METS 1-HIT TIGERS

DETROIT -- Bobby Jones took a no-hitter into the 8th inning as the New York (NL) Mets defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 2 to 0 at Tiger Stadium.

Jones(6-6) was virtually untouchable.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and 2 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings reducing his ERA from 3.83 to 3.55.  The right-handed Jones lost his chance for a no-hitter when Phil Nevin singled with two outs in the 8th inning.  New York (NL) had only 6 hits for the night. 

Jones got help from John Franco who earned his 10th save. Felipe Lira(2-4) was the loser.  He gave up 5 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.

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BOXSCORE: 1997 New York (NL) Mets At 1997 Detroit Tigers            6/30/1997

  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.McRae CF          3  0  3  2 .279     B.Hunter CF         3  0  0  0 .238 
  E.Alfonzo 3B        1  0  0  0 .320     D.Easley 2B         2  0  0  0 .253 
  J.Olerud 1B         4  0  0  0 .295     B.Higginson RF      4  0  0  0 .280 
  T.Hundley C         4  0  0  0 .326     T.Clark 1B          3  0  0  0 .238 
  B.Gilkey LF         4  0  0  0 .224     T.Fryman 3B         3  0  0  0 .281 
  C.Baerga 2B         4  0  0  0 .245     R.Casanova C        3  0  0  0 .217 
  C.Everett RF        4  0  1  0 .235     D.Cruz SS           3  0  0  0 .246 
  A.Ochoa DH          4  2  1  0 .274     P.Nevin LF          3  0  1  0 .220 
  R.Ordonez SS        4  0  1  0 .254     J.Reed DH           2  0  0  0 .191 
                                        A-B.Hamelin PH        1  0  0  0 .306 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      32  2  6  2                 Totals      27  0  1  0

A-Pinch Hit For Reed In 8th Inning

Mets............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  2  6  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1

Mets (44-37)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Jones WIN(6-6)          7 2/3   1   0   0   2   6   0  89   3.55  A1 C8
J.Franco SAVE(10th)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.31  C9
Totals                    9       1   0   0   2   7   0

Tigers (35-44)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Lira LOSS(2-4)          6 2/3   5   2   1   2   6   0 103   3.33  A1 D1
D.Miceli                  2 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  24   3.05  D2
Totals                    9       6   2   1   2   7   0

ATTENDANCE- 19,416 DATE- Monday, June 30th 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 7  Tigers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- D.Cruz
DOUBLES- B.McRae(22nd), A.Ochoa(5th)
STOLEN BASES- B.McRae(13th), R.Ordonez(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Alfonzo
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.McRae
WALKS- E.Alfonzo-2, B.Hunter, D.Easley
HIT BY PITCH- D.Easley
STRIKE OUTS- J.Olerud, T.Hundley, B.Gilkey-2, C.Everett-2, R.Ordonez, B.Hunter,
             T.Fryman, R.Casanova-3, P.Nevin, J.Reed
GIDP- B.Higginson