New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 25, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1996 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 2 1 3
Vizcaino 2b 5 1 4 0
  Bogar 3b 0 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 1 1 2
Huskey rf 4 1 1 2
  Jones rf 1 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 4 0 1 0
Kent 3b 4 1 2 0
  Alfonzo 2b 1 0 0 0
Mayne c 4 1 1 2
Ordonez ss 4 1 1 0
Clark p 3 1 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 5 1 0 0
Jordan rf 5 0 1 1
Lankford cf 2 1 1 1
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 4 0 1 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Borders c 4 0 1 0
Alicea 2b 3 1 1 0
Benes p 2 0 1 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
New York 100 000 8009121
St. Louis 000 120 000372
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (1-2) 9.0 7 3 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (3-1) 6.0 8 7 6 2 2
  Parrett   3.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
2
4

  E–Ordonez (6), Alicea (6), Alan Benes (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Vizcaino (4,off Alan Benes), St. Louis Alan Benes (1,off Clark); Mabry (3,off Clark); Gaetti (3,off Clark).  3B–New York Vizcaino (1,off Alan Benes).  HR–New York Mayne (1,7th inning off Alan Benes 1 on, 0 out); Johnson (1,7th inning off Alan Benes 2 on, 0 out); Huskey (1,7th inning off Parrett 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Clark (1,off Alan Benes); Alan Benes (2,off Clark).  SF–Gilkey (2,off Alan Benes).  IBB–Alicea (1,by Clark).  SB–Gilkey (5,2nd base off Parrett/Borders).  IBB–Clark (3,Alicea).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:35.  A–26,933.
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