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Colorado Rockies @ New York Mets

1997-08-06 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 26633 · 74°F, night, wet · Wind 3 mph to LF · 2:46

Colorado Rockies defeated New York Mets 4–0. John Thomson earned the win. Ellis Burks went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
COL	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	12
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

W: John Thomson L: Dave Mlicki SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Rapuano · 1B: Bill Hohn · 2B: Brian Gorman · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	3	0	1	1	1	0
Ellis Burks	5	1	1	1	0	2
Larry Walker	5	0	2	0	0	0
Andres Galarraga	5	1	3	0	0	1
Todd Helton	5	0	0	0	0	0
Vinny Castilla	2	1	1	0	3	0
Kirt Manwaring	5	0	2	1	0	1
Neifi Perez	4	1	1	0	1	0
John Thomson	3	0	1	1	1	1

New York Mets — batting

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

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Thomson	9.0	4	3	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Mlicki	6.0	7	5	4
Joe Crawford	3.0	5	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: 8/F8LM
Ellis Burks: K
Larry Walker: S46/G4D
Andres Galarraga: 53/G5

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: S9/G34/R4
Jason Hardtke: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
John Olerud: W
Todd Hundley: 4/P3D

Top 2

Todd Helton: 7/F7LSF
Vinny Castilla: D7/L7LDW/R4
Kirt Manwaring: 9/L9M/R6
Neifi Perez: I
John Thomson: K

Bot 2

Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/L9D
Carl Everett: 7/L7LS
Butch Huskey: 53/G56

Top 3

Eric Young: W
Ellis Burks: SB2/R6
Ellis Burks: 53/G56
Larry Walker: 43/G4.2-3
Andres Galarraga: K

Bot 3

Rey Ordonez: 9/L9D
Dave Mlicki: K
Lance Johnson: S8/L8RS/R6
Jason Hardtke: SB2/R6
Jason Hardtke: 8/F8RM

Top 4

Todd Helton: 31/G3L
Vinny Castilla: W
Kirt Manwaring: S8/F89S/R6.1-2
Neifi Perez: 8/L8LD/R6.2-3
John Thomson: S8/L89M/R6.3-H;1-3
Eric Young: 8/L89XD

Bot 4

John Olerud: 6/L6
Todd Hundley: 8/F8RM
Edgardo Alfonzo: 43/G34

Top 5

Ellis Burks: HR/F7D
Larry Walker: 3/G3L
Andres Galarraga: S7/G56/R4
Todd Helton: SB2
Todd Helton: 3/P3DF
Vinny Castilla: I
Kirt Manwaring: 9/F9LM

Bot 5

Carl Everett: 5/P5DF
Butch Huskey: S9/L34D/R4
Rey Ordonez: 54(1)3/GDP/G5S

Top 6

Neifi Perez: T9/F89XDW/R4
John Thomson: W
Eric Young: 8/SF/F8LXD/R6.3-H
Ellis Burks: K
Larry Walker: 31/G3L

Bot 6

Carlos Baerga: 53/G5
Lance Johnson: 63/G6
Jason Hardtke: 8/F8RD

Top 7

Andres Galarraga: S8/L4MD/R4
Todd Helton: BK.1-2
Todd Helton: 4/P4MS
Vinny Castilla: I
Kirt Manwaring: S8/L8RS/R4.2-H;1-2
Neifi Perez: 9/F9M/R4
John Thomson: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 7

John Olerud: 63/G56
Todd Hundley: W
Edgardo Alfonzo: W.1-2
Carl Everett: 7/F7LS/R6
Butch Huskey: 43/G4

Top 8

Eric Young: D7/L7LDW+/R6
Ellis Burks: 8/L89D/LDP.2X2(84)
Larry Walker: S7/F7LS/R6
Andres Galarraga: S8/L8LS/R6.1-2
Todd Helton: 13/G13

Bot 8

Luis Lopez: S7/L6D/R6
Carlos Baerga: 7/F7LS
Lance Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 9

Vinny Castilla: 43/G4
Kirt Manwaring: K
Neifi Perez: 9/F9LD

Bot 9

Matt Franco: K
John Olerud: 43/G4
Todd Hundley: 4/P4