Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 31, 1996 - Box Score

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Giants 6, Mets 4 1996 Regular Season Game 136
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Mets 6, Giants 5

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National League Standings, August 31, 1996

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lance
Johnson 2b
Edgardo
Alfonzo lf
Bernard
Gilkey c
Todd
Hundley rf
Carl
Everett 1b
Roberto
Petagine 3b
Alvaro
Espinoza ss
Rey
Ordonez p
Robert
Person

August 31, 1996, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 7, San Francisco Giants 2

Giants ab r h bi bb so

Marvin Benard cf 3 0 0 0 2 1

Bill Mueller 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1

Glenallen Hill rf 4 0 0 0 1 2

Barry Bonds lf 5 1 1 0 0 2

Rick Wilkins c 4 1 1 1 0 1

Dave McCarty 1b 2 0 2 0 2 0

Rich Aurilia ss 2 0 0 1 1 0

Jay Canizaro 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1

Osvaldo Fernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 1

- Tim Scott p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Trent Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Doug Creek p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Mark Dewey p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Jim Poole p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Desi Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Jose Bautista p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lance Johnson cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .319

Edgardo Alfonzo 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .239

Bernard Gilkey lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .317

- Doug Henry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Todd Hundley c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .269

Carl Everett rf-lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .242

- Andy Tomberlin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Roberto Petagine 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .179

Alvaro Espinoza 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .301

Rey Ordonez ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .266

Robert Person p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

- Dave Mlicki p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100

- Alex Ochoa rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311

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

San Francisco Giants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0

New York Mets 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 x 7 13 0

San Francisco Giants ip h r er bb so

Osvaldo Fernandez 4.0 5 1 1 0 2

Tim Scott (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0

Doug Creek 0.1 2 3 3 1 1

Mark Dewey 1.1 2 1 1 0 1

Jim Poole 0.1 0 0 0 1 0

Jose Bautista 1.0 3 1 1 0 0

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Robert Person (W,3-5) 5.2 4 1 1 5 7 4.76

Dave Mlicki 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 3.46

Doug Henry (Save,9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 3.71

2B: Rey Ordonez 2 (11), Todd Hundley (26), Bernard Gilkey (38), Barry Bonds.
HR: Alvaro Espinoza (3), Roberto Petagine (3), Rick Wilkins.
Intentional Walks: Carl Everett.
SH: Robert Person 2.
SF: Rich Aurilia.

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