St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee rf 6 2 3 2
Clayton ss 6 0 1 0
Lankford cf 4 1 0 1
Gant lf 4 1 2 3
Gaetti 3b 5 0 1 0
Mabry 1b 4 1 2 1
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Borders c 5 0 2 0
  Mejia pr 0 1 0 0
  Sheaffer c 0 0 0 0
Alicea 2b 4 1 1 1
Benes p 1 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 1 0 0
  Bradshaw ph 1 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph,1b 1 1 0 0
Totals 41 9 12 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 6 2 1 0
Gilkey lf 4 2 2 1
  Jones lf 1 1 0 0
Brogna 1b 2 0 2 2
  Everett rf 2 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Mayne ph 1 0 1 1
Huskey rf,1b 5 0 0 0
Kent 3b 4 0 1 1
Hundley c 1 1 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 3 1 2 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Minor p 0 0 0 0
  MacDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Roberson rf 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 5 1 1 1
Wilson p 3 1 0 0
  Alfonzo 2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 40 10 11 6
St. Louis 010 020 0519124
New York 012 401 00210114
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   3.1 7 7 3 2 5
  Parrett   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Bailey   2.0 2 1 1 3 0
  Mathews   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Eckersley  L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
11
10
4
8
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   6.0 6 3 3 2 6
  Henry   1.1 3 4 1 2 2
  Minor   0.0 0 1 0 0 0
  MacDonald   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Franco  W (1-0) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
5
4
10

  E–Clayton (1), Gaetti (1), Borders (1), Alicea (1), Everett (1), Kent (2), Alfonzo 2 (2).  2B–St. Louis Clayton (2,off Henry); Borders (1,off J Franco), New York Brogna (1,off Alan Benes); Kent (1,off Bailey).  3B–New York Johnson (1,off Alan Benes).  SH–Alicea (1,off J Franco).  HBP–Gant (1,by Wilson).  SB–Clayton (1,3rd base off Henry/Hundley); Lankford (1,2nd base off Henry/Hundley).  CS–Vizcaino (1,3rd base by Alan Benes/Borders).  WP–Alan Benes (1).  HBP–Wilson (1,Gant).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–3:28.  A–15,507.
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