New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 19, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 1 0
Kent 3b 4 2 2 0
Hundley c 3 1 0 0
Everett rf 3 0 0 0
Huskey 1b 2 0 0 2
  Bogar 1b 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 1 1 1
Isringhausen p 3 1 2 2
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 1 1 0
Martin lf 4 0 1 0
King 1b 4 0 0 0
Merced rf 4 1 2 1
Hayes 3b 3 2 2 0
Kingery cf 3 2 2 1
Bell ss 3 0 1 1
Kendall c 4 0 1 2
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Morel p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Plesac p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 5
New York 010 400 000562
Pittsburgh 200 002 02x6101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Isringhausen  L (3-9) 7.1 9 6 5 3 6
  Henry   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   4.1 6 5 1 0 1
  Morel   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Wilkins   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Plesac  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
1
1
3

  E–Isringhausen 2 (3), Hayes (10).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Kent 2 (12,off Smith 2); Ordonez (9,off Smith); Gilkey (16,off Smith).  HR–New York Isringhausen (1,4th inning off Smith 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Merced (11,1st inning off Isringhausen 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Huskey (1,off Smith).  HBP–Everett (2,by Smith).  IBB–Hundley (6,by Morel).  SB–Garcia (13,2nd base off Isringhausen/Hundley).  WP–Isringhausen (6).  HBP–Smith (3,Everett).  IBB–Morel (1,Hundley).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:13.
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