Ultimate Mets Database: Game of April 24, 1996 - Box Score

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National League Standings, April 24, 1996

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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
Pete
Harnisch

April 24, 1996, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 4

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lance Johnson cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Jose Vizcaino 2b 4 2 4 0 0 0 .297

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

- Brent Mayne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Bernard Gilkey lf 4 1 2 3 0 1 .342

Butch Huskey rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .209

- Dave Mlicki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Edgardo Alfonzo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219

Rico Brogna 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299

Todd Hundley c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .324

Jeff Kent 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290

Rey Ordonez ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .323

Pete Harnisch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

- Kevin Roberson ph-rf 3 1 2 1 0 1 .364

Cardinals ab r h bi bb so

Royce Clayton ss 3 2 1 0 1 0

Brian Jordan rf 5 2 3 0 0 0

Ray Lankford cf 3 1 1 3 1 1

Ron Gant lf 5 1 2 3 0 1

- Dennis Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gary Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0

John Mabry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1

Danny Sheaffer c 4 1 2 1 0 0

Luis Alicea 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0

Mark Petkovsek p 2 0 0 0 0 0

- Tony Fossas p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Cory Bailey p 1 1 0 0 0 0

- Willie McGee ph 1 0 1 0 0 0

- Rick Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Miguel Mejia lf 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

New York Mets 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 11 4

St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 x 9 12 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Pete Harnisch (L,1-2) 4.0 7 5 5 1 1 6.75

Dave Mlicki 2.0 4 4 0 2 0 3.50

Robert Person 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 8.44

St. Louis Cardinals ip h r er bb so

Mark Petkovsek (W) 5.0 7 4 4 1 3

Tony Fossas 0.2 0 0 0 1 2

Cory Bailey 1.1 2 0 0 0 2

Rick Honeycutt 1.0 1 0 0 0 0

Dennis Eckersley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

Errors: Butch Huskey (2), Danny Sheaffer.
2B: Todd Hundley (5), Jose Vizcaino (3), Rey Ordonez (3), Ray Lankford, Danny Sheaffer.
3B: Ron Gant.
HR: Kevin Roberson (1), Bernard Gilkey (6), Gary Gaetti.
Intentional Walks: Ray Lankford.
SH: Royce Clayton.
SF: Ray Lankford.
SB: Jose Vizcaino (2).
CS: Brian Jordan.

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