Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 3 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 3 0 1 0
  Gutierrez 2b 1 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 2 0 0 0
  Spiers 1b 1 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 4 1 1 1
May lf 4 0 1 0
Miller ss 4 1 1 1
Wilkins c 3 0 0 0
Drabek p 1 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Hajek ph 1 0 1 0
  Hartgraves p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Simms ph 1 0 1 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 2 1
  Everett cf 0 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 5 1 1 0
Gilkey lf 4 2 3 0
  Jones lf 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 1 0 1
Kent 3b 2 1 1 1
  Alfonzo pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Ochoa rf 4 2 3 2
Huskey 1b 4 1 3 1
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 0
Clark p 3 0 0 2
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 14 8
Houston 001 000 001271
New York 021 023 00x8140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  L (4-7) 4.0 11 5 5 2 3
  Morman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hartgraves   0.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Johnstone   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
5
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (9-6) 8.0 4 1 1 2 4
  Franco   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Henry   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4

  E–Drabek (3).  DP–Houston 1, New York 2.  PB–Wilkins (4).  2B–Houston Hajek (1,off Clark), New York Gilkey (22,off Hartgraves).  3B–Houston May (3,off Henry), New York Gilkey (1,off Drabek).  HR–Houston Miller (8,3rd inning off Clark 0 on, 0 out); Berry (12,9th inning off Henry 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Clark (1,off Drabek).  IBB–Ordonez (8,by Drabek).  SB–Johnson (29,2nd base off Drabek/Wilkins); Gilkey (11,2nd base off Drabek/Wilkins).  IBB–Drabek (3,Ordonez).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:51.  A–18,557.
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