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Colorado Rockies @ New York Mets

1997-05-17 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 23987 · 64°F, overcast, drizzle, damp · Wind 7 mph to LF · 2:36

New York Mets defeated Colorado Rockies 3–1. New York Mets put up 2 in the 4th. Bobby Jones earned the win and John Franco picked up the save. Andres Galarraga went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
COL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8
NYN	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		3	10

W: Bobby Jones L: John Thomson SV: John Franco

Umpires — HP: Jim Quick · 1B: Charlie Reliford · 2B: Larry Vanover · 3B: Gary Darling · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	5	0	1	0	0	1
Quinton McCracken	3	0	1	0	1	0
Larry Walker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Andres Galarraga	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dante Bichette	4	0	3	0	0	0
Jeff Reed	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Bates	3	0	0	0	0	1
Walt Weiss	2	0	0	0	2	0
John Thomson	2	0	0	0	0	2
John Vander Wal	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darnell Coles	1	0	1	0	0	0
Vinny Castilla	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ellis Burks	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carl Everett	3	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Franco	3	0	0	0	0	2
John Olerud	4	1	1	0	0	0
Todd Hundley	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bernard Gilkey	4	1	1	0	0	1
Carlos Baerga	4	0	3	2	0	0
Butch Huskey	4	0	2	1	0	1
Manny Alexander	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Jones	3	0	0	0	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	1	0	1	0	0	0

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Thomson	6.0	7	1	3
Mike DeJean	1.0	1	0	1
Steve Reed	1.0	2	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Jones	8.0	7	3	4
John Franco	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: S7/L56/R6
Quinton McCracken: 8/F8LXD/R6
Larry Walker: CS2(26)
Larry Walker: 43/G34

Bot 1

Carl Everett: W
Matt Franco: K
John Olerud: 8/F8LD/R6
Todd Hundley: 7/F7LM

Top 2

Andres Galarraga: E3/G34/R1
Dante Bichette: S5/G56/R4.1-2
Jeff Reed: 34/SH/BG34S.2-3;1-2
Jason Bates: K
Walt Weiss: I
John Thomson: K

Bot 2

Bernard Gilkey: 53/G56
Carlos Baerga: 63/G6
Butch Huskey: S9/L4D/R4
Manny Alexander: 63/G56

Top 3

Eric Young: 53/G5
Quinton McCracken: 13/G3S
Larry Walker: S8/L8LS/R6
Andres Galarraga: 63/G56

Bot 3

Bobby Jones: 3/L3
Carl Everett: 63/G6M
Matt Franco: 4/L4

Top 4

Dante Bichette: S9/L9M/R4
Jeff Reed: 8/L8LXD/R6
Jason Bates: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Walt Weiss: 7/P6S

Bot 4

John Olerud: S8/G4M/R6
Todd Hundley: 3/P34S
Bernard Gilkey: D57/G5/R4.1-3
Carlos Baerga: S8/L8LM/R64.3-H;2-H
Butch Huskey: S8/L6MD/R6.1-2
Manny Alexander: K
Bobby Jones: 8/F8RS

Top 5

John Thomson: K
Eric Young: K
Quinton McCracken: W
Larry Walker: 43/G4M

Bot 5

Carl Everett: 3/G3
Matt Franco: K
John Olerud: 63/G6M

Top 6

Andres Galarraga: 53/G56S
Dante Bichette: S8/L8RM/R4
Jeff Reed: 7/F7D/R6
Jason Bates: 9/F9S

Bot 6

Todd Hundley: S9/L4D/R4
Bernard Gilkey: 9/F9D/R46
Carlos Baerga: S9/L34/R5.1-3
Butch Huskey: 46(1)/FO/G4M.3-H
Manny Alexander: 8/F89XD

Top 7

Walt Weiss: W
John Vander Wal: 4/P34
Eric Young: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 7

Bobby Jones: K
Carl Everett: 9/F89XD
Edgardo Alfonzo: S7/G56/R6
John Olerud: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 8

Quinton McCracken: S9/G34/R4
Larry Walker: 3/L3S/LDP.1X1(3)
Andres Galarraga: HR/L8LXD
Dante Bichette: 3/P3SF

Bot 8

Todd Hundley: S8/L4MD/R4
Bernard Gilkey: CS2(2434)
Bernard Gilkey: K
Carlos Baerga: S7/L78S/R6
Butch Huskey: K

Top 9

Darnell Coles: D8/L89XD/R6U5
Vinny Castilla: K
Walt Weiss: 63/G6
Ellis Burks: W
Eric Young: 6/P6MD