New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 2, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 1 3 1
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 1 0
Gilkey lf 3 1 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 2 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 0
Ochoa rf 4 0 0 1
Huskey 1b 4 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Harnisch p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 4 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 3 1 1 2
Jefferies 1b 4 0 1 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 1 0
Eisenreich rf 4 0 1 0
Incaviglia lf 3 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 1 1 0
Stocker ss 3 0 2 1
Springer p 1 0 0 0
  Doster ph 0 1 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Sefcik ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
New York 001 100 000270
Philadelphia 110 010 00x380
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch  L (4-5) 8.0 8 3 3 2 5
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Springer  W (2-6) 5.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Borland   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Bottalico  SV (17) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
8

  E–None.  2B–New York Johnson (16,off Springer); Hundley (16,off Bottalico), Philadelphia Santiago (12,off Harnisch).  HR–New York Johnson (5,3rd inning off Springer 0 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Morandini (2,1st inning off Harnisch 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Morandini (2,off Harnisch).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:23.  A–20,890.
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