New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
April 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1996 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 1 2 0
Gilkey lf 5 1 2 0
Brogna 1b 4 0 1 1
Huskey rf 4 0 0 0
  MacDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Everett ph 0 1 0 0
Kent 3b 5 1 3 2
Hundley c 5 1 2 1
Vizcaino 2b 5 0 1 1
Bogar ss 3 0 0 0
  Roberson ph 1 0 0 0
  Ordonez ss 0 0 0 0
Jones B. p 1 0 0 0
  Person p 0 0 0 0
  Alfonzo ph 1 0 1 1
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Jones C. ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Davis lf 1 1 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 2
Morris 1b 4 0 1 0
Sanders rf 3 1 1 0
Taubensee c 3 0 1 2
Sabo 3b 3 0 0 0
  Greene 3b 0 1 0 0
Kelly cf 4 1 1 0
Branson 2b 4 2 2 2
Schourek p 2 1 1 1
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 8 7
New York 000 011 1126121
Cincinnati 210 200 02x782
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (0-1) 3.2 5 5 5 4 3
  Person   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  DiPoto   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  MacDonald   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
7
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Schourek  W (2-0) 6.2 7 3 2 1 6
  Shaw   0.1 2 1 0 0 0
  Moore   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Brantley  SV (1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
2
7

  E–Hundley (1), Larkin 2 (2).  DP–New York 2, Cincinnati 1.  2B–New York Brogna (2,off Schourek), Cincinnati Larkin (2,off B Jones).  HR–Cincinnati Branson (1,8th inning off Macdonald 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–C Jones (1,by Schourek).  SB–Gilkey (2,2nd base off Schourek/Taubensee); Davis 2 (2,2nd base off B Jones/Hundley,3rd base off B Jones/Hundley); Sanders 3 (4,2nd base off B Jones/Hundley,2nd base off DiPoto/Hundley,3rd base off DiPoto/Hundley); Kelly (2,2nd base off B Jones/Hundley); Branson (1,2nd base off B Jones/Hundley).  CS–Davis (1,2nd base by DiPoto/Hundley).  WP–Schourek (1).  HBP–Schourek (1,C Jones).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:06.  A–17,623.
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