Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 5, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kingery cf 4 0 0 1
Martin lf 5 2 2 3
Merced rf 5 0 0 0
King 1b 4 1 1 1
Hayes 3b 4 0 1 0
Bell ss 4 1 2 0
Garcia 2b 4 1 1 0
Osik c 4 1 2 1
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Lieber p 1 1 1 1
  Plesac p 1 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 0 1
Gilkey lf 5 0 3 1
Jones rf 5 0 1 0
Huskey 1b 4 0 1 0
Kent 3b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 2 3 1
Alfonzo 2b,ss 3 2 2 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,2b 2 1 1 1
Mlicki p 2 0 0 0
  Roberson ph 0 0 0 1
  Person p 0 0 0 0
  Minor p 0 0 0 0
  MacDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Brogna ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 101 000 3207101
New York 000 000 2035113
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (1-0) 5.0 5 0 0 1 2
  Lieber   1.1 1 2 0 0 1
  Plesac   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Miceli   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  L (0-1) 7.0 6 5 1 1 3
  Person   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Minor   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  MacDonald   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
3
2
4

  E–Garcia (1), Johnson (1), Kent 2 (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Hundley (2,off Smith); Alfonzo (1,off Lieber).  HR–Pittsburgh Martin 2 (2,1st inning off Mlicki 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Mlicki 1 on, 2 out); King (1,8th inning off Person 0 on, 0 out), New York Hundley (2,9th inning off Miceli 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Smith (1,off Mlicki).  SF–Kingery (1,off Mlicki); Roberson (1,off Plesac).  SB–Gilkey (1,2nd base off Plesac/Osik).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:52.  A–16,088.
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