Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 28, 1997 - Box Score

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Mets 2, Braves 1 1997 Regular Season Game 162
September 28, 1997
Mets 8, Braves 2 Next Game:
March 31, 1998
Mets 1, Phillies 0

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National League Standings, September 28, 1997

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Brian
McRae 3b
Edgardo
Alfonzo 1b
John
Olerud lf
Bernard
Gilkey rf
Butch
Huskey 2b
Jason
Hardtke c
Alberto
Castillo ss
Rey
Ordonez p
Juan
Acevedo

September 28, 1997, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 2

Braves ab r h bi bb so

Kenny Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 2 0

- Andruw Jones pr-cf 2 0 0 0 1 1

Keith Lockhart 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0

- Tony Graffanino pr-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0

Chipper Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0

- Mike Mordecai 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1

Fred McGriff 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0

- Tommy Gregg 1b-lf 2 0 1 0 0 0

Ryan Klesko lf 3 1 1 0 0 2

- Danny Bautista lf-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1

Javy Lopez c 3 0 1 0 0 0

- Eddie Perez c 1 0 0 0 0 0

Michael Tucker rf 3 1 1 2 0 0

- Brad Clontz p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Mike Cather p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Chad Fox p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Kerry Ligtenberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Greg Myers ph 1 0 1 0 0 0

Jeff Blauser ss 2 0 0 0 0 1

- Rafael Belliard ss 2 0 1 0 0 0

Denny Neagle p 2 0 0 0 0 2

- Kevin Millwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Greg Colbrunn ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Brian McRae cf 2 1 0 0 1 2 .248

- Carlos Mendoza cf-lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 .250

Edgardo Alfonzo 3b 1 1 0 0 1 1 .315

- Shawn Gilbert ph-3b-2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .136

John Olerud 1b 3 2 2 4 0 0 .294

- Roberto Petagine 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .067

Bernard Gilkey lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .249

- Carl Everett ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248

Butch Huskey rf 4 1 1 0 0 3 .287

- Greg McMichael p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667

Jason Hardtke 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .268

- Matt Franco ph-3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 .276

Alberto Castillo c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .203

Rey Ordonez ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .216

Juan Acevedo p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000

- Alex Ochoa rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244

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

Atlanta Braves 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0

New York Mets 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 x 8 11 0

Atlanta Braves ip h r er bb so

Denny Neagle (L) 5.0 5 5 5 2 7

Kevin Millwood 1.0 4 2 2 0 1

Brad Clontz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1

Mike Cather 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

Chad Fox 0.2 2 1 1 2 1

Kerry Ligtenberg 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Juan Acevedo (W,3-1) 7.0 4 2 2 5 6 3.59

Greg McMichael 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 2.98

WP: Chad Fox.
2B: Jason Hardtke (2), Bernard Gilkey (31), John Olerud (34), Javy Lopez.
HR: Matt Franco (5), John Olerud (22), Michael Tucker.
SF: Rey Ordonez.

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