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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 2

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 2

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Game Played on Sunday, May 4, 1997 (D) at Shea Stadium

STL N    4  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   8 13  1
NY  N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  1
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DeShields 2b                  5   1   2   0       0   0       2   5
McGee lf                      5   1   2   2       0   0       1   1
  Gaetti pr,3b                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lankford cf                   3   1   1   2       1   1       2   0
  Sweeney ph,rf               1   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Young 1b                      3   2   2   0       2   0      11   1
Mabry rf,cf                   5   2   2   0       0   1       0   0
Sheaffer 3b,lf                5   0   1   1       0   2       2   4
Lampkin c                     4   0   2   3       0   0       5   0
Clayton ss                    3   1   1   0       1   1       0   4
Stottlemyre p                 3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Frascatore p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   8  13   8       4   6      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. McGee-Sheaffer-DeShields-Sheaffer, Sheaffer-DeShields-Young.
E: Young (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Sheaffer (1,off Clark).
HR: Lankford (4,1st inning off Clark 1 on 1 out); McGee (2,4th inning off Clark
1 on 2 out).
SH: Stottlemyre (1,off Clark).
GDP: Clayton (3,off Jordan).
IBB: Young (1,by Jordan).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: DeShields (7,2nd base off Clark/Hundley); Lampkin (1,2nd base off Jordan/Hundley).
CS: Young (2,2nd base by Clark/Hundley).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Everett cf,rf                 3   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
Alfonzo 3b,ss                 4   0   1   0       0   2       0   1
Olerud 1b                     4   1   1   0       0   0      12   0
Hundley c                     1   0   0   0       2   1       3   1
  Castillo c                  1   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Gilkey lf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Baerga 2b                     3   0   1   1       0   0       3   4
Ochoa rf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Borland p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Manuel p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Huskey ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ordonez ss                    2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Bieser rf,cf                1   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Clark p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Jordan p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  M. Franco 3b                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   2       3   5      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Ordonez-Baerga-Olerud.
E: Hundley (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Bieser (3,off Stottlemyre).
SF: Baerga (1,off Stottlemyre); Everett (1,off Stottlemyre).
GDP: Ochoa (1,off Stottlemyre).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stottlemyre W(1-1)            8     3   2   2   3   5   0  29
Frascatore                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9     5   2   2   3   5   0  34

New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Clark L(3-2)                  4     8   6   6   2   0   2  21
Jordan                        3     4   2   2   2   4   0  14
Borland                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Manuel                        1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9    13   8   8   4   6   2  42
IBB: Jordan (1,Young).
Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Terry Tata
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 17652
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets            
1. DeShields           2b        Everett             cf
2. McGee               lf        Alfonzo             3b
3. Lankford            cf        Olerud              1b
4. Young               1b        Hundley             c
5. Mabry               rf        Gilkey              lf
6. Sheaffer            3b        Baerga              2b
7. Lampkin             c         Ochoa               rf
8. Clayton             ss        Ordonez             ss
9. Stottlemyre         p         Clark               p

CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt DeShields singled to third; DeShields
stole second; On a bunt McGee made an out to pitcher; Lankford
homered to left [DeShields scored]; Young singled to right;
Mabry singled to shortstop [Young to third]; Sheaffer doubled to
shortstop [Young scored, Mabry to third]; Lampkin grounded out
(second to first) [Mabry scored, Sheaffer to third]; Clayton
walked; Stottlemyre grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Everett grounded out (second to first); Alfonzo
grounded out (third to first); Olerud flied to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: DeShields grounded out (pitcher to first); McGee
flied to center; Lankford walked; Young singled to center
[Lankford to third]; Young was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Hundley walked; Gilkey flied to center; Baerga
grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Hundley to second];
Ochoa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mabry lined to second; Sheaffer popped to first;
Lampkin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Ordonez grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
grounded out (third to first); Everett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Clayton singled to pitcher; Stottlemyre out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Clayton to second];
DeShields flied to center [Clayton to third]; McGee homered to
left-center [Clayton scored]; Lankford grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Alfonzo was called out on strikes; Olerud singled to
center; Hundley walked [Olerud to second]; Gilkey walked [Olerud
to third, Hundley to second]; Baerga sacrifice flied into a
double play to left [Olerud scored, Hundley out at third (left
to third to second to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
6, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: JORDAN REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Young walked;
Mabry singled to center [Young to third, Mabry to second];
Sheaffer popped to first; Lampkin singled to center [Young
scored, Mabry scored]; Clayton struck out while Lampkin stole
second [Lampkin to third (error by Hundley)]; Stottlemyre was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets
1.

METS 5TH: Ochoa popped to third; Ordonez struck out; Jordan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: DeShields singled to left; McGee grounded out
(pitcher to first) [DeShields to second]; Lankford struck out;
Young was walked intentionally; Mabry flied to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: On a bunt Everett made an out to first; Alfonzo
singled to left; Olerud forced Alfonzo (shortstop to second);
Hundley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: CASTILLO REPLACED HUNDLEY (PLAYING C ); Sheaffer
struck out; Lampkin singled to left; Clayton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lampkin out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Gilkey popped to first; Baerga reached on an error by
Young; Ochoa grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Baerga out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
8, Mets 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: BORLAND REPLACED OCHOA (PITCHING); ALFONZO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); M. FRANCO REPLACED JORDAN
(PLAYING 3B); BIESER REPLACED ORDONEZ (PLAYING RF); Stottlemyre
grounded out (shortstop to first); DeShields grounded out
(pitcher to first); McGee singled to center; GAETTI RAN FOR
MCGEE; SWEENEY BATTED FOR LANKFORD; Sweeney grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: GAETTI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SWEENEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); MABRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
SHEAFFER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bieser doubled to
right; M. Franco grounded out (first unassisted) [Bieser to
third]; Everett lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Bieser
scored]; Alfonzo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Mets 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: MANUEL REPLACED BORLAND (PITCHING); EVERETT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BIESER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Young flied to center; Mabry struck out; Sheaffer
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Mets 2.

METS 9TH: FRASCATORE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Olerud
grounded out (shortstop to first); Castillo singled to right;
Gilkey flied to right; Baerga singled to left [Castillo to
second]; HUSKEY BATTED FOR MANUEL; Huskey lined to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        8  13   1    7
 Mets             2   5   1    5
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