New York Mets vs Florida Marlins
May 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1996 at Joe Robbie Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Florida Marlins 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 1 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 3 0 1 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 1 1
Hundley c 3 1 1 1
Brogna 1b 2 0 1 1
Kent 3b 4 0 1 0
Huskey rf 4 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 1 0 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Alfonzo ph 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Roberson rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 3 1 1 0
White cf 4 0 0 0
Colbrunn 1b 4 1 2 1
Sheffield rf 3 1 0 0
Conine lf 4 1 1 3
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
Arias ss 3 1 2 2
Johnson c 4 0 1 0
Burkett p 2 0 1 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Orsulak ph 1 1 1 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Dawson ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
New York 200 000 100350
Florida 001 001 40x691
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   6.0 5 2 2 3 8
  Henry  L (1-1) 1.0 4 4 4 0 1
  Franco   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
3
11
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   6.2 5 3 1 5 3
  Perez  W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Mathews   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Nen  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
6
6

  E–Conine (1).  DP–Florida 1.  2B–New York Hundley (10,off Burkett); Gilkey (8,off Burkett).  HR–Florida Arias (2,3rd inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out); Conine (5,7th inning off Henry 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Vizcaino (2,off Burkett); Alfonzo (1,off Burkett).  IBB–Johnson (1,by Burkett); Hundley (3,by Perez).  HBP–Veras (2,by Wilson).  CS–Colbrunn (2,2nd base by Wilson/Hundley).  HBP–Wilson (4,Veras).  IBB–Burkett (1,Johnson); Perez (2,Hundley).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:45.  A–21,357.
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