New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies
April 14, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1996 at Coors Field. The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 10, Colorado Rockies 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 2 0
Gilkey lf 4 1 1 2
Brogna 1b 4 2 2 0
Huskey rf 4 2 2 0
  Jones pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 0 2 2
Kent 3b 4 2 2 3
Alfonzo 2b 5 1 0 0
Ordonez ss 5 1 4 2
Harnisch p 2 0 0 0
  Roberson ph 1 1 1 1
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 16 10
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 5 2 3 0
Burks lf,cf 5 0 3 1
Bichette rf 5 0 1 2
Walker cf 3 1 1 1
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Reed c 4 0 1 0
Bates 2b 4 0 2 0
Ritz p 1 0 0 0
  McCracken ph 1 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
New York 211 021 30010160
Colorado 011 000 2004121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch  W (1-0) 6.0 6 2 2 0 3
  Henry  SV (1) 3.0 6 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
0
4
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz  L (1-2) 5.0 10 6 5 2 4
  Painter   2.0 6 4 4 0 2
  Thompson   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
16
10
9
3
8

  E–Castilla (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Huskey (1,off Ritz); Hundley 2 (4,off Ritz 2); Brogna (5,off Painter); Kent (2,off Painter); Roberson (1,off Painter), Colorado J Reed (2,off Harnisch); Bates (1,off Henry).  3B–New York Ordonez (1,off Ritz).  HR–New York Kent (1,5th inning off Ritz 1 on, 1 out); Gilkey (4,6th inning off Painter 0 on, 1 out), Colorado Walker (4,2nd inning off Harnisch 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Harnisch (1,off Ritz).  SF–Kent (1,off Ritz); Gilkey (1,off Painter).  HBP–Walker (2,by Harnisch).  WP–Harnisch (1), Ritz (1).  BK–Harnisch (1).  HBP–Harnisch (1,Walker).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–3:01.  A–48,051.
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