Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
July 29, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, New York Mets 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allensworth cf 4 0 1 0
  Morel p 0 0 0 0
Martin lf 3 0 0 0
King 2b 4 0 0 0
Merced rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0
Hayes 3b 3 0 0 0
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Encarnacion c 2 0 1 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
  Kendall c 0 0 0 0
Peters p 2 0 0 0
  Kingery ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 3 1
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 0 0
Huskey 1b 3 2 2 2
Hundley c 3 1 0 0
Ochoa rf 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 1 1 2
Bogar 3b 3 1 1 0
Harnisch p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 000041
New York 020 001 11x571
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  L (0-1) 7.0 6 4 4 3 3
  Morel   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch  W (6-7) 9.0 4 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
7

  E–Encarnacion (2), Ordonez (19).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Bogar (2,off Peters).  HR–New York Alfonzo (2,2nd inning off Peters 1 on, 2 out); Huskey 2 (12,6th inning off Peters 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Morel 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Johnson (40,2nd base off Peters/Encarnacion).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Mark Barron, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Joe West.  T–1:59.  A–15,680.
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