New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 2 1
Alfonzo 2b 5 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 5 1 1 1
Kent 3b 4 3 3 0
Hundley c 5 1 1 1
Ochoa rf 5 3 5 3
Huskey 1b 4 1 3 3
  Bogar pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 1
Clark p 3 0 0 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 16 10
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 5 1 2 0
Morandini 2b 5 1 2 0
Jefferies 1b 4 1 1 2
Zeile 3b 5 0 2 1
Eisenreich rf 4 1 3 1
Incaviglia lf 5 0 1 1
Santiago c 5 1 1 0
Stocker ss 4 0 1 0
Mulholland p 2 0 0 0
  Blazier p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 0 1 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Doster ph 1 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Frey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 5
New York 010 302 02210163
Philadelphia 011 013 0006130
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark   5.2 11 6 3 2 4
  Byrd  W (1-1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Henry  SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
3
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   5.0 11 6 6 0 1
  Blazier   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Borland   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ryan  L (2-3) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Frey   1.1 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
16
10
10
2
2

  E–Kent 2 (19), Ordonez (17).  DP–New York 2, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Santiago (4).  2B–New York Kent 2 (19,off Mulholland 2); Hundley (17,off Mulholland); Ochoa 2 (6,off Mulholland,off Frey), Philadelphia Zeile (17,off Clark); Eisenreich (10,off Henry).  3B–New York Ochoa (1,off Mulholland); Huskey (1,off Ryan), Philadelphia Incaviglia (2,off Clark).  HR–New York Huskey (6,6th inning off Mulholland 1 on, 0 out); Ochoa (2,8th inning off Ryan 0 on, 1 out); Gilkey (16,9th inning off Frey 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Eisenreich (7,by Byrd).  WP–Henry (3).  IBB–Byrd (2,Eisenreich).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:05.  A–43,158.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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