New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies
April 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1996 at Coors Field. The Colorado Rockies 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 5, Colorado Rockies 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 1 1 0
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Roberson ph 0 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 5 1 1 1
Brogna 1b 3 1 1 0
Huskey rf 3 1 1 1
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Kent 3b 4 1 1 1
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 2 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Mayne ph 0 0 0 0
  Alfonzo ph,ss 2 0 1 2
Clark p 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 4 0 1 0
Burks lf 4 1 1 0
Bichette rf 4 0 1 1
Walker cf 4 2 2 2
Galarraga 1b 3 1 2 1
Castilla 3b 4 1 2 0
Reed J. c 3 0 1 1
Castellano 2b 2 0 0 0
  Reed S. p 0 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph 0 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
Freeman p 2 0 0 0
  Bates 2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 32 6 11 5
New York 100 001 003590
Colorado 000 013 11x6110
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  L (0-2) 7.0 9 5 5 3 6
  DiPoto   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
4
7
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman  W (1-1) 6.0 5 2 2 1 3
  Reed   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Munoz   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Ruffin   0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Leskanic  SV (2) 0.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 3, Colorado 1.  PB–J Reed (1).  2B–New York Brogna (4,off Freeman), Colorado Castilla 2 (3,off Clark,off DiPoto).  3B–Colorado Bates (1,off Clark).  HR–New York Gilkey (3,6th inning off Freeman 0 on, 1 out), Colorado Walker (3,6th inning off Clark 1 on, 2 out); Galarraga (3,6th inning off Clark 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Castellano (1,by Clark); J Reed (1,by Clark).  SB–Johnson (2,2nd base off Munoz/J Reed); Galarraga (1,2nd base off Clark/Hundley).  WP–Clark (1), Leskanic (1).  IBB–Clark 2 (2,Castellano,J Reed).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:41.  A–50,045.
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