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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Mets

1997-06-21 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 32908 · 89°F, sunny, dry · Wind 10 mph R to L · 2:36

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 8th. Dave Mlicki earned the win and Greg McMichael picked up the save. Edgardo Alfonzo went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dave Mlicki L: Marc Wilkins SV: Greg McMichael

Umpires — HP: Bob Davidson · 1B: Greg Bonin · 2B: Frank Pulli · 3B: Eric Gregg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Womack	4	2	3	0	0	1
Adrian Brown	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mark Smith	4	0	1	2	0	1
Mark Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Randa	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Sveum	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Guillen	4	0	2	0	0	1
Keith Osik	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Schmidt	2	0	0	0	0	2
Midre Cummings	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Young	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Steve Bieser	3	0	1	0	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	4	1	1	2	0	0
Carl Everett	4	0	1	0	0	0
Todd Hundley	2	1	2	1	1	0
Butch Huskey	3	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Baerga	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Franco	3	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Lopez	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Mlicki	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lance Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Hardtke	1	1	1	0	0	0
John Olerud	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Schmidt	7.0	4	1	3
Marc Wilkins	1.0	2	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Mlicki	8.0	6	1	7
Greg McMichael	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tony Womack: S1/L13/R6
Adrian Brown: 7/F8LS/R3
Mark Smith: K+SB2
Mark Johnson: W
Joe Randa: SB3;SB2
Joe Randa: 63/G6

Bot 1

Steve Bieser: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/F9S
Carl Everett: 5/P5F

Top 2

Dale Sveum: 7/F7LS
Jose Guillen: 43/G4M
Keith Osik: 6/P6MD

Bot 2

Todd Hundley: HR/F9D
Butch Huskey: 53/G5
Carlos Baerga: 63/G6M
Matt Franco: 13/G34S

Top 3

Jason Schmidt: K
Tony Womack: S9/G34
Adrian Brown: SB2/R6
Adrian Brown: 8/F8LD
Mark Smith: D8/F78XD/R6.2-H
Mark Johnson: 6/P6D

Bot 3

Luis Lopez: 13/G13
Dave Mlicki: 43/G4MD
Steve Bieser: 43/G4

Top 4

Joe Randa: 63/G6
Dale Sveum: K
Jose Guillen: K

Bot 4

Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/F89D
Carl Everett: T8/F8LXD/R6
Todd Hundley: IW
Butch Huskey: K
Carlos Baerga: 43/G4M

Top 5

Keith Osik: 4/L4
Jason Schmidt: K
Tony Womack: K

Bot 5

Matt Franco: 43/G4
Luis Lopez: K
Dave Mlicki: 31/G3

Top 6

Adrian Brown: 2/P23F
Mark Smith: 7/F7M
Mark Johnson: 43/G4

Bot 6

Steve Bieser: S7/L56D
Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/F78D
Carl Everett: 8/F89D
Todd Hundley: CS2(263)

Top 7

Joe Randa: 63/G6
Dale Sveum: 6/P5DF
Jose Guillen: D7/L78XD
Keith Osik: FC5/G5.2X3(5)

Bot 7

Todd Hundley: S9/G34
Butch Huskey: 5/P25
Carlos Baerga: 8/F8LS
Matt Franco: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 8

Midre Cummings: 3/G3
Tony Womack: S8/L8LS
Adrian Brown: S9/L9LS.1-3
Mark Smith: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.3-H;B-1
Mark Johnson: K

Bot 8

Lance Johnson: 3/G3
Jason Hardtke: S9/L9LS
John Olerud: K+SB2/R4
Edgardo Alfonzo: HR/F78XD.2-H
Carl Everett: 53/G56

Top 9

Joe Randa: 63/G6S
Dale Sveum: S9/G4
Jose Guillen: D7/G5L.1XH(762)
Kevin Young: K