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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
New York Mets
1997-08-05 · Night game · Shea Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 22777 · 75°F, night, rain, soaked · Wind 8 mph to CF · 3:04
New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–4. Cory Lidle earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| NYN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
W: Cory Lidle L: Tony Fossas SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Ed Rapuano · 2B: Bill Hohn · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Delino DeShields | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Gant | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie McGee | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 John Mabry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Difelice | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Royce Clayton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Morris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lance Johnson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bernard Gilkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Olerud | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Hundley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Edgardo Alfonzo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Lopez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rey Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Harnisch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hardtke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Franco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Ochoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Morris | 8.1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Dennis Eckersley | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Fossas | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 John Frascatore | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Harnisch | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Juan Acevedo | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg McMichael | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 John Franco | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Cory Lidle | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Delino DeShields: 63/G6
- Ron Gant: K
- Willie McGee: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Lance Johnson: D7/L7LM/R65
- Bernard Gilkey: 43/G4.2-3
- John Olerud: 7/SF/F7S/R2.3-H
- Todd Hundley: 63/G6
Top 2
- Mark McGwire: 7/L7M
- Gary Gaetti: 8/F8LM
- John Mabry: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Edgardo Alfonzo: W
- Butch Huskey: PB/R4.1-2
- Butch Huskey: K
- Luis Lopez: S8/L8LS/R6.2-H(UR);B-2(E8)
- Rey Ordonez: 43/G4M
- Pete Harnisch: 43/G4
Top 3
- Mike Difelice: S9/L34D/R4
- Royce Clayton: 4/P4
- Matt Morris: 9/F9D/R4
- Delino DeShields: 6/L6
Bot 3
- Lance Johnson: S8/L6M/R64
- Bernard Gilkey: K
- John Olerud: 4/L4/LDP.1X1(43)
Top 4
- Ron Gant: 7/L7LD
- Willie McGee: D9/L3D/R4
- Mark McGwire: 9/F89XD/R4.2-3
- Gary Gaetti: K
Bot 4
- Todd Hundley: W
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 43/G4.1-2
- Butch Huskey: D8/L8RD/R6.2-H
- Luis Lopez: K
- Rey Ordonez: 9/F9D
Top 5
- John Mabry: 31/G34
- Mike Difelice: W
- Royce Clayton: D9/L9LDW/R6.1-3
- Matt Morris: K
- Delino DeShields: S9/L34/R3.3-H;2-H;B-2
- Ron Gant: 8/F8RS
Bot 5
- Pete Harnisch: 3/P3F
- Lance Johnson: 7/F7LS
- Bernard Gilkey: 9/F89S
Top 6
- Willie McGee: S9/L9S/R4
- Mark McGwire: 9/L9D/R6
- Gary Gaetti: 14(1)3/GDP/G15
Bot 6
- John Olerud: 63/G6
- Todd Hundley: 31/G4
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6
Top 7
- John Mabry: 9/L9D
- Mike Difelice: 1/L13
- Royce Clayton: S8/L8RM/R6
- Matt Morris: D9/L3D/R42.1-H
- Delino DeShields: 8/F89M
Bot 7
- Butch Huskey: K
- Luis Lopez: 63/G6
- Rey Ordonez: 63/G6M
Top 8
- Ron Gant: 8/F78XD
- Willie McGee: K
- Mark McGwire: 9/F89D
Bot 8
- Jason Hardtke: 43/G4M
- Lance Johnson: 8/L8RD
- Bernard Gilkey: 4/P4D
Top 9
- Gary Gaetti: S8/G6M/R4
- John Mabry: 24/SH/BG25.1-2
- Mike Difelice: S9/L34D/R4.2-H
- Royce Clayton: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1(E3)
- Matt Morris: SB2
- Matt Morris: K
Bot 9
- John Olerud: 7/F7D
- Todd Hundley: W
- Edgardo Alfonzo: W.1-2
- Butch Huskey: 6/P6D
- Matt Franco: S7/L6D/R5.2-H;1-2
- Rey Ordonez: W.2-3;1-2
- Jason Hardtke: 9/F9D
Top 10
- Delino DeShields: 13/BG3S
- Ron Gant: S98/L89M/R6
- Willie McGee: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Mark McGwire: W.1-2
- Gary Gaetti: K
Bot 10
- Lance Johnson: S7/P56D/R6
- Bernard Gilkey: E2/TH/BG2R/R6.1-2
- John Olerud: S5/BG56S.2-3;1-2
- Alex Ochoa: 62(3)/FO/G6S.2-3;1-2
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/SF/F89M/R2.3-H(UR)