May 13, 1997 Houston Astros at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

ANA 8
CHW 7 DET 4
TOR 0 KCR 9
BOS 0 SEA 2
@MIL 1 NYY 11
@MIN 2 BAL 7
@OAK 3 CLE 7
@TEX 3 FLA 11
@ATL 5 CHC 2
LAD 1 SFG 4
@CIN 1 MON 7
SDP 3 NYM 4
HOU 3 PHI 3
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 13,997

Tuesday, May 13, 1997, 6:40
Time of Game: 2:28

Astros

20-19

Lost 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    3  7  2
Mets            1  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  X    4  8  0

W: G McMichael (3-2), L: R Springer (1-1), S: J Franco (11)

Mets

20-18

Won 4

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .848   13    2   3   HBP
D Bell CF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .678   16    2   0   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .306  .983   21   11   2   2B,GDP
L Gonzalez LF                 2   1   1   1    2   1  .250  .739   19    1   0   2B
S Berry 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .187  .558   10    0   2   HR
T Howard RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .768    8    0   0   
  R Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .327  .783   15    3   1   3B
B Spiers SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .849    9    4   8   
  R Gutierrez PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.012    2    0   0   
M Hampton P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .170    7    0   2   
  B Abreu PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .727    2    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Mouton RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .688    5    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    2   5              127   24  18

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (10, off A Reynoso); L Gonzalez (9, off A Reynoso).

3B: B Ausmus (1, off A Reynoso).

HR: S Berry (2, off A Reynoso; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: D Bell (4, by A Reynoso); C Biggio (9, by A Reynoso).

TB: B Ausmus 4; S Berry 4; L Gonzalez 2; J Bagwell 2; R Gutierrez; D Bell.

GIDP: J Bagwell (2).

RBI: S Berry 2 (8); L Gonzalez (12).

2-out RBI: S Berry 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Spiers-C Biggio-J Bagwell 2; M Hampton-B Spiers-J Bagwell.

E: C Biggio (8); J Bagwell (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Gutierrez (1st base by J Franco).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Everett CF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .213  .613   11    1   0   2B,CS
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .734   24    0   6   
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .357  .994   14   15   1   2B,GDP
B Gilkey LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .542   12    1   0   GDP
T Hundley C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .286 1.028   10    5   0   
B Huskey RF                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .247  .796    8    1   0   HR,GDP
  A Ochoa RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .474         0   0   
C Baerga 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .589   10    3   3   
R Ordonez SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .535    7    1   3   CS
A Reynoso P                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .400 1.155   12    0   2   HR
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  S Bieser PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .345  .922    6    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       29   4   8   3    0   3              114   27  16

BATTING

2B: J Olerud (12, off M Hampton); C Everett (4, off M Hampton).

HR: B Huskey (7, off R Springer; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); A Reynoso (1, off M Hampton; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: A Reynoso 4; B Huskey 4; C Everett 3; J Olerud 2; T Hundley; E Alfonzo; R Ordonez.

GIDP: B Huskey (5); B Gilkey (5); J Olerud (4).

RBI: B Huskey (20); A Reynoso (1); J Olerud (31).

2-out RBI: J Olerud.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Alfonzo-C Baerga-J Olerud.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Ordonez (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Hampton); C Everett (1, 2nd base by R Garcia/B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Hampton                      6     6   3   2    0   3   1   5.13   22   87-52   27· 5·20   14· 3· 2· 0     53    -     0.77  -0.02
R Springer, L (1-1)            1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.29    4   11-9     5· 2· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.94  -0.16
R Garcia                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.44    3   13-8     7· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.03
Totals                         8     8   4   3    0   3   2          29  111-69   39· 7·23   17· 7· 2· 0           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Reynoso                      6.2   6   3   3    2   3   1   3.19   29  107-63   39· 9·15   13· 6· 3· 0     51    -     1.23  -0.05
G McMichael, W (3-2)           1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.57    4    9-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          3-0    2.38   0.24
J Franco, S (11)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.48    3   11-6     2· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.65   0.16
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   5   1          36  127-76   46·10·20   16· 7· 4· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Franco (1; R Gutierrez, 1st base); M Hampton (1; R Ordonez, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: A Reynoso 2 (3; C Biggio, D Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 13,997.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Wind 7mph in unknown direction, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. C Biggio             2B    1. C Everett            CF 
2. D Bell               CF    2. E Alfonzo            3B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. J Olerud             1B 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. B Gilkey             LF 
5. S Berry              3B    5. T Hundley            C  
6. T Howard             RF    6. B Huskey             RF 
7. B Ausmus             C     7. C Baerga             2B 
8. B Spiers             SS    8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. M Hampton            P     9. A Reynoso            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  3-1  1--  3  -26%  56% S Berry         A Reynoso       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
   b 7   1  3-3  ---  3   22%  77% B Huskey        R Springer      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 7   0  3-3  ---  4  -17%  33% B Ausmus        A Reynoso       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 9   1  4-3  1--      13%  96% J Mouton        J Franco        Gutierrez Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   t 7   2  3-3  123  2   12%  59% J Bagwell       G McMichael     Lineout: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Reynoso facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   50%  D Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   55%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   61%  C Everett       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   59%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Everett to 3B
   R      --3  5   65%  J Olerud        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Everett Scores/No RBI/unER
   OO     1--  4   61%  B Gilkey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Armando Reynoso facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   57%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  1   60%  S Berry         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   63%  T Howard        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   61%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Howard to 2B
   O      12-  3   66%  B Spiers        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Hampton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   64%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   62%  B Huskey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   61%  C Baerga        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Armando Reynoso facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   64%  M Hampton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   67%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   65%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   R      ---  6   75%  A Reynoso       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   74%  C Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  8   75%  E Alfonzo       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   R      1--  5   84%  J Olerud        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Alfonzo Scores
   O      -2-  3   82%  B Gilkey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Armando Reynoso facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   76%  J Bagwell       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  2   66%  L Gonzalez      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bagwell Scores
   O      -2-  5   71%  S Berry         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  1   75%  T Howard        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  3   79%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Hampton facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   81%  T Hundley       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  2   76%  B Huskey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   76%  C Baerga        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Armando Reynoso facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   78%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   80%  M Hampton       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   84%  R Ordonez       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   O      1--      80%  A Reynoso       Ordonez Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  6   79%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   78%  C Everett       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Armando Reynoso facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   81%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   84%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7   82%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   RR     1--  3   56%  S Berry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  2   57%  T Howard        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   63%  E Alfonzo       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   52%  J Olerud        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  B Gilkey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Armando Reynoso facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   33%  B Ausmus        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  4   41%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
                  Bobby Abreu pinch hits for Mike Hampton batting 9th
   O      --3  2   52%  B Abreu         Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
          --3  2   50%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
          1-3  3   47%  D Bell          Hit By Pitch; Biggio to 2B
                  Greg McMichael replaces Armando Reynoso pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  2   59%  J Bagwell       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Russ Springer facing 5-6-7
                  Russ Springer replaces Bobby Abreu pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   55%  T Hundley       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   R      ---  3   77%  B Huskey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   76%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   75%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Greg McMichael facing 4-5-6
                  Alex Ochoa replaces Butch Huskey playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  4   80%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   84%  S Berry         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   87%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ramon Garcia facing 9-1-2
                  Ramon Garcia replaces Thomas Howard pitching and batting 6th; James Mouton replaces Russ Springer playing RF batting 9th; Steve Bieser pinch hits for Greg McMichael batting 9th
   O      ---  6   86%  S Bieser        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   87%  C Everett       Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
   O      1--      85%  E Alfonzo       Everett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   84%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, John Franco facing 7-8-9
                  John Franco replaces Steve Bieser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Ricky Gutierrez pinch hits for Bill Spiers batting 8th
          ---  2   83%  R Gutierrez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      96%  J Mouton        Gutierrez Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYN199705130

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1997 > NYM \| HOU > May 13, 1997, Astros at Mets Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation