New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
September 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1996 at Fulton County Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 1 2 0
Hardtke 2b 5 2 2 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 1 1 2
Hundley c 5 1 1 1
Huskey 1b 4 1 2 2
Franco M. 3b 4 0 0 0
  Bogar 3b,2b 0 0 0 0
Ochoa rf 4 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 2 1
Clark p 3 0 0 0
  Espinoza 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 4 0 1 0
Lemke 2b 4 1 1 0
Jones C. ss 3 1 1 2
McGriff 1b 3 0 0 0
Klesko lf 3 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Lopez c 3 0 0 0
Jones A. rf 4 0 0 0
Maddux p 1 0 0 0
  Polonia ph 1 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York 002 120 1006101
Atlanta 000 002 000252
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (13-11) 8.0 4 2 2 3 5
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (13-11) 5.0 7 5 4 1 2
  Borowski   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Bielecki   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wade   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
2
6

  E–Johnson (11), Lemke (12), McGriff (9).  DP–New York 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–New York Hardtke 2 (2,off Maddux 2); Huskey (12,off Maddux).  HR–New York Hundley (40,7th inning off Borowski 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta C Jones (30,6th inning off Clark 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Clark (10,off Borowski).  SF–Ordonez (1,off Maddux).  IBB–Johnson (8,by Borowski).  WP–Borowski (1).  IBB–Borowski (3,Johnson).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:26.  A–39,045.
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