New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
May 15, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1996 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Diego Padres 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, San Diego Padres 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 2 2 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 0 1 1
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Jones C. rf 0 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 1 1 2
Brogna 1b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Kent 3b 4 0 0 0
Everett rf 4 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Jones B. p 2 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 5 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 1 0
Finley cf 5 0 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 3 1
Joyner 1b 4 1 1 2
Livingstone 3b 4 0 1 1
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Reed 2b 4 0 1 0
Lopez ss 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 1 0
Bergman p 2 0 0 0
  Newfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Shipley ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
New York 200 001 000 0350
San Diego 000 102 000 1490
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   7.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Henry   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Franco  L (2-2) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.2
9
4
4
2
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman   7.0 5 3 3 0 7
  Worrell  W (3-0) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
10.0
5
3
3
1
10

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  PB–Johnson (1).  3B–New York Johnson (8,off Bergman).  HR–New York Gilkey (8,1st inning off Bergman 1 on, 1 out), San Diego Joyner (3,6th inning off B Jones 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Alfonzo (2,off Bergman); Shipley (1,off J Franco).  SB–T Gwynn (5,2nd base off Henry/Hundley).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:48.  A–12,166.
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