New York Mets vs Florida Marlins
August 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1996 at Joe Robbie Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Florida Marlins 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 1 2 0
  Jones cf 0 0 0 0
Espinoza 3b 5 1 1 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 0 1
Hundley c 4 2 2 1
Baerga 1b 4 1 2 1
  Petagine 1b 0 0 0 0
Ochoa rf 4 0 2 1
Alfonzo 2b 4 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 0
Clark p 4 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 4
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 3 0 0 0
  Abbott ph 1 1 1 0
Renteria ss 4 0 1 0
Sheffield rf 2 1 0 0
Conine lf 3 0 0 0
White cf 4 1 2 2
Colbrunn 1b 4 0 1 1
Arias 3b 4 0 0 0
Natal c 2 0 0 0
  Orsulak ph 1 0 1 0
  Siddall c 0 0 0 0
Valdes p 1 0 0 0
  McMillon ph 1 0 0 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Batista p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
New York 200 002 0105100
Florida 010 000 002362
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (11-9) 8.1 5 3 3 2 7
  Franco  SV (25) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
8
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Valdes  L (0-1) 6.0 7 4 3 0 2
  Hammond   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Batista   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
0
4

  E–Castillo (1), Hammond (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Hundley (22,off Hammond).  3B–Florida Abbott (7,off Clark).  HR–New York Hundley (36,6th inning off Valdes 0 on, 0 out); Baerga (1,6th inning off Valdes 0 on, 0 out), Florida White (10,2nd inning off Clark 0 on, 0 out).  WP–Clark (6).  BK–Valdes (1).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Brian Gibbons, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:27.  A–21,092.
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