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Mets
@ Rockies
Coors Field
August 16, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets, played on August 16, 1997 at Coors Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Colorado Rockies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Harnisch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Bailey |
| Ballpark | Coors Field |
| City | Denver |
| State | CO |
| Attendance | 48,311 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: CB Bucknor 3B: Wally Bell |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Pete Harnisch | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Todd Helton | Left Fielder |
| Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
| Roger Bailey | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Rockies
Coors Field
August 16, 1997
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bailey
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Bailey
Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Bailey
Olerud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Bailey
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Harnisch
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Harnisch
Helton hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Harnisch
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Walker reaches second base with a double. Young moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Galarraga vs. Harnisch
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Burks vs. Harnisch
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Bailey
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Bailey
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Bailey
Huskey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Harnisch
Castilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Harnisch
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Harnisch
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Harnisch
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bailey
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harnisch vs. Bailey
Harnisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bailey
Everett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Harnisch
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Harnisch
Helton hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Helton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Harnisch
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Everett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Everett. Helton scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Galarraga vs. Harnisch
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Harnisch
There goes Galarraga. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Baerga applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Harnisch
Burks strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Bailey
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Bailey
Olerud hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Bailey
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Harnisch
Castilla hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Harnisch
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Harnisch
Perez hits a line drive towards third. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Bailey
Gilkey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Bailey
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Bailey
Huskey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks who is chasing the ball. Huskey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Ordonez vs. Bailey
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Harnisch vs. Bailey
Harnisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Harnisch
Bailey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Harnisch
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Harnisch
There's a wild pitch. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Helton vs. Harnisch
Helton hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Harnisch
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galarraga vs. Harnisch
Galarraga hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baerga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bailey
Everett hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Helton. Everett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alfonzo vs. Bailey
Bailey spins and fires to second, with Perez covering, and Everett is picked off. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Bailey
Alfonzo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Bailey
Olerud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Bailey
Hundley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alfonzo scores. Olerud moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilkey vs. Holmes
Darren Holmes now pitching.
Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Gilkey reaches second base with a double. Olerud scores. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Baerga vs. Holmes
Baerga hits a fly ball into left field. Helton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hundley tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Huskey vs. Holmes
Huskey hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Harnisch
Burks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Harnisch
Castilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. McMichael
Greg McMichael now pitching. Brian McRae now playing center field. Carl Everett now playing right field.
Reed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. McMichael
Perez bunts towards the mound. McMichael fields it and throws to first for the out. Castilla moves to third. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Bichette vs. McMichael
Dante Bichette pinch hits for Darren Holmes.
Bichette hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castilla tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. McMichael
Young hits a ball on the ground to left field. Gilkey throws towards third. Alfonzo fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alfonzo. Reed scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Helton vs. McMichael
Helton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMichael fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Leskanic
Quinton McCracken now playing center field. Curt Leskanic now pitching. Ellis Burks now playing left field.
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Leskanic
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Leskanic
Everett hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. McMichael
Walker hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. McRae chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Ordonez. Ordonez fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Ordonez. Walker moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. McMichael
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. McMichael
Burks hits a line drive towards third. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. McMichael
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. DeJean
Mike DeJean now pitching.
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. DeJean
Olerud strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. DeJean
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. DeJean
There's a wild pitch. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. DeJean
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Baerga vs. DeJean
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching. Luis Lopez now playing second base.
Reed hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Everett. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Rojas
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Rojas
McCracken hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. McCracken reaches second base with a double. Reed scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Rojas
There goes McCracken. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Alfonzo applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Rojas
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching.
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. DiPoto
Matt Franco pinch hits for Rey Ordonez.
Franco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. DiPoto
Shawn Gilbert pinch runs for Matt Franco.
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. DiPoto
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1997 -- New York at Colorado (N)
New York AB R H RBI Colorado AB R H RBI
Everett C, cf-rf 5 0 1 0 Young E, 2b 5 0 2 1
Alfonzo E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Helton T, lf 4 1 1 0
Olerud J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Leskanic C, p 0 0 0 0
Hundley T, c 3 1 1 1 DeJean M, p 0 0 0 0
Gilkey B, lf 4 1 4 2 DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0
Baerga C, 2b 3 0 0 1 Walker L, rf 3 2 3 1
Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0 Galarraga A, 1b 4 0 1 1
Huskey B, rf 3 0 1 0 Burks E, cf-lf 4 1 1 1
McMichael G, p 0 0 0 0 Castilla V, 3b 3 1 1 0
Lopez L, 2b 1 1 1 0 Reed J, c 4 2 2 0
Ordonez R, ss 3 0 0 0 Perez N, ss 3 0 0 0
Franco M, ph 1 0 1 1 Bailey R, p 2 0 1 0
Gilbert S, pr 0 0 0 0 Holmes D, p 0 0 0 0
Harnisch P, p 2 0 0 0 Bichette D, ph 0 0 0 1
McRae B, cf 2 0 0 0 McCracken Q, cf 1 0 1 1
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35 5 12 5 33 7 13 6
New York 000 013 001 -- 5
Colorado 002 003 11x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch P* 5.0 8 4 3 2 3
McMichael G (L) 2.0 3 2 1 0 1
Rojas M 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Bailey R 5.1 8 4 4 0 3
Holmes D (W) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Leskanic C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DeJean M 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
DiPoto J (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Everett C, Alfonzo E, Ordonez R
DP -- Colorado 2
LOB -- New York 5, Colorado 6
2B -- Walker L, Helton T, Everett C, Gilkey B, Reed J, McCracken Q, Lopez L
3B -- Huskey B, Walker L
HR -- Gilkey B, Burks E
CS -- Galarraga A, McCracken Q
SH -- Perez N
SF -- Baerga C, Bichette D
WP -- Harnisch P, DeJean M
T -- 2:55
A -- 48311
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