Ultimate Mets Database: Game of April 16, 1996 - Box Score

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Mets 10, Rockies 4 1996 Regular Season Game 12
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Astros 9, Mets 6 Next Game:
April 17, 1996
Astros 7, Mets 5

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National League Standings, April 16, 1996

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lance
Johnson 2b
Jose
Vizcaino lf
Bernard
Gilkey rf
Butch
Huskey 1b
Rico
Brogna c
Todd
Hundley 3b
Jeff
Kent ss
Rey
Ordonez p
Jason
Isringhausen

April 16, 1996, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 6

Astros ab r h bi bb so

Brian Hunter cf 6 2 2 0 0 2

Craig Biggio 2b 4 2 1 0 2 0

Jeff Bagwell 1b 4 1 3 2 1 0

Derek Bell rf 5 0 1 0 0 2

Rick Wilkins c 2 0 1 2 2 0

Sean Berry 3b 5 1 0 0 0 1

Derrick May lf 2 1 1 1 1 0

- James Mouton ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Doug Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Bill Spiers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Todd Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Orlando Miller ss 4 1 3 2 1 0

Shane Reynolds p 3 0 0 0 0 2

- Alvin Morman p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- John Cangelosi lf 0 1 0 0 2 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lance Johnson cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .291

Jose Vizcaino 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .268

- Robert Person p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Jerry Dipoto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Bernard Gilkey lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .353

Butch Huskey rf 4 1 0 0 0 2 .122

Rico Brogna 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .341

Todd Hundley c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .349

Jeff Kent 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .273

Rey Ordonez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289

Jason Isringhausen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250

- Blas Minor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Brent Mayne ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .600

- Bob MacDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Edgardo Alfonzo ph-2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Houston Astros 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 9 12 1

New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 6 9 2

Houston Astros ip h r er bb so

Shane Reynolds (W) 6.1 7 5 3 1 5

Alvin Morman 0.1 1 0 0 0 0

Doug Brocail 1.1 1 1 1 0 2

Todd Jones (Save) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Jason Isringhausen (L,1-1) 4.2 7 6 2 5 4 4.08

Blas Minor 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00

Bob MacDonald 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 4.26

Robert Person 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 13.50

Jerry Dipoto 2.0 2 0 0 3 2 4.38

Errors: Butch Huskey (1), Sean Berry.
WP: Alvin Morman.
2B: Lance Johnson (3).
HR: Todd Hundley (5), Jeff Kent (2), Rico Brogna (1), Orlando Miller.
SF: Rick Wilkins.
SB: Derek Bell, Derrick May, Jeff Bagwell, Brian Hunter.

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