Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets
April 19, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1996 at Shea Stadium. 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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Colorado Rockies 5, New York Mets 3

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 4 1 3 0
McCracken lf 4 2 1 0
Bichette rf 4 1 2 2
Walker cf 4 1 1 1
Galarraga 1b 3 0 0 1
Castilla 3b 4 0 1 1
Reed c 4 0 0 0
Bates 2b 3 0 1 0
Ritz p 2 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph 1 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 0 0 0 0
  Alfonzo ph,2b 5 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 1 2 0
Huskey rf 4 1 2 1
Brogna 1b 3 1 2 1
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Kent 3b 4 0 2 1
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 0
Harnisch p 2 0 0 0
  Mayne ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Bogar ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Colorado 200 030 000590
New York 200 100 000390
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz  W (2-2) 5.0 7 3 3 3 1
  Holmes   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ruffin   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Leskanic  SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch  L (1-1) 6.0 8 5 5 1 4
  Henry   3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Gilkey (5,off Ritz); Brogna (6,off Ritz).  3B–Colorado McCracken (1,off Harnisch).  HR–Colorado Bichette (2,5th inning off Harnisch 1 on, 2 out); Walker (5,5th inning off Harnisch 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Galarraga (1,off Harnisch).  HBP–McCracken (1,by Harnisch).  SB–Bates (1,2nd base off Harnisch/Hundley).  CS–Gilkey (2,2nd base by Ritz/J Reed).  WP–Ritz (2), Leskanic (2).  BK–Harnisch (2).  HBP–Harnisch (2,McCracken).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:50.  A–16,225.
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