DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT NEW YORK METS
07/04/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1033 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (54-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0
New York Mets (48-38) 4 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 X 13 16 0
Johnson Cruises in Win Over Senators
New York left-hander Randy Johnson made an effective start against the Washington Senators at Shea Stadium, leading his team to a 13-2 win. New York has now won 5 games in a row.

Johnson scattered 3 hits over 8 innings for the Mets. With the win, Johnson moves to 1-0 on the year with 22 strikeouts.

"I got in a good groove," said Johnson. "I was getting some swings and misses."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .253 20 42
A. Belle DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 28 75
V. Guerrero RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .229 15 40
E. Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .256 20 58
R. Durham 2B 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .223 3 18
M. Tettleton C 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .228 12 29
F. Garcia 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .194 4 16
B. Fullmer 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .326 2 10
E. Young LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .169 5 14
Totals 29 2 3 2 4 16 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fullmer (4, 7th Inning off R. Johnson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Belle , B. Fullmer 2 , R. Durham
2-out RBI: B. Fullmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Young , E. Davis
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Young (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .297 20 43
T. Tarasco RF 5 0 1 1 0 3 4 .239 9 29
G. Sheffield SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .268 21 50
   a-T. Pendleton PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 0 1
S. Sosa CF 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .267 23 73
P. Nevin 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 3 .231 18 64
O. Saenz DH 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .188 7 25
B. Boone 2B 5 0 2 3 0 1 4 .180 11 35
B. Surhoff C 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .225 6 25
C. Fielder 1B 5 2 3 4 0 2 1 .212 5 9
Totals 40 13 16 13 4 10 22      
a - T. Pendleton pinch hit for G. Sheffield in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tarasco (12, 1st Inning off J. Burkett, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Floyd 2 (20, 1st Inning off J. Burkett, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off P. Harris, 0 on, 1 out) B. Surhoff (10, 4th Inning off J. Burkett, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Boone (10, 1st Inning off J. Burkett, 3 on, 2 outs) C. Fielder 2 (2, 4th Inning off J. Burkett, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off P. Harris, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Sheffield (1, 4th Inning off J. Burkett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Nevin (18, 8th Inning off J. Poole, 2 on, 0 outs) C. Fielder (5, 6th Inning off J. Burkett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Nevin 6 , O. Saenz , T. Tarasco 2 , C. Floyd 4 , G. Sheffield 4 , B. Surhoff 2 , B. Boone 3 , C. Fielder 8 , T. Pendleton
2-out RBI: , G. Sheffield 2 , B. Boone , C. Fielder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tarasco , S. Sosa 2 , B. Surhoff , B. Boone
Hit by Pitch: O. Saenz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Sheffield (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Surhoff-Boone)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Burkett L (9-4) 5.1 8 7 7 2 8 1 100 59 3.86   
P. Harris 1.2 6 5 5 2 1 0 52 28 27.00   
J. Poole 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 20 13 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burkett 30
Batters Faced: J. Burkett 27, P. Harris 13, J. Poole 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burkett 2-6, P. Harris 1-3, J. Poole 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burkett 100-59, P. Harris 52-28, J. Poole 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Poole 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Burkett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Johnson W (1-0) 8.0 3 2 2 4 14 0 121 73 3.00   
P. Abbott 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 78
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 30, P. Abbott 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 8-1, P. Abbott 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 121-73, P. Abbott 15-11
WP: R. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Johnson
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 36690
Special Notes: Randy Johnson ties the New York Mets regular season game record for strikeouts with 14.
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