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New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs

1997-09-07 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 25523 · 72°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 14 mph from CF · 2:58

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 9–2. New York Mets put up 4 in the 9th. Bobby Jones earned the win. Butch Huskey went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	4	9	13
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	8

W: Bobby Jones L: Steve Trachsel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Randy Marsh · 2B: Jeff Kellogg · 3B: Larry Poncino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carl Everett	4	3	2	0	1	2
Edgardo Alfonzo	5	1	2	1	0	0
John Olerud	4	0	1	1	0	2
Todd Hundley	5	1	3	2	0	1
Bernard Gilkey	4	1	1	2	1	1
Carlos Baerga	4	1	1	0	0	1
Butch Huskey	4	1	2	2	0	0
Rey Ordonez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Jones	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jason Hardtke	1	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Ochoa	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	4	0	0	0	1	0
Doug Glanville	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mark Grace	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sammy Sosa	3	1	2	1	1	1
Dave Hansen	4	0	1	1	0	0
Tyler Houston	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Hernandez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Manny Alexander	4	0	2	0	0	1
Steve Trachsel	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brooks Kieschnick	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Clark	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Jones	7.0	4	3	4
Greg McMichael	1.0	3	0	0
Cory Lidle	1.0	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Trachsel	7.0	9	0	6
Kent Bottenfield	1.0	1	1	1
Dave Stevens	0.1	1	1	1
Ramon Tatis	0.2	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carl Everett: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/F9S
John Olerud: K

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: W
Doug Glanville: 54(1)43/GDP/G5
Mark Grace: W
Sammy Sosa: S4/G4M.1-2
Dave Hansen: 7/F7M

Top 2

Todd Hundley: 8/F8RD
Bernard Gilkey: 5/L5
Carlos Baerga: S8/G4M/R6
Butch Huskey: 9/F9M

Bot 2

Tyler Houston: K
Jose Hernandez: 9/F89D
Manny Alexander: S4/G4M
Steve Trachsel: 43/G4

Top 3

Rey Ordonez: 63/G56
Bobby Jones: 4/P9S
Carl Everett: K

Bot 3

Lance Johnson: 9/F8RD
Doug Glanville: D7/L56D/R4/U3
Mark Grace: 63/G6M.2-3
Sammy Sosa: W
Dave Hansen: 53/G5

Top 4

Edgardo Alfonzo: 31/G34
John Olerud: S8/G6M/R64
Todd Hundley: S8/L8RS/R5.1-2
Bernard Gilkey: K
Carlos Baerga: K

Bot 4

Tyler Houston: 7/P7LS
Jose Hernandez: K
Manny Alexander: S7/L7S/R64
Steve Trachsel: 43/G4

Top 5

Butch Huskey: HR/F8LXD
Rey Ordonez: 7/L7D
Bobby Jones: S8/P89S/R6
Carl Everett: S7/G56/R65.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: S8/L8LS/R3.2-3;1-2
John Olerud: 7/SF/F7LD/R6.3-H
Todd Hundley: S9/G3/R4.2-H;1-3
Bernard Gilkey: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 5

Lance Johnson: 31/G3
Doug Glanville: 53/G5
Mark Grace: 9/L9D

Top 6

Carlos Baerga: 63/G6M
Butch Huskey: 53/G5
Rey Ordonez: 63/G6M

Bot 6

Sammy Sosa: K
Dave Hansen: 6/P6D
Tyler Houston: 8/F8LD

Top 7

Bobby Jones: 1/L13
Carl Everett: S9/L9M/R46
Edgardo Alfonzo: SB2/R6
Edgardo Alfonzo: SB3/R5
Edgardo Alfonzo: 43/G4S.3-H
John Olerud: K

Bot 7

Jose Hernandez: 63/G6M
Manny Alexander: 53/G56
Brooks Kieschnick: K

Top 8

Todd Hundley: K
Bernard Gilkey: W
Carlos Baerga: 46(1)/FO/G4
Butch Huskey: WP.1-2
Butch Huskey: S6/G56/R4.2-H
Rey Ordonez: 43/G4

Bot 8

Lance Johnson: 7/L78M
Doug Glanville: S8/L8RS/R46
Mark Grace: 43/G34.1-2
Sammy Sosa: D7/L78D/R64.2-H
Dave Hansen: S9/G34/R46.2-H
Tyler Houston: 6/P6D

Top 9

Jason Hardtke: K
Carl Everett: W
Edgardo Alfonzo: S78/L78M/R6.1-H(E8);B-2
John Olerud: 43/G4.2-3
Todd Hundley: S9/L9S/R46.3-H
Bernard Gilkey: HR/F7D.1-H
Alex Ochoa: K

Bot 9

Jose Hernandez: 63/G56
Manny Alexander: K
Dave Clark: S6/G6M/U4/R3
Lance Johnson: 3/G3