Final
NYM 2 — STL 5
8/12/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN199708120
Complete available game record for NYM at STL, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Gilkey | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Jordan | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olerud | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Hundley | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Fossas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Ordonez | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Royce Clayton | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Ochoa | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Wendell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Franco | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Benes | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Mlicki | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Benes | 6.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Dave Mlicki | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Tony Fossas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Turk Wendell | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Curtis King | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Jordan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lankford | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Fossas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Gant | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Benes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Turk Wendell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernard Gilkey | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Hundley | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Huskey | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Lopez | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McRae | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Mlicki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Olerud | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Ordonez | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→2 | 6/L6M/LDP.1X1(63) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G3L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L7S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2/R6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F78D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/L56D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/P5SF | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G56 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8/F78S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F78XD.1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F89D | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9/G34/R6.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9/F9M/R6 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6M | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L9D | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/F89XD | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6/P6D | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8/L6M | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 1/G3S | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F7LD | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8LS | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7LS/R6.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G5S | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/F89M | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13/G13 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9S | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | T8/L89D/R65 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | FC5/G5.3XH(525);B-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D7/L78M/R6.2-H;1-H | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/F9M/R4 | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9/F89S/R6.1-3 | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/L8RD | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P56D | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 13/F13 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/L8LD | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8/L8LS/R4.1-3 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9/L89S/R6.3-H;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LM/R2 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13/G13 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/L34 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/F8RS | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P6D | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/L9LD | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 6/F78S | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 2–5 |