New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
May 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1996 at 3Com Park. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 14, San Francisco Giants 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 2 2 1
Vizcaino 2b 5 1 3 0
Gilkey lf 3 2 0 0
Brogna 1b 5 2 2 3
Kent 3b 4 3 2 0
Hundley c 4 3 2 7
Jones rf 5 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 5 1 4 2
Clark p 3 0 0 0
Totals 39 14 15 13
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Javier cf 5 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 1 1 0
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Williams 3b 4 1 1 0
Carreon 1b 4 0 0 0
Hill rf 4 2 2 1
Dunston ss 4 1 1 0
Lampkin c 4 0 3 1
Van Landingham p 1 0 0 0
  Bautista p 1 0 0 0
  Creek p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 35 5 8 3
New York 205 300 01314152
San Francisco 012 001 001581
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (2-5) 9.0 8 5 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
1
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Van Landingham  L (2-6) 2.0 7 7 7 2 2
  Bautista   6.0 5 4 1 0 2
  Creek   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
14
11
3
5

  E–Ordonez 2 (9), Thompson (4).  DP–New York 1, San Francisco 2.  PB–Hundley (1).  2B–New York Ordonez 2 (6,off VanLandingham,off Bautista), San Francisco M Williams (9,off Clark); Dunston (2,off Clark).  HR–New York Brogna (5,1st inning off VanLandingham 0 on, 2 out); Hundley 2 (11,4th inning off Bautista 2 on, 2 out,9th inning off Creek 2 on, 1 out), San Francisco Hill (10,2nd inning off Clark 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Clark 2 (3,off Bautista 2); Bautista (1,off Clark).  HBP–Hundley (1,by VanLandingham).  SB–Hill (5,2nd base off Clark/Hundley).  WP–VanLandingham (2).  HBP–VanLandingham (3,Hundley).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Ron Barnes, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:34.  A–15,298.
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