Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
September 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Kirby cf,lf 6 0 1 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 1
  Curtis ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Piazza c 4 0 1 0
Karros 1b 5 1 0 0
Mondesi rf 5 0 2 1
Wallach 3b 5 0 2 0
  Fonville pr 0 0 0 0
  Dreifort p 0 0 0 0
Gagne ss 5 0 1 0
Castro 2b 3 1 0 0
  DeShields ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Candiotti p 1 0 0 0
  Marrero ph 1 0 1 0
  Guerrero pr 0 0 0 0
  Park p 0 0 0 0
  Ashley ph 1 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 2 10 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 6 0 2 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 0 1 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Ochoa ph 1 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Mayne ph 0 0 0 0
Everett rf 6 0 1 1
Hundley c 4 1 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
  Tomberlin ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Petagine 1b 4 0 1 0
Huskey 3b 3 1 2 1
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Bogar 2b 2 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Harnisch p 2 0 0 0
  Espinoza 3b 3 1 2 0
Totals 44 3 11 2
Los Angeles 001 000 010 0002102
New York 000 011 000 0013111
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti   6.0 6 2 1 2 3
  Park   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Guthrie   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Dreifort  L (1-2) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.1
11
3
2
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch   6.0 5 1 1 2 2
  DiPoto   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Franco   2.1 2 0 0 0 4
  Wallace  W (1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
10
2
2
3
8

  E–Piazza (9), Karros (14), Johnson (10).  DP–Los Angeles 2, New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Wallach (2,off Harnisch); Mondesi (32,off Harnisch).  SH–Candiotti (8,off Harnisch); Mayne (2,off Dreifort).  SB–Karros (6,2nd base off J Franco/Hundley).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–3:32.  A–15,662.
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