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New York Mets @ Philadelphia Phillies

1997-09-16 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 16585 · 79°F, night, dry · Wind 9 mph to RF · 2:06

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Mets 3–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 2nd. Curt Schilling earned the win. Mike Lieberthal went 1-for-3 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	0	0	0	1	1	2	3
PHI	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	5

W: Curt Schilling L: Rick Reed SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mike Winters · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Mark Hirschbeck · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Brian McRae	4	1	1	1	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	4	0	0	0	1
John Olerud	4	0	0	0	1
Bernard Gilkey	3	0	0	0	2
Todd Hundley	2	0	0	0	2
Butch Huskey	3	0	0	0	1
Carlos Baerga	3	0	1	1	0
Rey Ordonez	2	0	0	0	1
Rick Reed	1	0	0	0	0
Jason Hardtke	1	0	0	0	0
Luis Lopez	1	1	1	0	0
Carl Everett	1	0	0	0	0
Matt Franco	1	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Midre Cummings	3	0	1	1	1	1
Mickey Morandini	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gregg Jefferies	3	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Rolen	2	0	0	0	1	0
Rico Brogna	3	1	1	0	0	1
Mike Lieberthal	3	1	1	2	0	0
Tony Barron	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Stocker	3	1	2	0	0	0
Curt Schilling	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ruben Amaro	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reed	5.0	5	0	3
Ricardo Jordan	2.0	0	1	1
Takashi Kashiwada	0.1	0	1	0
Cory Lidle	0.2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Schilling	9.0	3	0	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian McRae: 63/G6
Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/L9M
John Olerud: K

Bot 1

Midre Cummings: K
Mickey Morandini: K
Gregg Jefferies: 43/G4M

Top 2

Bernard Gilkey: K
Todd Hundley: K
Butch Huskey: 9/F9D

Bot 2

Scott Rolen: 53/G5
Rico Brogna: DGR/F7LM
Mike Lieberthal: HR/F7D.2-H
Tony Barron: 31/G3
Kevin Stocker: S4/G4M/R3
Curt Schilling: 43/G4

Top 3

Carlos Baerga: 43/G4
Rey Ordonez: 13/G13
Rick Reed: 53/G56

Bot 3

Midre Cummings: 7/L7M
Mickey Morandini: 8/L8LM
Gregg Jefferies: 43/G4

Top 4

Brian McRae: 8/F8LS
Edgardo Alfonzo: K
John Olerud: 53/G56

Bot 4

Scott Rolen: 9/L9M
Rico Brogna: K
Mike Lieberthal: 9/L9D

Top 5

Bernard Gilkey: 8/L8LD
Todd Hundley: K
Butch Huskey: K

Bot 5

Tony Barron: 13/G13
Kevin Stocker: S8/L4MD/R6
Curt Schilling: 24/SH/BG2R.1-2
Midre Cummings: S9/L9LS/R2.2-H;B-2
Mickey Morandini: 63/G6M

Top 6

Carlos Baerga: 31/G3
Rey Ordonez: K
Jason Hardtke: 3/G3

Bot 6

Gregg Jefferies: 4/L4D
Scott Rolen: W
Rico Brogna: 5/P5F
Mike Lieberthal: 7/L78XD

Top 7

Brian McRae: 43/G4
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F8LS
John Olerud: 8/L89M

Bot 7

Tony Barron: 53/G5
Kevin Stocker: 8/L8LD
Curt Schilling: K

Top 8

Bernard Gilkey: K
Luis Lopez: S8/L8LS/R6
Butch Huskey: 4/F9LSF
Carlos Baerga: WP.1-2
Carlos Baerga: D8/L89M/R4.2-H
Carl Everett: 53/G5

Bot 8

Midre Cummings: W
Mickey Morandini: 54(1)/FO/G56S/R3
Ruben Amaro: CS2(26)
Ruben Amaro: 7/F78D

Top 9

Matt Franco: K
Brian McRae: HR/L9D
Edgardo Alfonzo: 53/G56
John Olerud: 3/L3DF