Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 16, 1997 - Box Score

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Phillies 2, Mets 1 1997 Regular Season Game 151
September 16, 1997
Phillies 3, Mets 2 Next Game:
September 17, 1997
Braves 10, Mets 2

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National League Standings, September 16, 1997

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Brian
McRae 3b
Edgardo
Alfonzo 1b
John
Olerud lf
Bernard
Gilkey c
Todd
Hundley rf
Butch
Huskey 2b
Carlos
Baerga ss
Rey
Ordonez p
Rick
Reed

September 16, 1997, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 2

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Brian McRae cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .268

Edgardo Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .322

John Olerud 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289

Bernard Gilkey lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .245

Todd Hundley c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .274

- Alberto Castillo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195

- Luis Lopez ph-ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278

Butch Huskey rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290

Carlos Baerga 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .285

- Cory Lidle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Rey Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214

- Carl Everett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249

- Todd Pratt c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322

Rick Reed p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196

- Jason Hardtke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244

- Ricardo Jordan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Takashi Kashiwada p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Shawn Gilbert 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

- Matt Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289

Phillies ab r h bi bb so

Midre Cummings cf 3 0 1 1 1 1

Mickey Morandini 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1

Gregg Jefferies lf 3 0 0 0 0 0

- Ruben Amaro lf 1 0 0 0 0 0

Scott Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0

Rico Brogna 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1

Mike Lieberthal c 3 1 1 2 0 0

Tony Barron rf 3 0 0 0 0 0

Kevin Stocker ss 3 1 2 0 0 0

Curt Schilling p 2 0 0 0 0 1

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0

Philadelphia Phillies 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 3 5 0

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Rick Reed (L,12-9) 5.0 5 3 3 0 3 3.10

Ricardo Jordan 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 4.76

Takashi Kashiwada 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 4.76

Cory Lidle 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 3.24

Philadelphia Phillies ip h r er bb so

Curt Schilling (W) 9.0 3 2 2 0 9

WP: Curt Schilling.
2B: Carlos Baerga (24), Rico Brogna.
HR: Brian McRae (4), Mike Lieberthal.
SH: Curt Schilling.
CS: Mickey Morandini.

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