San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 24, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1996 at Shea 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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San Diego Padres 13, New York Mets 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 2 1 0
  Newfield lf 1 0 0 0
Finley cf 5 1 1 0
Gwynn T. rf 3 2 1 1
  Gwynn C. rf 2 2 2 2
Joyner 1b 3 1 1 1
  Cianfrocco 1b 1 0 1 1
Livingstone 3b 5 1 3 2
Johnson c 4 1 1 4
Lopez ss,2b 4 1 1 0
Reed 2b 3 1 2 0
  Cedeno ss 1 0 1 0
Valenzuela p 4 0 0 1
  Ausmus ph 1 1 1 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 13 16 12
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 3 0 1 0
  Everett cf 1 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 3 0 0 0
  Alfonzo 3b 1 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 3 0 0 0
  Bogar 1b 1 0 0 0
Kent 3b 3 0 0 0
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Huskey rf 3 1 3 1
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Isringhausen p 2 0 1 0
  MacDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Minor p 0 0 0 0
  Jones lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
San Diego 000 120 52313160
New York 000 000 010161
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (3-2) 8.0 6 1 1 0 4
  Blair   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Isringhausen  L (2-6) 6.0 7 5 5 6 3
  MacDonald   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Minor   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  DiPoto   2.0 6 5 4 2 0
Totals
9.0
16
13
12
9
3

  E–Everett (4).  DP–San Diego 1, New York 3.  2B–San Diego Lopez (3,off Isringhausen).  HR–San Diego Johnson (4,7th inning off Minor 3 on, 1 out), New York Huskey (3,8th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Johnson (2,by Isringhausen).  IBB–Reed (1,by Isringhausen); T Gwynn (5,by Isringhausen).  SB–T Gwynn 2 (7,2nd base off Isringhausen/Hundley,3rd base off Macdonald/Hundley).  CS–Johnson (4,2nd base by Valenzuela/Johnson).  WP–Isringhausen 2 (3).  HBP–Isringhausen (5,Johnson).  IBB–Isringhausen 2 (3,Reed,T Gwynn).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:50.  A–24,751.
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