Final
NYM 2 — HOU 4
5/8/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199705080
Complete available game record for NYM at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Alexander | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olerud | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Gonzalez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Bogar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Berry | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Abreu | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ochoa | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberto Castillo | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernard Gilkey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Ordonez | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Wagner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reed | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Springer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hampton | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Thurman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Howard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Lidle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hampton | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Rick Reed | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Cory Lidle | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Russ Springer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Bell | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bogar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Hampton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Springer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Abreu | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Alexander | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Olerud | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Ordonez | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Lidle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ochoa | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberto Castillo | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | T9/F89D/R46 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M/R6.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13/G15.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6S | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F8RXD | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S5/BG5S | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7M | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L4 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53/G6S | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/G3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S5/G5S/R3U9.B-2(E5) | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7S | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9/L9S/R46 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | PO1(E1).1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7S | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D9/G3L/R46 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S4/G34S/R2U1.2-H;B-2(E4/TH) | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D7/L7LM/R65.2-H(UR) | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8/L4MD/R6 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7/G6/R6.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/F8LM | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | S8/G6M/R2U1.2-H;1X2(14) | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 23/G15S | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D7/F78XD/R6.1-H | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO/G3L.2-3 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7D | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO/G5S | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4M | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 31/G3L | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G56 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43/G34D | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L7S/R64 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F9LM | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S6/G6D/R3 | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G6M | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9/G34/R46.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | S7/G56.2XH(72);1-2 | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 2–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |