 O'Rourke had reclaimed a starting position, this time in left field, while Gore split his playing time between center and left field.Gore's popularity waned early into the season, so much so that on May 3, New York fans screamed at on-field captain Ewing to play Mike Slattery instead.Gore had already taken his position in left field, but Ewing made the change to Slattery before the game started.