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New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1997-06-29 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 26499 · 89°F, sunny, dry · Wind 10 mph to CF · 2:47

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 10–8. New York Mets put up 4 in the 8th. Ricardo Jordan earned the win and John Franco picked up the save. John Olerud went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	10	12
PIT	2	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	8	15

W: Ricardo Jordan L: Chris Peters SV: John Franco

Umpires — HP: Steve Rippley · 1B: Mark Hirschbeck · 2B: Charlie Williams · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bernard Gilkey	5	0	1	0	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	4	2	1	0	1	0
John Olerud	5	2	2	4	0	0
Todd Hundley	5	1	1	1	0	1
Carl Everett	4	2	2	0	0	0
Carlos Baerga	2	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Huskey	3	1	1	2	0	0
Luis Lopez	4	1	3	1	0	0
Rick Reed	1	0	0	0	0	1
Cory Lidle	1	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Franco	1	1	1	2	0	0
Lance Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Womack	5	0	1	1	0	1
Jermaine Allensworth	5	2	2	0	0	0
Al Martin	4	2	2	2	1	2
Kevin Young	5	3	4	1	0	0
Dale Sveum	5	0	3	1	0	0
Jason Kendall	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jose Guillen	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lou Collier	4	0	1	1	0	1
Francisco Cordova	2	0	0	0	0	2
Keith Osik	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reed	3.0	9	0	3
Cory Lidle	3.0	3	0	2
Ricardo Jordan	1.0	1	1	1
Greg McMichael	1.0	0	0	0
John Franco	1.0	2	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	7.0	7	1	3
Chris Peters	0.1	2	0	0
Rich Loiselle	1.0	3	0	1
Jason Christiansen	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bernard Gilkey: 63/G6
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6
John Olerud: 7/F7M

Bot 1

Tony Womack: K
Jermaine Allensworth: 3/P3DF
Al Martin: HR/F89XD
Kevin Young: S9/L89S/R4
Dale Sveum: S8/G6M/R4.1-2
Jason Kendall: S48/G4M/R3.2-H;1-3
Jose Guillen: 9/F9LSF

Top 2

Todd Hundley: 8/F8RD
Carl Everett: S8/G4M/R6
Carlos Baerga: PO1(E1).1-3
Carlos Baerga: HP
Butch Huskey: 8/SF/F89D/R6.3-H(UR)
Luis Lopez: 3/L3

Bot 2

Lou Collier: 53/G56S
Francisco Cordova: K
Tony Womack: 8/F78D

Top 3

Rick Reed: K
Bernard Gilkey: 53/G5L
Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/F9S

Bot 3

Jermaine Allensworth: S8/L78S/R6
Al Martin: PO1(E1).1-3
Al Martin: S8/L8RS/R6.3-H
Kevin Young: D7/L7LM/R6.1-3
Dale Sveum: S9/L34D/R3.3-H;2-3
Jason Kendall: 8/F8LM/R2
Jose Guillen: 6/P56D
Lou Collier: S7/L78S/R6.3-H;1-2
Francisco Cordova: K

Top 4

John Olerud: 63/G6
Todd Hundley: K
Carl Everett: 3/G3

Bot 4

Tony Womack: 31/G3
Jermaine Allensworth: 53/G56S
Al Martin: K

Top 5

Carlos Baerga: 43/G4
Butch Huskey: 43/G4D
Luis Lopez: S9/L89S/R4
Cory Lidle: K

Bot 5

Kevin Young: 53/G5
Dale Sveum: S7/L6D/R6
Jason Kendall: CS2(263)
Jason Kendall: 13/G13

Top 6

Bernard Gilkey: D7/G5L/R4
Edgardo Alfonzo: 53/G5
John Olerud: 3/G3+.2-3
Todd Hundley: 3/G3

Bot 6

Jose Guillen: S6/G56D
Lou Collier: K
Francisco Cordova: 54/SH/BG15S.1-2
Tony Womack: S8/G6M/R3.2-H
Jermaine Allensworth: 63/G6M

Top 7

Carl Everett: S8/L8LS/R6
Carlos Baerga: 46(1)3/GDP/G4D
Butch Huskey: HR/F78XD
Luis Lopez: S8/L8LM/R4
Matt Franco: HR/F89XD.1-H
Bernard Gilkey: 53/G5

Bot 7

Al Martin: K
Kevin Young: HR/F78XD
Dale Sveum: 9/F89D
Jason Kendall: W
Jose Guillen: SB2
Jose Guillen: 63/G6

Top 8

Edgardo Alfonzo: W
John Olerud: HR/F8RXD.1-H
Todd Hundley: HR/F89XD
Carl Everett: HP
Carlos Baerga: 13/SH/BG13S.1-2
Butch Huskey: 63/G6M.2-3
Luis Lopez: DGR/F78XD.3-H
Lance Johnson: 63/G6M

Bot 8

Lou Collier: 9/F9S
Keith Osik: 13/G13
Tony Womack: 53/G5

Top 9

Bernard Gilkey: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: S9/G34/R6
John Olerud: HR/F89XD.1-H
Todd Hundley: 8/F8LS
Carl Everett: 4/P6M

Bot 9

Jermaine Allensworth: S7/G56/R6
Al Martin: DI.1-2
Al Martin: W
Kevin Young: S7/L7M/R5.2-3;1-2
Dale Sveum: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M.3-H(NR);2-3
Mark Smith: 63/G6