DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT SEATTLE PILOTS
08/10/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT SEATTLE PILOTS
GAME ID: 1390 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Mets (64-52) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 6 7 0
Seattle Pilots (63-53) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Sheffield Belts Number 300
At Kingdome Gary Sheffield smashed his 300th career home run in a game against Seattle today. The 27-year-old shortstop had a hand in the New York Mets 6-3 victory with 1 home run and 1 RBI. For the day he went 1 hit-3 at-bats.

At the press conference after the game, Sheffield downplayed his achievement.

"To reach 300 home runs is amazing and something I'll always cherish. I've been fortunate to remain healthy and play at a high level through most of my career."

His career numbers show Sheffield is currently carrying a .268 lifetime batting average with 300 home runs and 808 RBIs.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .262 33 80
P. Nevin 3B 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .226 24 60
G. Sheffield SS 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .232 30 69
S. Sosa RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .255 35 91
O. Saenz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .230 19 55
G. Colbrunn DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .244 15 44
L. Johnson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 0 22
B. Boone 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .204 17 44
B. Surhoff C 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .234 14 43
   a-P. Munoz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 5 15
   b-T. Pagnozzi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151 2 7
Totals 36 6 7 6 4 13 6      
a - P. Munoz pinch hit for B. Surhoff in the 10th
b - T. Pagnozzi substituted for P. Munoz in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Johnson (20, 2nd Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Nevin (24, 10th Inning off R. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Colbrunn (15, 7th Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Sheffield (30, 10th Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Surhoff (14, 5th Inning off R. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Nevin 4 , O. Saenz , C. Floyd , G. Colbrunn 4 , L. Johnson 2 , G. Sheffield 4 , B. Surhoff 4
2-out RBI: P. Nevin , G. Sheffield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone , S. Sosa 2
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Floyd (29) , G. Sheffield (47)
CS: G. Sheffield (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Saenz, Nevin-Boone-Saenz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. O'Neill LF 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 .241 24 53
P. Listach DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .217 1 12
K. Griffey Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .300 42 101
D. Bichette RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .253 21 77
J. Snow 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 9 34
   a-J. Dye PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215 1 6
V. Castilla 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .233 21 64
S. Fletcher 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 3 40
A. Ledesma SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .240 2 19
J. Oliver C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .215 1 10
Totals 34 3 8 2 6 6 23      
a - J. Dye pinch hit for J. Snow in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. O'Neill (24, 1st Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bichette , A. Ledesma , J. Snow , P. Listach , V. Castilla 2 , J. Oliver , P. O'Neill 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Snow , P. Listach , K. Griffey Jr. , S. Fletcher
GIDP: V. Castilla
Sac Bunt: J. Snow , S. Fletcher
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Listach (23)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Castillo 8.0 6 2 2 3 5 1 121 73 3.09   
D. Plesac W (3-4), BS (7) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 13 4.76   
W. Edwards SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 3 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 64
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 32, D. Plesac 6, W. Edwards 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 10-8, D. Plesac 2-0, W. Edwards 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 121-73, D. Plesac 22-13, W. Edwards 11-3
WP: F. Castillo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Johnson L (13-6) 9.2 7 6 6 4 12 4 131 86 2.81   
T. Van Poppel 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 5.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 59
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 39, T. Van Poppel 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 8-8, T. Van Poppel 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 131-86, T. Van Poppel 3-3
WP: R. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Castillo
Ballpark: Kingdome
Start Time: 11:05 AM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 24254
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