Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
April 22, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Mets 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Howard cf 3 0 0 0
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Taubensee c 4 0 0 0
Morris 1b 4 0 1 0
Boone 2b 3 1 0 0
Anthony rf 3 0 1 0
Branson 3b 2 0 0 1
Portugal p 2 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 2 3 0
Vizcaino 2b 3 2 1 2
Gilkey lf 4 0 2 1
Huskey rf 4 0 1 0
  Jones rf 0 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 3 0 0 1
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Kent 3b 3 1 2 0
  Bogar 3b 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 2 1
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Roberson ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
Cincinnati 000 010 000152
New York 200 021 00x5110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (0-3) 7.0 11 5 4 1 6
  Moore   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
5
4
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (1-1) 8.0 3 1 1 2 5
  Henry   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
6

  E–Branson (4), Portugal (1).  2B–Cincinnati Anthony (1,off Wilson), New York Kent (3,off Portugal).  HR–New York Vizcaino (1,5th inning off Portugal 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Branson (1,off Wilson); Brogna (2,off Portugal).  SH–Wilson 2 (2,off Portugal 2).  CS–Howard (1,2nd base by Wilson/Hundley).  SB–Johnson (3,2nd base off Portugal/Taubensee); Gilkey (4,2nd base off Portugal/Taubensee); Kent (1,2nd base off Moore/Taubensee).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:26.  A–14,568.
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