanchez who tags Johnson for the out.
Bottom 7 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lance Johnson pinch hits for Mark Clark. Johnson hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Glanville hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mulholland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Pratt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Huskey scores.
Bottom 6 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Huskey moves to third.
Bottom 6 Everett hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Huskey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Huskey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Gilkey hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Orie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Houston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Glanville throws the ball in to Grace who tags Alfonzo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark bunts towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sandberg covering, for the out. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lopez is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Grace reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. Everett moves to second.
Bottom 4 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Huskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Glanville hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mulholland strikes out. Pratt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mulholland out.
Top 4 Sanchez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. Orie scores.
Top 4 Orie hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett who is chasing the ball. Orie reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Houston hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alfonzo hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mulholland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. McRae moves to third.
Top 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McRae moves to second.
Top 3 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pratt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Huskey scores.
Bottom 2 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Huskey hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 2 Glanville strikes out.
Top 2 Mulholland strikes out.
Top 2 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alfonzo hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alexander hits a line drive towards the mound. Mulholland reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Orie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Houston takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huskey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sandberg for the out. Grace moves to third.
Top 1 Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Grace reaches second base with a double. McRae scores.
Top 1 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second.
Top 1 McRae bunts towards second. Lopez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Glanville scores.
Top 1 Glanville hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Glanville reaches second base with a double.