DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/19/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1501 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
New York Mets (72-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 7 1
Baltimore Orioles (57-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0
Extra-Inning Win by Mets over Orioles
The New York Mets racked up a win at Memorial Stadium, bumping off the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1. Randy Johnson, who started for New York, pitched effectively for his team. New York is now 72-54, while Baltimore is 57-68.

Johnson gave New York a solid start. The left-hander, who is listed at 6' 10", 230 lbs, allowed no runs on 6 hits over 8.1 innings.

"I just trusted my stuff," said Johnson.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tarasco LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .225 15 41
M. Ordonez RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .225 15 48
S. Sosa CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .260 38 108
B. Boone 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .189 18 55
G. Colbrunn 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 12 48
   a-G. Sheffield PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 29 69
B. Surhoff 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 7 30
   b-C. Floyd PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 35 83
C. Fielder DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 15 25
T. Pendleton SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .225 1 4
   c-P. Nevin PH, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 27 93
T. Pagnozzi C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .170 0 4
   d-O. Saenz PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 11 36
Totals 38 3 7 3 3 8 9      
a - G. Sheffield pinch hit for G. Colbrunn in the 10th
b - C. Floyd pinch hit for B. Surhoff in the 10th
c - P. Nevin pinch hit for T. Pendleton in the 10th
d - O. Saenz pinch hit for T. Pagnozzi in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Boone (18, 11th Inning off R. McDowell, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Sosa (38, 7th Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ordonez , B. Boone 4 , C. Fielder , T. Tarasco 2 , S. Sosa 4 , P. Nevin
2-out RBI: B. Boone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone , O. Saenz
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Boone (3) , B. Surhoff (6)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Sheffield (19)
Double Plays: 3 (Surhoff-Boone-Colbrunn, Pagnozzi-Boone, Sheffield-Boone-Saenz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .277 8 46
T. O'Leary RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 3 12
K. Lofton CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253 8 52
M. Franco 1B 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .229 7 50
J. Damon LF 5 0 3 0 0 2 2 .243 11 42
M. Nokes C 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .223 25 61
K. Gruber 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .254 22 63
M. Tejada SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .294 4 17
E. Sprague Jr. DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .149 18 41
Totals 41 1 10 1 4 11 24      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Franco (7, 9th Inning off D. Holmes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Tejada , M. Franco 5 , J. Damon 3 , T. O'Leary , B. Spiers 2 , K. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Damon , E. Sprague Jr. , M. Nokes 2
GIDP: E. Sprague Jr. 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Spiers (13)
CS: K. Gruber (3)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Johnson 8.1 6 0 0 1 9 0 113 70 3.82   
D. Holmes BS (1) 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 1 27 12 3.07   
T. Jones W (6-1) 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 42 24 2.29   
M. Sirotka SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 79
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 30, D. Holmes 6, T. Jones 8, M. Sirotka 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 7-7, D. Holmes 2-0, T. Jones 1-1, M. Sirotka 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 113-70, D. Holmes 27-12, T. Jones 42-24, M. Sirotka 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sirotka 1-0
Balk: R. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. DeLeon 6.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 76 48 4.50   
J. Tavarez 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 36 22 2.67   
T. Mathews L (1-1) 2.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 32 22 2.65   
R. McDowell 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 7 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. DeLeon 64
Batters Faced: J. DeLeon 21, J. Tavarez 7, T. Mathews 10, R. McDowell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. DeLeon 6-6, J. Tavarez 2-3, T. Mathews 3-1, R. McDowell 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. DeLeon 76-48, J. Tavarez 36-22, T. Mathews 32-22, R. McDowell 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McDowell 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Johnson
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 35571
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