San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 29, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1996 at Shea Stadium. 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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San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 5 1 3 1
Finley cf 5 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 2 2
Joyner 1b 5 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 1 0
Gomez ss 4 0 1 0
Reed 2b 4 0 1 0
Hamilton p 4 1 1 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 0 1 0
  Hundley ph 1 0 0 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
Everett rf 4 1 1 0
Gilkey lf 4 1 1 0
Petagine 1b 4 0 2 2
  Ochoa pr 0 0 0 0
Mayne c 3 0 0 0
Espinoza 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Tomberlin ph 1 0 0 0
  Bogar ss 0 0 0 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Baerga ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
San Diego 000 020 0013112
New York 000 000 002261
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  W (13-7) 8.0 6 2 1 1 8
  Hoffman  SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (4-11) 7.0 8 2 2 4 4
  DiPoto   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Byrd   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
4
5

  E–Gomez 2 (10), Baerga (4).  DP–New York 1.  2B–San Diego Reed (19,off Wilson), New York Alfonzo (10,off Hamilton).  IBB–Caminiti (11,by Wilson).  SB–Henderson (35,2nd base off Wilson/Mayne); Caminiti (5,2nd base off Wilson/Mayne).  IBB–Wilson (8,Caminiti).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:36.  A–17,016.
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