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New York Mets @
St. Louis Cardinals
1997-05-09 Β· Night game Β· Busch Stadium II Β· Att: 32054 Β· 68Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind 18 mph to CF Β· 2:48
New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 10β3. New York Mets put up 4 in the 9th. Mark Clark earned the win. Butch Huskey went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |
| SLN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Mark Clark L: Todd Stottlemyre SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Joe West Β· 1B: Mike Winters Β· 2B: Jerry Layne Β· 3B: Paul Runge Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
New York Mets β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Edgardo Alfonzo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Olerud | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Todd Hundley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Bernard Gilkey | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Baerga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Rey Ordonez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alex Ochoa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Everett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delino DeShields | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dmitri Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Lankford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Gant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
John Mabry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Lampkin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Royce Clayton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mark Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Sheaffer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Steve Bieser: K
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F8LM
- John Olerud: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Delino DeShields: 63/G6M
- Dmitri Young: HR/F7D
- Ray Lankford: 31/G3
- Ron Gant: 9/F9D
Top 2
- Todd Hundley: K
- Bernard Gilkey: T9/L9LM
- Carlos Baerga: K
- Butch Huskey: 2/P2RF
Bot 2
- John Mabry: S7/L56D
- Gary Gaetti: S1/G15.1-2
- Tom Lampkin: 36(1)/FO/G34S.2-3
- Royce Clayton: 9/SF/F9M/R6.3-H
- Todd Stottlemyre: K
Top 3
- Rey Ordonez: K
- Mark Clark: 63/G6
- Steve Bieser: K
Bot 3
- Delino DeShields: 7/F78M
- Dmitri Young: 8/F8LXD
- Ray Lankford: D7/L5D
- Ron Gant: K
Top 4
- Edgardo Alfonzo: D8/L78XD
- John Olerud: HP
- Todd Hundley: D7/L9LD/R3.2-H;1-3
- Bernard Gilkey: S8/L8RS.3-H;2-H
- Carlos Baerga: S8/L6D.1-3
- Butch Huskey: K
- Rey Ordonez: 6/L6/R3
- Mark Clark: SB2
- Mark Clark: K
Bot 4
- John Mabry: 9/L9M
- Gary Gaetti: 4/P4MD
- Tom Lampkin: K
Top 5
- Steve Bieser: 53/G56
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6M
- John Olerud: 6/P7S
Bot 5
- Royce Clayton: S7/G56
- Todd Stottlemyre: 54/SH/BG2L.1-2
- Delino DeShields: D9/F9D.2-H
- Dmitri Young: 43/G4.2-3
- Ray Lankford: 3/G3
Top 6
- Todd Hundley: 43/G4M
- Bernard Gilkey: 7/F78D
- Carlos Baerga: 63/G6M
Bot 6
- Ron Gant: 43/G4M
- John Mabry: 8/F78XD
- Gary Gaetti: D8/F78XD
- Tom Lampkin: 3/G3L
Top 7
- Butch Huskey: HR/F89XD
- Rey Ordonez: K
- Matt Franco: 7/L78M
- Steve Bieser: W
- Edgardo Alfonzo: CS2(24)
Bot 7
- Royce Clayton: 63/G6M
- Mark Sweeney: 3/G3
- Delino DeShields: K
Top 8
- Edgardo Alfonzo: S8/L8LS
- John Olerud: CS2(24E3)
- John Olerud: S9/L4D/R3.2-3
- Todd Hundley: S9/L3D.3-H(UR);1-3;BX2(96)
- Bernard Gilkey: 13/G13
- Carlos Baerga: BK.3-H(UR)
- Carlos Baerga: 3/P34S
Bot 8
- Dmitri Young: 7/F7LD
- Ray Lankford: S4/G4
- Ron Gant: 6/P8LS/R3
- John Mabry: 46(1)/FO/G4
Top 9
- Alex Ochoa: D8/L89D
- Rey Ordonez: 34/SH/BG2R.2-3
- Carl Everett: W
- Steve Bieser: S1/G23/R2.3-H;1-2
- Edgardo Alfonzo: E8/F8LD.2-3;1-2
- John Olerud: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Todd Hundley: 7/SF/F7M/R5U2.3-H(UR)
- Bernard Gilkey: D9/F9LM.2-H(UR);1-3
- Carlos Baerga: 8/L8LS
Bot 9
- Gary Gaetti: 53/G5L
- Tom Lampkin: K
- Royce Clayton: D8/L89M
- Danny Sheaffer: 53/G56

















