JONES LOSES NO HIT BID WITH 2 OUTS IN 7TH - ROJAS,WENDELL ALMOST BLOW 9 RUN LEAD IN 9TH

UPDATE: Rey Ordonez lost for 4 games

Bobby Jones took a no-hitter into the 7th inning and Todd Pratt had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the New York (NL) Mets topped the Houston Astros by a score of 10 to 6 at The Astrodome.New York (NL) had 11 hits for the game and Houston had 5. "I thought we might have another one [no-hitter] from Bobby today. He pitched lights out, just shows you how hard it is" Graham said.

The win went to Jones(4-0) who allowed 1 run in 6 and 2/3 innings.  The right-handed Jones lost his no-hit bid when Derek Bell tripled with two outs in the 7th inning.  Mike Hampton(3-3) took the loss.  

Coming into the 9th with a 9 run lead it took two Mets relievers to put out the fire that saw the Stros' push across 5 runs and make a game of it. "Ridiculous...thats horseshit. Just throw fucking strikes" Graham said after the game.

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BOXSCORE: 1997 New York (NL) Mets At 1997 Houston Astros             5/7/1997
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.McRae CF          5  0  0  0 .207     C.Biggio 2B         3  0  0  0 .228  
  E.Alfonzo 3B        4  1  2  0 .391     T.Howard CF         5  0  1  1 .282  
  J.Olerud 1B         2  1  0  0 .372     J.Bagwell 1B        4  0  0  1 .180  
  B.Huskey RF         5  2  2  2 .194     L.Gonzalez LF       5  1  0  0 .210  
  B.Gilkey LF         3  1  0  0 .212     D.Bell RF           4  2  2  1 .265  
  T.Pratt C           5  3  4  4 .364     B.Spiers 3B         3  1  1  1 .329  
  L.Lopez 2B,SS       4  1  1  0 .271     B.Ausmus C          3  0  0  0 .337  
  R.Ordonez SS        3  1  1  2 .160   D-T.Eusebio PR        0  1  0  0 .529  
C-C.Baerga 2B         0  0  0  0 .202     R.Gutierrez SS      3  1  0  1 .230  
  B.Jones P           4  0  1  2 .125     M.Hampton P         1  0  0  0 .133  
  M.Rojas P           0  0  0  0 .000   A-S.Berry PH          1  0  0  0 .289  
  T.Wendell P         0  0  0  0 .000     T.Martin P          0  0  0  0 .500  
                                          J.Lima P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-B.Abreu PH          1  0  0  0 .289  
                                          M.Magnante P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        E-C.Carr PH           1  0  1  1 .258  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35 10 11 10                 Totals      34  6  5  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hampton In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lima In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Ordonez In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Ausmus In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Magnante In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Rey Ordonez INJURED (for 4 more games) in 9th inning
INJURY: Brad Ausmus INJURED (for 4 more games) in 9th inning
 
Mets............ 0 1 0  3 0 0  6 0 0  - 10 11  3
Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 5  -  6  5  0
 
Mets (21-12)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Jones WIN(4-0)          6 2/3   2   1   1   1   2   0  68   1.83  A1 C7
M.Rojas                   1 1/3   2   5   3   2   4   0  44   5.94  C8 D9
T.Wendell                 1       1   0   0   0   1   0  15   5.63  E1
Totals                    9       5   6   4   3   7   0
 
Astros (23-10)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Hampton LOSS(3-3)       6       5   4   4   4   3   0 110   3.16  A1 C9
T.Martin                  0 1/3   1   3   3   2   0   0  20   3.86  D1 D4
J.Lima                    1 2/3   4   3   3   0   3   1  25   4.42  D5 E4
M.Magnante                1       1   0   0   0   2   0  16   0.00  E5
Totals                    9      11  10  10   6   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,161 DATE- Wednesday, May 7th 1997 TIME- Night 
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 7  Astros: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Astros: 1
ERRORS- T.Pratt, L.Lopez, R.Ordonez
DOUBLES- B.Huskey(5th), T.Pratt(4th), R.Ordonez(4th), B.Jones
TRIPLES- D.Bell-2(3rd)
HOME RUNS- T.Pratt(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Ordonez-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Bagwell
WALKS- E.Alfonzo, J.Olerud-3, B.Gilkey-2, C.Biggio-2, B.Spiers
HIT BY PITCH- L.Lopez, B.Ausmus, R.Gutierrez
STRIKE OUTS- B.McRae-2, J.Olerud, B.Gilkey-2, L.Lopez-2, B.Jones, C.Biggio,
             T.Howard-2, J.Bagwell-2, R.Gutierrez, B.Abreu
GIDP- B.Huskey
WILD PITCHES- T.Martin
 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW, METS CANT HANDLE ROCKIES BIG BATS

Colorado Rockies broke the deadlock in their last at bats, pulling out a 6 to 5 win over the New York (NL) Mets and sending their hometown fans home smiling.This was the kind of game that many fans love as the lead changed hands 5 times. 


The win went to Jerry Dipoto(2-2) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. Greg McMichael(1-1) was hit with the loss in relief.  He gave up 1 run and 2 hits in 1 and 1/3 innings.

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BOXSCORE: 1997 New York (NL) Mets At 1997 Colorado Rockies           5/6/1997
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rockies            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Alfonzo 3B        5  1  4  0 .386     W.Weiss SS          4  1  1  0 .277  
  B.McRae CF          4  0  0  0 .216     E.Burks CF          4  1  1  0 .315  
  J.Olerud 1B         4  0  1  1 .378     L.Walker RF         5  2  3  3 .313  
  T.Hundley C         4  1  2  0 .319     A.Galarraga 1B      4  0  2  1 .287  
  B.Huskey RF         4  1  1  2 .175     J.Dipoto P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Gilkey LF         2  0  0  0 .218     D.Bichette LF       3  1  0  0 .301  
  C.Baerga 2B         4  2  2  0 .202     V.Castilla 3B       4  1  1  2 .296  
  L.Lopez SS          4  0  2  2 .273     J.Bates 2B          4  0  2  0 .229  
  G.McMichael P       0  0  0  0 .000     K.Manwaring C       4  0  1  0 .200  
  R.Reed P            2  0  0  0 .167     P.Astacio P         1  0  0  0 .000  
A-C.Everett PH        1  0  0  0 .232   B-Q.McCracken PH      1  0  0  0 .197  
  J.Acevedo P         0  0  0  0 .333   C-J.Vander Wal 1B     1  0  0  0 .150  
D-R.Ordonez SS        1  0  0  0 .154                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  5 12  5                 Totals      35  6 11  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Reed In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Astacio In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For McCracken In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Acevedo In 8th Inning
 
INJURY: Andres Galarraga INJURED (for 3 more games) in 7th inning
 
Mets............ 1 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  5 12  0
Rockies......... 1 0 2  0 0 0  0 2 1  -  6 11  0
 
Mets (20-12)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Reed                    5       8   3   3   0   2   1  80   2.30  A1 C5
J.Acevedo BS(1st)         2       1   2   2   3   1   1  39   8.18  C6 D6
G.McMichael LOSS(1-1)     1 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  25   1.89  D7
Totals                    8 1/3  11   6   6   3   4   2
 
Rockies (11-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Astacio                 7      11   5   5   2   5   1 104   5.68  A1 D5
J.Dipoto WIN(2-2)         2       1   0   0   0   1   0  17   3.32  D6
Totals                    9      12   5   5   2   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,349 DATE- Tuesday, May 6th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 6  Rockies: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Rockies: 1
DOUBLES- L.Lopez-2(4th), E.Burks(8th), A.Galarraga(6th)
HOME RUNS- B.Huskey(2nd), L.Walker(10th), V.Castilla(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Gilkey
SACRIFICE HITS- B.McRae, P.Astacio
WALKS- B.Gilkey-2, W.Weiss, E.Burks, D.Bichette
STRIKE OUTS- J.Olerud, T.Hundley, B.Huskey, B.Gilkey-2, R.Reed, W.Weiss,
             L.Walker, V.Castilla, J.Vander Wal
GIDP- B.McRae
WILD PITCHES- P.Astacio-2
 

HUNDLEY SMACKS 2 BOMBS-WENDELL SPLENDID IN RELIEF, METS DOWN REDBIRDS TO TAKE SERIES

Todd Hundley smacked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the New York (NL) Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 7 to 1 at Shea Stadium.New York (NL) had 8 hits for the afternoon while St. Louis had 4. The winning pitcher was Brian Bohanon(1-1) who allowed 1 run in 6 innings. Turk Wendell gained credit for his 1st save. Fernando Valenzuela(1-2) was tagged with the loss. He surrendered 4 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings.

Wendell stepped up huge out of the bullpen going 3 innings allowing only one hit and walking one. "That's the performance we need out of our bullpen, he hasnt been the most effective relief pitcher this year but he certaintly got the job done tonight" closer John Franco said.

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BOXSCORE: 1997 St. Louis Cardinals At 1997 New York (NL) Mets        5/4/1997
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Deshields 2B      4  0  0  1 .190     B.McRae CF          3  1  1  1 .224  
  M.Gallego SS        4  0  0  0 .000     E.Alfonzo 3B        4  2  1  0 .370  
  R.Lankford CF       4  0  0  0 .227     J.Olerud 1B         2  1  0  0 .363  
  G.Gaetti 3B         4  0  0  0 .203     T.Hundley C         3  2  3  3 .314  
  M.Difelice C        2  0  1  0 .208     B.Gilkey LF         4  0  1  0 .219  
  D.Young LF          4  1  1  0 .263     J.Hardtke 2B        4  0  1  2 .286  
  J.Mabry RF          2  0  2  0 .275     C.Everett RF        4  0  0  0 .219  
  S.Livingstone 1B    3  0  0  0 .111     R.Ordonez SS        4  0  0  0 .164  
  F.Valenzuela P      1  0  0  0 .200     B.Bohanon P         3  0  1  0 .444  
A-D.Bell PH           1  0  0  0 .100   B-A.Ochoa PR          0  1  0  0 .500  
  T.Mathews P         0  0  0  0 ----     T.Wendell P         1  0  0  0 .000  
C-W.McGee PH          1  0  0  0 .200                                          
  M.Petkovsek P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-P.Plantier PH       1  0  0  0 .172                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  4  1                 Totals      32  7  8  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Valenzuela In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Bohanon In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mathews In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Petkovsek In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  0
Mets............ 2 0 1  0 2 1  1 0    -  7  8  0
 
Cardinals (9-21)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Valenzuela LOSS(1-2)    4       4   3   3   2   3   2  57   6.53  A1 B9
T.Mathews                 2       3   3   3   2   2   0  48   4.43  C1 D2
M.Petkovsek               2       1   1   1   0   1   1  22   4.07  D3
Totals                    8       8   7   7   4   6   3
 
Mets (20-10)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Bohanon WIN(1-1)        6       3   1   1   4   4   0  94   2.84  A1 C8
T.Wendell SAVE(1st)       3       1   0   0   1   0   0  41   6.43  C9
Totals                    9       4   1   1   5   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,825 DATE- Sunday, May 4th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 9  Mets: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0  Mets: 0
TRIPLES- B.Bohanon
HOME RUNS- B.McRae(6th), T.Hundley-2(10th)
WALKS- D.Deshields, M.Difelice, J.Mabry-2, S.Livingstone, B.McRae, J.Olerud-2,
       T.Hundley
HIT BY PITCH- M.Difelice
STRIKE OUTS- R.Lankford, G.Gaetti, S.Livingstone, D.Bell, B.McRae, B.Gilkey-2,
             J.Hardtke, C.Everett-2
WILD PITCHES- T.Mathews
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Ray Lankford robbed Brian Bohanon of an extra base hit.
 

METS SET DOWN REDBIRDS WITH LATE SHOT FROM ALFONZO

In a good matchup it was the New York (NL) Mets 3, the St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Shea Stadium.

Turk Wendell(1-0) came on to close the door tight in relief.  No one got on base in his 1 inning.  New York (NL) finished with just 6 hits in the victory. 


John Franco earned his 11th save.  The loss was charged to John Frascatore(1-4) in relief.  He pitched 3 innings giving up 2 hits and 1 walk.

It was Alfonzo's first game back from the disable list and he made his presence known. It was a tied up at one in the bottom of the 8th with a runner on when Alfonzo drove a fastball up in the zone, a little piece of cheddar, into left center field that barely cleared the wall. He'll do that from time to time. It proved to be the difference in this one as the Mets sent the fans home happy with a 3-1 victory.

The record now stands at 19-9. "Yeah...it's great to have the guy back, he made some really solid defensive plays, snagged a few sharp liners at third and ended up winning the game for us." Graham said after the game.

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BOXSCORE: 1997 St. Louis Cardinals At 1997 New York (NL) Mets        5/2/1997
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Deshields 2B      2  0  1  0 .187     B.McRae CF          3  1  0  0 .230  
  R.Gant LF           4  0  2  0 .212     E.Alfonzo 3B        4  1  2  2 .359  
  R.Lankford CF       3  0  0  1 .263     M.Franco 1B         4  0  0  0 .333  
  G.Gaetti 3B         3  0  0  0 .219     T.Hundley C         4  1  2  1 .291  
C-J.Mabry PH,3B       1  0  0  0 .258     B.Gilkey LF         2  0  1  0 .229  
  T.Pagnozzi C        4  0  2  0 .167     C.Everett RF        3  0  0  0 .214  
  R.Clayton SS        4  0  1  0 .288     C.Baerga 2B         3  0  0  0 .178  
  M.Difelice 1B       2  0  0  0 .200     L.Lopez SS          3  0  0  0 .231  
  B.Jordan RF         3  0  0  0 .188     T.Wendell P         0  0  0  0 ----  
D-T.Lampkin PH        1  0  0  0 .278     J.Franco P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Benes* P          2  1  1  0 .200     B.Jones P           2  0  1  0 .083  
A-P.Plantier PH       1  0  0  0 .179   B-R.Ordonez SS        1  0  0  0 .167  
  J.Frascatore P      0  0  0  0 ----                                          
E-W.McGee PH          1  0  0  0 .182                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  7  1                 Totals      29  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Benes* In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Jones In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gaetti In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Jordan In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Frascatore In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
Mets............ 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 2    -  3  6  0
 
Cardinals (8-20)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Benes*                  5       4   1   1   0   6   1  72   4.66  A1 C1
J.Frascatore LOSS(1-4)    3       2   2   2   1   2   1  47   3.86  C2
Totals                    8       6   3   3   1   8   2
 
Mets (19-9)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Jones                   7       7   1   1   2   4   0 106   1.91  A1 D3
T.Wendell WIN(1-0)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0  14  11.25  D4 D6
J.Franco SAVE(11th)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0  13   1.54  D7
Totals                    9       7   1   1   2   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,638 DATE- Friday, May 2nd 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 8  Mets: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Mets: 1
DOUBLES- T.Hundley(6th), B.Gilkey(9th)
HOME RUNS- E.Alfonzo(2nd), T.Hundley(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Difelice
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Lankford
WALKS- D.Deshields-2, B.McRae
HIT BY PITCH- M.Difelice, B.Gilkey
STRIKE OUTS- R.Lankford, G.Gaetti, B.Jordan, T.Lampkin, A.Benes*, B.McRae-2,
             M.Franco, B.Gilkey, C.Everett, L.Lopez-2, B.Jones
GIDP- R.Gant, M.Franco
 

APRIL RECAP

April is in the books for the 97' campaign. Let's take a look at how it all went down.

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LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1997 Major Leagues                                 PAGE 1
 
 ----BATTING AVERAGE----   --------AT BATS--------   ------RUNS SCORED------  
 H.Baines      BAL  .459   N.Garciaparra BOS   120   B.Williams    NYY    28   
 M.Piazza      LAD  .432   D.Jeter       NYY   119   K.Griffey Jr. SEA    25   
 B.Williams    NYY  .389   C.Ripken      BAL   115   D.Jeter       NYY    24   
 M.Cameron     CHW  .384   O.Vizquel     CLE   115   J.Cirillo     MIL    22   
 J.Burnitz     MIL  .377   T.Womack      PIT   113   A.Rodriguez   SEA    21   
 J.Olerud      NYM  .372   B.Hunter      DET   112   B.Bonilla     FLA    21   
 T.Gwynn       SDP  .368   B.Anderson    BAL   109   OTHERS TIED WITH     20   
 B.Bonilla     FLA  .363   M.Grudzielane MON   109                             
 C.Davis       KCR  .361   A.Belle       CHW   108                             
 R.White       MON  .360   D.Nilsson     MIL   108                             
 E.Sprague     TOR  .360   A.Rodriguez   SEA   108                             
 R.Coomer      MIN  .358   R.Greer       TEX   107                             
 
 ----------HITS---------   --------DOUBLES--------   --------TRIPLES--------  
 M.Piazza      LAD    41   J.Olerud      NYM    11   J.Vizcaino    SFG     6   
 T.Martinez    NYY    37   B.Hunter      DET    10   B.Williams    NYY     4   
 B.Williams    NYY    37   M.Lawton      MIN    10   B.Higginson   DET     3   
 B.Bonilla     FLA    37   M.Grace       CHC    10   C.Knoblauch   MIN     3   
 P.O'Neill     NYY    36   B.Bonilla     FLA    10   J.Hernandez   CHC     3   
 R.White       MON    36   OTHERS TIED WITH      9   C.Biggio      HOU     3   
 D.Nilsson     MIL    35                             B.McRae       NYM     3   
 K.Griffey Jr. SEA    35                             J.Kendall     PIT     3   
 A.Rodriguez   SEA    35                             D.Deshields   STL     3   
 D.Glanville   CHC    35                             R.Clayton     STL     3   
 J.Olerud      NYM    35                             B.Bonds       SFG     3   
 OTHERS TIED WITH     34                             OTHERS TIED WITH      2   
 
 --------HOMERUNS-------   -----RUNS BATTED IN----   ---------WALKS---------  
 K.Griffey Jr. SEA    11   K.Griffey Jr. SEA    27   T.Salmon      ANA    19   
 J.Thome       CLE    10   P.O'Neill     NYY    26   J.Cirillo     MIL    19   
 M.Williams    CLE    10   T.Martinez    NYY    24   B.Spiers      HOU    19   
 T.Martinez    NYY     9   R.White       MON    24   G.Berroa      BAL    18   
 N.Garciaparra BOS     8   B.Bonds       SFG    24   J.Bagwell     HOU    18   
 L.Walker      COL     8   M.Williams    CLE    23   B.McRae       NYM    18   
 B.Bonds       SFG     8   E.Martinez    SEA    23   B.Anderson    BAL    17   
 OTHERS TIED WITH      7   J.Conine      FLA    22   T.O'Leary     BOS    17   
                           B.Williams    NYY    21   M.Ramirez     CLE    17   
                           OTHERS TIED WITH     20   J.King        KCR    17   
                                                     T.Hundley     NYM    17   
                                                     B.Mueller     SFG    17   
 
 ---INTENTIONAL WALKS---   ------STRIKE OUTS------   ------HIT BY PITCH-----  
 J.Girardi     NYY     7   R.Gant        STL    34   C.Knoblauch   MIN     6   
 T.O'Leary     BOS     5   J.Buhner      SEA    33   J.Blauser     ATL     6   
 M.Alou        FLA     5   S.Sosa        CHC    33   S.Rolen       PHI     6   
 M.Piazza      LAD     5   J.Bagwell     HOU    29   J.Kendall     PIT     6   
 T.Gwynn       SDP     4   D.Palmer      KCR    28   P.Meares      MIN     5   
 OTHERS TIED WITH      3   W.Greene      CIN    28   R.Klesko      ATL     5   
                           J.Thome       CLE    27   M.Macfarlane  KCR     4   
                           T.Clark       DET    27   J.Girardi     NYY     4   
                           D.Hollins     ANA    26   C.Biggio      HOU     4   
                           P.Sorrento    SEA    26   F.Santangelo  MON     4   
                           T.Hundley     NYM    26   S.Bieser      NYM     4   
                           OTHERS TIED WITH     25   OTHERS TIED WITH      3   
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1997 Major Leagues                                 PAGE 2
 
 -----SACRIFICE HITS----   ------STOLEN BASES-----   ----STOLEN BASE PCT----  
 D.Glanville   CHC     8   T.Womack      PIT    16   D.Erstad      ANA 1.000   
 A.Rodriguez   SEA     6   B.Hunter      DET    15   A.Belle       CHW 1.000   
 M.Lansing     MON     6   O.Nixon       TOR    12   O.Vizquel     CLE 1.000   
 O.Vizquel     CLE     5   E.Young       LAD    11   M.Cordova     MIN 1.000   
 D.Neagle      ATL     5   D.Deshields   STL    11   R.Amaral      SEA 1.000   
 E.Renteria    FLA     5   T.Goodwin     TEX    10   A.Rodriguez   SEA 1.000   
 M.Morandini   PHI     5   D.Sanders     CIN     9   A.Jones       ATL 1.000   
 OTHERS TIED WITH      4   R.Durham      CHW     8   E.Alfonzo     NYM 1.000   
                           OTHERS TIED WITH      7   J.Allensworth PIT 1.000   
                                                     D.Deshields   STL 1.000   
                                                     Q.Veras       SDP 1.000   
                                                     E.Young       LAD  .917   
 
 ----------GIDP---------   -----HITTING STREAK----   ---PINCH HIT BAT AVG---  
 T.Fryman      DET     8   M.Williams    CLE  * 17   D.Berryhill   SFG 1.000   
 D.Bragg       BOS     7   M.Piazza      LAD    17   T.Bogar       HOU  .600   
 W.Cordero     BOS     6   H.Baines      BAL  * 16   T.Beamon      SDP  .600   
 F.Thomas      CHW     6   T.Gwynn       SDP    16   R.Henderson   SDP  .600   
 B.Boone       CIN     6   A.Belle       CHW    13   O.Miller      DET  .500   
 L.Walker      COL     6   J.Gonzalez    TEX  * 12   Y.Benitez     KCR  .500   
 V.Castilla    COL     6   B.Hunter      DET    12   J.Jaha        MIL  .500   
 E.Renteria    FLA     6   B.Mayne       OAK    12   K.Orie        CHC  .500   
 OTHERS TIED WITH      5   I.Rodriguez   TEX  * 11   F.Santangelo  MON  .500   
                           OTHERS TIED WITH     11   T.Pratt       NYM  .500   
                                                     B.Mueller     SFG  .500   
                                                     M.Lewis       SFG  .500   
 
 ------SLUGGING PCT-----   ------ON BASE PCT------   ---RUNSCREATED/27OUT---  
 B.Bonds       SFG  .762   H.Baines      BAL  .544   H.Baines      BAL  17.0   
 K.Griffey Jr. SEA  .760   M.Cameron     CHW  .489   M.Piazza      LAD  14.8   
 M.Williams    CLE  .717   M.Piazza      LAD  .486   J.Olerud      NYM  13.8   
 J.Thome       CLE  .713   J.Burnitz     MIL  .476   B.Bonds       SFG  13.3   
 J.Olerud      NYM  .702   B.Spiers      HOU  .464   J.Burnitz     MIL  12.8   
 T.Martinez    NYY  .686   T.O'Leary     BOS  .464   J.Thome       CLE  12.7   
 H.Baines      BAL  .676   J.Olerud      NYM  .454   M.Cameron     CHW  12.3   
 T.Hundley     NYM  .662   B.Williams    NYY  .444   K.Griffey Jr. SEA  12.2   
 M.Piazza      LAD  .653   B.Bonds       SFG  .444   T.Hundley     NYM  11.7   
 J.Burnitz     MIL  .652   T.Hundley     NYM  .438   M.Williams    CLE  11.2   
 R.White       MON  .650   P.O'Neill     NYY  .437   E.Sprague     TOR  11.1   
 H.Rodriguez   MON  .641   B.Mueller     SFG  .435   T.Martinez    NYY  10.9   
 
 -----TOTAL AVERAGE-----   ------TOTAL BASES------   ----BAT AVG VS. LEFT---  
 H.Baines      BAL 1.512   K.Griffey Jr. SEA    79   J.Olerud      NYM  .632   
 B.Bonds       SFG 1.491   T.Martinez    NYY    72   V.Castilla    COL  .600   
 J.Burnitz     MIL 1.348   M.Williams    CLE    71   M.Stanley     NYY  .526   
 M.Piazza      LAD 1.345   J.Olerud      NYM    66   E.Davis       BAL  .500   
 J.Olerud      NYM 1.333   B.Bonilla     FLA    65   C.Davis       KCR  .500   
 K.Griffey Jr. SEA 1.310   R.White       MON    65   R.Coomer      MIN  .480   
 J.Thome       CLE 1.305   R.Palmeiro    BAL    64   M.Williams    CLE  .471   
 T.Hundley     NYM 1.294   D.Nilsson     MIL    64   L.Sojo        NYY  .471   
 M.Cameron     CHW 1.277   N.Garciaparra BOS    62   N.Perez       COL  .471   
 M.Williams    CLE 1.224   J.Thome       CLE    62   E.Sprague     TOR  .455   
 T.Martinez    NYY 1.186   M.Piazza      LAD    62   N.Martin      CHW  .429   
 B.Williams    NYY 1.175   B.Bonds       SFG    61   T.Barron      PHI  .421   
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1997 Major Leagues                                 PAGE 3
 
 ------HR VS. LEFT------   ---BAT AVG VS. RIGHT---   ------HR VS. RIGHT-----  
 N.Garciaparra BOS     5   H.Baines      BAL  .500   K.Griffey Jr. SEA    10   
 M.Vaughn      BOS     4   B.Williams    NYY  .455   J.Thome       CLE     9   
 Y.Benitez     KCR     4   L.Mouton      CHW  .442   M.Williams    CLE     7   
 OTHERS TIED WITH      3   S.Hatteberg   BOS  .440   D.Nilsson     MIL     7   
                           M.Piazza      LAD  .440   T.Martinez    NYY     7   
                           M.Cameron     CHW  .439   B.Mayne       OAK     7   
                           R.Alomar      BAL  .414   H.Rodriguez   MON     7   
                           P.O'Neill     NYY  .403   B.Bonds       SFG     7   
                           A.Cianfrocco  SDP  .400   L.Stevens     TEX     6   
                           T.Gwynn       SDP  .397   L.Walker      COL     6   
                           D.Erstad      ANA  .387   V.Guerrero    MON     6   
                           M.Franco      NYM  .386   T.Hundley     NYM     6   
 
 ----FIRST BASE X-PCT---   ---SECOND BASE X-PCT---   ----THIRD BASE X-PCT---  
 M.Grace       CHC 1.000   C.Biggio      HOU 1.000   M.Williams    CLE  .900   
 R.Brogna      PHI  .833   M.Lansing     MON  .938   C.Snopek      CHW  .875   
 D.Segui       MON  .800   M.Morandini   PHI  .889   B.Mueller     SFG  .833   
 J.Snow        SFG  .800   J.Kent        SFG  .875   C.Hayes       NYY  .778   
 T.Clark       DET  .769   J.Cora        SEA  .857   S.Brosius     OAK  .778   
 K.Young       PIT  .750   C.Knoblauch   MIN  .792   S.Rolen       PHI  .714   
 J.King        KCR  .692   T.Fernandez   CLE  .789   G.Gaetti      STL  .688   
 W.Clark       TEX  .667   C.Garcia      TOR  .765   J.Randa       PIT  .667   
 R.Palmeiro    BAL  .600   J.Offerman    KCR  .762   D.Strange     MON  .636   
 J.Olerud      NYM  .583   S.Spiezio     OAK  .759   C.Jones       ATL  .625   
 J.Thome       CLE  .571   R.Sandberg    CHC  .750   V.Castilla    COL  .600   
 OTHERS TIED WITH   .500   Q.Veras       SDP  .750   J.Cirillo     MIL  .556   
 
 ----SHORT STOP X-PCT---   -----OUTFIELD X-PCT----   -----CATCHER X-PCT-----  
 J.Valentin    MIL  .964   B.Anderson    BAL 1.000   J.Fabregas    CHW 1.000   
 P.Reese       CIN  .952   B.Surhoff     BAL 1.000   I.Rodriguez   TEX 1.000   
 R.Ordonez     NYM  .885   B.Williams    NYY 1.000   D.Fletcher    MON 1.000   
 O.Vizquel     CLE  .878   K.Lofton      ATL 1.000   B.Johnson     SFG 1.000   
 E.Renteria    FLA  .868   A.Jones       ATL 1.000   T.Hundley     NYM  .909   
 N.Garciaparra BOS  .850   D.Glanville   CHC 1.000   S.Alomar      CLE  .889   
 J.Bell        KCR  .833   B.Gilkey      NYM 1.000   B.Santiago    TOR  .889   
 P.Meares      MIN  .833   B.McRae       NYM 1.000   S.Servais     CHC  .889   
 D.Jeter       NYY  .828   S.Finley      SDP 1.000   M.Macfarlane  KCR  .875   
 A.Gonzalez    TOR  .818   B.Bonds       SFG 1.000   S.Hatteberg   BOS  .867   
 G.Disarcina   ANA  .800   D.Hamilton    SFG 1.000   OTHERS TIED WITH   .857   
 M.Alexander   CHC  .793   OTHERS TIED WITH   .917                             
 
 ---------ERRORS--------   ----OPPONENT STEALS----   ----OPPONENT SB PCT----  
 B.Spiers      HOU    10   M.Matheny     MIL    25   G.Zaun        FLA  .250   
 R.Durham      CHW     7   J.Flaherty    SDP    22   T.Pena        CHW  .286   
 M.Grudzielane MON     7   M.Lieberthal  PHI    21   J.Posada      NYY  .333   
 C.Ripken      BAL     6   B.Mayne       OAK    20   C.Kreuter     ANA  .429   
 A.Belle       CHW     6   R.Casanova    DET    17   C.O'Brien     TOR  .500   
 R.Davis       SEA     6   R.Karkovice   CHW    16   T.Steinbach   MIN  .500   
 W.Greene      CIN     6   S.Alomar      CLE    16   P.Borders     CLE  .500   
 M.Lieberthal  PHI     6   D.Fletcher    MON    15   L.Webster     BAL  .500   
 S.Dunston     PIT     6   M.Difelice    STL    14   C.Grebeck     ANA  .500   
 OTHERS TIED WITH      5   M.Piazza      LAD    13   D.Wilson      SEA  .533   
                           C.Widger      MON    13   C.Johnson     FLA  .538   
                           J.Kendall     PIT    13   OTHERS TIED WITH   .545   
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1997 Major Leagues                                 PAGE 4
 
 ----------WINS---------   ---------LOSSES--------   ------WINNING PCT------  
 R.Reed        NYM     6   S.Karsay      OAK     5   J.Thompson    DET 1.000   
 S.Erickson    BAL     5   OTHERS TIED WITH      4   F.Rodriguez   MIN 1.000   
 J.Mercedes    MIL     5                             D.Cone        NYY 1.000   
 OTHERS TIED WITH      4                             D.Wells       NYY 1.000   
                                                     A.Prieto      OAK 1.000   
                                                     J.Gonzalez    CHC 1.000   
                                                     J.Shaw        CIN 1.000   
                                                     J.Powell      FLA 1.000   
                                                     F.Heredia     FLA 1.000   
                                                     R.Reed        NYM 1.000   
                                                     B.Jones       NYM 1.000   
                                                     S.Erickson    BAL  .833   
 
 ----------ERA----------   ----INNINGS PITCHED----   ----------TBF----------  
 T.Glavine     ATL  1.10   D.Kile        HOU  47.2   D.Kile        HOU   201   
 D.Mlicki      NYM  1.23   K.Appier      KCR  46.1   K.Appier      KCR   199   
 J.Gonzalez    CHC  1.24   P.Hentgen     TOR  46.0   P.Hentgen     TOR   198   
 H.Nomo        LAD  1.36   R.Clemens     TOR  45.0   R.Clemens     TOR   184   
 C.McElroy     CHW  1.36   B.Radke       MIN  44.0   M.Mussina     BAL   183   
 F.Rodriguez   MIN  1.44   A.Pettitte    NYY  44.0   D.Oliver      TEX   183   
 M.Remlinger   CIN  1.63   J.Smoltz      ATL  44.0   A.Pettitte    NYY   178   
 R.Johnson     SEA  1.63   C.Nagy        CLE  42.0   J.Smoltz      ATL   177   
 M.Morris      STL  1.71   M.Morris      STL  42.0   C.Nagy        CLE   176   
 R.Martinez    LAD  1.88   D.Oliver      TEX  41.2   J.Thompson    DET   175   
 R.Reed        NYM  1.89   C.Schilling   PHI  41.2   S.Trachsel    CHC   175   
 OTHERS TIED WITH   2.00   J.Thompson    DET  41.1   B.Radke       MIN   173   
 
 -----GAMES PITCHED-----   -----GAMES STARTED-----   -----COMPLETE GAMES----  
 D.Holmes      COL    18   A.Sele        BOS     8   A.Watson      ANA     2   
 A.Small       OAK    15   M.Mussina     BAL     7   R.Johnson     SEA     2   
 OTHERS TIED WITH     14   J.Navarro     CHW     7   T.Clark       TEX     2   
                           J.Thompson    DET     7   R.Clemens     TOR     2   
                           K.Appier      KCR     7   T.Glavine     ATL     2   
                           S.Karl        MIL     7   C.Perez       MON     2   
                           J.Moyer       SEA     7   OTHERS TIED WITH      1   
                           S.Trachsel    CHC     7                             
                           D.Kile        HOU     7                             
                           E.Loaiza      PIT     7                             
                           OTHERS TIED WITH      6                             
                                                                               
 
 -----GAMES FINISHED----   ---------SAVES---------   --------SAVE PCT-------  
 M.Rivera      NYY    12   R.Aguilera    MIN    10   R.Hernandez   CHW 1.000   
 J.Franco      NYM    11   M.Rivera      NYY    10   M.Jackson     CLE 1.000   
 D.Jones       MIL    10   J.Franco      NYM    10   J.Montgomery  KCR 1.000   
 R.Aguilera    MIN    10   R.Myers       BAL     9   R.Aguilera    MIN 1.000   
 T.Adams       CHC    10   D.Jones       MIL     8   A.Telford     MON 1.000   
 J.Shaw        CIN    10   B.Wagner      HOU     8   J.Franco      NYM 1.000   
 T.Worrell     LAD    10   T.Worrell     LAD     8   R.Bottalico   PHI 1.000   
 T.Hoffman     SDP    10   R.Nen         FLA     7   R.Beck        SFG 1.000   
 OTHERS TIED WITH      9   T.Hoffman     SDP     7   R.Myers       BAL  .900   
                           T.Jones       DET     6   B.Wagner      HOU  .889   
                           B.Taylor      OAK     6   M.Rivera      NYY  .833   
                           OTHERS TIED WITH      5   D.Jones       MIL  .800   
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1997 Major Leagues                                 PAGE 5
 
 --------SHUTOUTS-------   ------HITS ALLOWED-----   ----------RUNS---------  
 MANY TIED WITH        1   P.Hentgen     TOR    53   A.Sele        BOS    33   
                           M.Mussina     BAL    52   S.Karl        MIL    32   
                           J.Burkett     TEX    52   J.Moyer       SEA    30   
                           J.Moyer       SEA    49   S.Karsay      OAK    29   
                           D.Oliver      TEX    48   M.Gardner     SFG    29   
                           J.Thompson    DET    46   R.Bailey      COL    27   
                           S.Karl        MIL    46   F.Castillo    COL    27   
                           J.Smoltz      ATL    45   R.Blazier     PHI    27   
                           S.Trachsel    CHC    45   B.Witt        TEX    26   
                           M.Leiter      PHI    45   K.Hill        ANA    25   
                           B.Witt        TEX    44   M.Mussina     BAL    25   
                           OTHERS TIED WITH     43   OTHERS TIED WITH     24   
 
 ------EARNED RUNS------   ---HOME RUNS ALLOWED---   ---------WALKS---------  
 A.Sele        BOS    29   S.Karl        MIL    10   J.Nelson      NYY    24   
 J.Moyer       SEA    29   M.Leiter      PHI    10   C.Castillo    CHW    19   
 M.Gardner     SFG    29   S.Sanders     DET     9   T.Glavine     ATL    19   
 S.Karsay      OAK    28   D.Wengert     OAK     9   C.Park        LAD    19   
 S.Karl        MIL    26   K.Hill        ANA     8   S.Estes       SFG    19   
 M.Mussina     BAL    25   A.Sele        BOS     8   A.Sele        BOS    18   
 R.Bailey      COL    25   M.Mussina     BAL     7   D.Cone        NYY    18   
 K.Hill        ANA    24   D.Drabek      CHW     7   K.Brown       FLA    18   
 F.Castillo    COL    24   M.Gardner     SFG     7   A.Leiter      FLA    18   
 B.Witt        TEX    23   OTHERS TIED WITH      6   J.Juden       MON    18   
 W.Williams    TOR    23                             M.Leiter      PHI    18   
 OTHERS TIED WITH     22                             OTHERS TIED WITH     17   
 
 -------STRIKEOUTS------   ------WILD PITCHES-----   ---------BALKS---------  
 R.Clemens     TOR    58   P.Spoljaric   SEA     5   A.Benes       STL     3   
 C.Schilling   PHI    57   T.Hoffman     SDP     5   W.Blair       DET     2   
 R.Johnson     SEA    51   S.Karl        MIL     4   K.Rogers      NYY     2   
 P.Martinez    MON    51   D.Cone        NYY     4   K.Tapani      CHC     2   
 D.Kile        HOU    41   L.Andujar     TOR     4   J.Dipoto      COL     2   
 M.Mussina     BAL    40   OTHERS TIED WITH      3   R.Harris      PHI     2   
 J.Nelson      NYY    40                             OTHERS TIED WITH      1   
 M.Remlinger   CIN    39                                                       
 K.Appier      KCR    38                                                       
 B.Radke       MIN    37                                                       
 J.Thompson    DET    36                                                       
 OTHERS TIED WITH     35                                                       
 
 -----PITCHER X-PCT-----   ----OPPONENT STEALS----   ----OPPONENT SB PCT----  
 MANY TIED WITH    1.000   K.Jarvis      DET    10   D.Hermanson   MON  .250   
                           J.Juden       MON    10   C.Finley      ANA  .250   
                           J.Navarro     CHW     8   J.Baldwin     CHW  .333   
                           K.Foster      CHC     8   D.Neagle      ATL  .400   
                           R.Bailey      COL     8   T.Castillo    CHW  .400   
                           B.Wickman     MIL     7   B.Taylor      OAK  .429   
                           M.Fetters     MIL     7   OTHERS TIED WITH   .500   
                           W.Cunnane     SDP     7                             
                           A.Ashby       SDP     7                             
                           S.Kamieniecki BAL     6                             
                           J.Moyer       SEA     6                             
                           M.Leiter      PHI     6                             
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1997 Major Leagues                                 PAGE 6
 
 ---PITCHER'S BAT AVG---   -----PITCHER'S HRs-----   ----HITS / 9 INNINGS---  
 K.Millwood    ATL  .500   C.Perez       MON     1   D.Cone        NYY  3.98   
 M.Johnson     MON  .500   R.Reed        NYM     1   D.Mlicki      NYM  4.30   
 B.Bohanon     NYM  .500   S.Estes       SFG     1   H.Nomo        LAD  4.36   
 D.Burba       CIN  .444                             C.Park        LAD  4.83   
 T.Saunders    FLA  .429                             M.Remlinger   CIN  4.88   
 R.Bailey      COL  .300                             J.Mercedes    MIL  5.46   
 R.Martinez    LAD  .300                             A.Benes       STL  5.46   
 H.Nomo        LAD  .300                             S.Erickson    BAL  5.54   
 I.Valdes      LAD  .286                             R.Johnson     SEA  5.59   
 OTHERS TIED WITH   .250                             S.Estes       SFG  5.67   
                                                     C.Perez       MON  5.73   
                                                     J.Rosado      KCR  5.75   
 
 -----BB / 9 INNINGS----   -----Ks / 9 INNINGS----   ----HRs / 9 INNINGS----  
 R.Johnson     SEA  0.47   M.Remlinger   CIN 12.69   I.Valdes      LAD  0.00   
 R.Reed        NYM  0.71   C.Schilling   PHI 12.31   D.Wells       NYY  0.00   
 G.Maddux      ATL  0.94   R.Johnson     SEA 11.87   P.Hentgen     TOR  0.20   
 J.Burkett     TEX  1.04   P.Martinez    MON 11.77   J.Smoltz      ATL  0.20   
 M.Morgan      CIN  1.23   R.Clemens     TOR 11.60   A.Pettitte    NYY  0.20   
 R.Garcia      HOU  1.32   J.Nelson      NYY 10.91   M.Morris      STL  0.21   
 C.Perez       MON  1.36   P.Astacio     COL  9.77   T.Glavine     ATL  0.22   
 J.Smoltz      ATL  1.43   M.Leiter      PHI  9.45   G.Maddux      ATL  0.23   
 M.Hampton     HOU  1.43   A.Benes       STL  9.40   M.Hampton     HOU  0.24   
 W.Blair       DET  1.45   D.Cone        NYY  9.09   K.Brown       FLA  0.25   
 D.Neagle      ATL  1.59   A.Benes*      STL  9.09   J.Navarro     CHW  0.25   
 F.Rodriguez   MIN  1.72   M.Mussina     BAL  9.00   B.Tewksbury   MIN  0.26   
 
 ----OPPONENT BAT AVG---   ----LEFT OPP BAT AVG---   ---RIGHT OPP BAT AVG---  
 D.Cone        NYY  .136   J.Thompson    DET  .051   J.Bullinger   MON  .083   
 H.Nomo        LAD  .139   R.Johnson     SEA  .105   D.Cone        NYY  .089   
 D.Mlicki      NYM  .143   D.Mlicki      NYM  .111   B.Radke       MIN  .113   
 M.Remlinger   CIN  .156   A.Leiter      FLA  .125   H.Nomo        LAD  .121   
 C.Park        LAD  .160   J.Rosado      KCR  .125   D.Hermanson   MON  .130   
 R.Johnson     SEA  .166   C.Perez       MON  .129   J.Mercedes    MIL  .143   
 A.Benes       STL  .170   S.Erickson    BAL  .139   M.Remlinger   CIN  .145   
 J.Mercedes    MIL  .174   A.Watson      ANA  .140   C.Park        LAD  .149   
 S.Erickson    BAL  .175   A.Benes       STL  .153   S.Estes       SFG  .153   
 J.Rosado      KCR  .178   T.Glavine     ATL  .162   D.Burba       CIN  .156   
 C.Perez       MON  .181   H.Nomo        LAD  .163   T.Gordon      BOS  .156   
 F.Rodriguez   MIN  .183   F.Rodriguez   MIN  .163   M.Morris      STL  .160   
 
 ------RUN SUPPORT------   ---INHERITED SCORE %---   ----STRIKEOUTS/WALKS---  
 A.Pettitte    NYY  7.83   MANY TIED WITH     .000   R.Johnson     SEA 25.50   
 D.Wells       NYY  7.17                             G.Maddux      ATL  8.00   
 M.Mussina     BAL  6.86                             C.Schilling   PHI  6.33   
 K.Tapani      CHC  6.80                             R.Reed        NYM  5.67   
 J.Bullinger   MON  6.67                             J.Burkett     TEX  5.25   
 R.Reed        NYM  6.67                             J.Smoltz      ATL  4.86   
 B.Radke       MIN  6.33                             M.Morgan      CIN  4.75   
 J.Thompson    DET  6.29                             P.Martinez    MON  4.25   
 J.Key         BAL  6.17                             R.Martinez    LAD  4.17   
 R.Johnson     SEA  6.00                             R.Clemens     TOR  4.14   
 B.Witt        TEX  6.00                             B.Radke       MIN  4.11   
 A.Leiter      FLA  6.00                             M.Hampton     HOU  4.00