Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
September 29, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1996 at Shea Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Mets 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 4 2 3 5
Relaford ss 4 0 2 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Schall ph 0 0 0 0
  Hunter pr 0 1 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Doster 2b 5 0 2 2
Amaro, Jr. rf 5 0 0 0
Zuber 1b 5 1 2 1
Magee lf 5 0 0 0
Sefcik 3b 3 2 1 0
Estalella c 4 3 3 1
Dishman p 0 0 0 0
  Blazier p 0 0 0 0
  Stocker ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Everett rf,lf 3 0 0 1
Alfonzo 2b,3b 5 0 2 1
Johnson cf 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Huskey 1b 4 1 2 0
Jones C. lf 3 1 1 0
  Ochoa rf 1 0 0 0
Espinoza 3b 2 1 1 2
  Hardtke ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Bogar ss 3 1 1 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
Jones B. p 1 1 1 0
  Fyhrie p 0 0 0 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Petagine ph 1 0 1 1
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Trlicek p 0 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Philadelphia 001 033 0029131
New York 040 001 0005100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Dishman   4.0 7 4 4 1 3
  Blazier  W (3-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Borland   1.1 2 1 0 0 0
  Jordan   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Ryan   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
2
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   5.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Fyhrie  L (0-1) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Byrd   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  DiPoto   2.2 2 2 2 2 1
  Trlicek   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
4
5

  E–Sefcik (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1, New York 1.  PB–Hundley (10).  2B–Philadelphia Zuber (4,off Fyhrie), New York Johnson (31,off Dishman); Alfonzo (15,off Dishman).  HR–New York Espinoza (4,2nd inning off Dishman 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Dishman 2 (2,off B Jones 2).  SF–Everett (1,off Dishman).  SB–Sefcik (3,3rd base off Fyhrie/Hundley); Estalella (1,2nd base off Fyhrie/Hundley); Otero (16,2nd base off DiPoto/Hundley).  CS–Huskey (2,2nd base by Dishman/Estalella).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:36.  A–21,975.
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