New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
August 16, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1996 at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey. The San Diego Padres 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 10, San Diego Padres 15

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 3 0 1 1
  Everett cf 1 0 0 1
Espinoza 3b 4 0 2 2
Gilkey lf 3 0 0 0
  Tomberlin lf 1 1 1 1
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
  Mayne c 1 1 1 0
Baerga 1b 2 0 0 0
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Petagine ph 1 0 0 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Bogar ph 1 1 1 0
Ochoa rf 4 2 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 2 2 1
Ordonez ss 4 2 2 1
Person p 2 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Jones 1b 2 1 1 1
Totals 37 10 13 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Gwynn T. rf 3 2 2 0
  Gwynn C. rf 1 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 2 4 1 0
  Livingstone 1b 1 0 1 0
Finley cf 4 3 2 3
  Henderson ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 2 1 3
  Cianfrocco 3b 1 0 0 0
Vaughn lf 5 1 1 4
Flaherty c 4 2 3 3
  Johnson c 1 0 0 0
Shipley 2b 5 0 2 0
Gomez ss 5 1 1 1
Valenzuela p 4 0 0 0
  Hermanson p 0 0 0 0
  Bergman p 0 0 0 0
  Veras p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 15 14 14
New York 000 000 30710132
San Diego 203 046 00x15141
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Person  L (2-4) 4.1 8 9 8 2 4
  Wallace   1.0 4 5 5 2 1
  DiPoto   1.2 2 1 0 1 2
  Byrd   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
15
13
5
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (10-7) 6.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Hermanson   2.2 4 5 4 2 3
  Bergman   0.0 3 2 0 0 0
  Veras   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
7
6
6

  E–Ochoa (4), Ordonez (21), Cianfrocco (2).  DP–San Diego 1.  PB–Johnson (4).  2B–New York Espinoza (3,off Valenzuela); C Jones (6,off Hermanson); Mayne (6,off Hermanson), San Diego Shipley (5,off Person); Finley (38,off Person); Flaherty (10,off Person); Gomez (10,off DiPoto).  HR–New York Tomberlin (3,9th inning off Hermanson 0 on, 2 out), San Diego Finley (20,1st inning off Person 1 on, 1 out); Caminiti (24,5th inning off Person 2 on, 0 out); Flaherty (9,5th inning off Person 0 on, 1 out); Vaughn (4,6th inning off Wallace 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Johnson (5,off Hermanson); Espinoza (1,off Hermanson).  CS–Ochoa (2,2nd base by Valenzuela/Flaherty).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:14.  A–23,699.
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