Houston Astros vs New York Mets
April 17, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 2 1 0 1
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 2 2 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 4
Bell rf 5 1 2 1
Wilkins c 5 1 1 0
Berry 3b 4 0 3 0
May lf 4 1 1 1
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  Mouton cf 1 0 1 0
Miller ss 5 0 0 0
Kile p 2 0 0 0
  Cangelosi lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 2 0
Vizcaino 2b 5 1 0 0
Gilkey lf 5 1 1 1
Huskey rf 5 0 2 1
Brogna 1b 4 1 1 1
Hundley c 4 2 3 1
Kent 3b 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 0
Wilson p 1 0 1 1
  Mlicki p 0 0 0 0
  Mayne ph 1 0 0 0
  Minor p 0 0 0 0
  Roberson ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Houston 302 001 0107111
New York 111 010 0105121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  W (1-2) 6.2 9 4 4 2 4
  Morman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Young   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Jones  SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (0-1) 2.1 5 5 5 4 0
  Mlicki   3.2 2 1 1 1 4
  Minor   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Franco   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
6

  E–Hunter (4), Hundley (2).  DP–Houston 1, New York 1.  2B–Houston May (2,off Wilson); Berry 2 (9,off Mlicki,off J Franco); Bagwell (4,off Minor), New York Huskey (2,off Kile).  HR–Houston Bagwell (6,1st inning off Wilson 2 on, 0 out); Bell (2,6th inning off Mlicki 0 on, 2 out), New York Gilkey (5,3rd inning off Kile 0 on, 1 out); Brogna (2,5th inning off Kile 0 on, 1 out); Hundley (6,8th inning off Young 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hunter (2,off Mlicki).  HBP–Biggio (4,by Wilson); Berry (2,by Wilson).  SB–Hunter (6,2nd base off Wilson/Hundley).  CS–Mouton (2,2nd base by J Franco/Hundley).  HBP–Wilson 2 (3,Biggio,Berry).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:55.  A–12,065.
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