Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 25, 1996 - Box Score

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September 24, 1996
Mets 4, Astros 0 1996 Regular Season Game 158
September 25, 1996
Astros 5, Mets 4 Next Game:
September 26, 1996
Astros 6, Mets 2

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National League Standings, September 25, 1996

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lance
Johnson 2b
Edgardo
Alfonzo lf
Bernard
Gilkey c
Todd
Hundley rf
Carl
Everett 3b
Matt
Franco 1b
Butch
Huskey ss
Rey
Ordonez p
Mark
Clark

September 25, 1996, Astrodome, Houston, TX

Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lance Johnson cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .334

Edgardo Alfonzo 2b-3b 5 0 4 0 0 0 .259

Bernard Gilkey lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .317

Todd Hundley c 4 0 0 0 1 2 .261

- Alex Ochoa pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

- Alberto Castillo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Carl Everett rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238

Matt Franco 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .231

- Alvaro Espinoza ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .307

- Jason Hardtke ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200

Butch Huskey 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .275

Rey Ordonez ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .257

Mark Clark p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .043

- Roberto Petagine ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .228

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

- Chris Jones ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240

- Derek Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Astros ab r h bi bb so

John Cangelosi cf 4 0 0 0 0 0

- Billy Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Brian Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0

Craig Biggio 2b 4 2 1 1 1 0

Jeff Bagwell 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1

Ray Montgomery lf-rf-cf-r 4 0 0 0 1 1

Bill Spiers 3b-ss 5 0 2 1 0 2

Bobby Abreu rf 3 0 1 0 0 0

- Xavier Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Derek Bell rf 1 0 0 0 0 0

- John Hudek p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Mike Simms ph 1 0 1 1 0 0

Orlando Miller ss 3 0 1 0 0 1

- Dave Hajek pr-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0

Kirt Manwaring c 2 1 0 0 0 0

- Sean Berry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Tony Eusebio c 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shane Reynolds p 1 0 1 0 0 0

- Derrick May ph-lf 3 1 1 0 0 0

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E

New York Mets 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2

Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Mark Clark 5.0 8 4 2 0 2 3.43

Dave Mlicki 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 3.30

Derek Wallace (L,2-3) 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 4.30

Houston Astros ip h r er bb so

Shane Reynolds 5.0 8 4 4 0 5

Xavier Hernandez 1.1 2 0 0 0 1

Billy Wagner 2.0 0 0 0 1 2

John Hudek (W) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1

Errors: Matt Franco (2), Orlando Miller.
WP: John Hudek.
2B: Edgardo Alfonzo (14), Bernard Gilkey (44), Craig Biggio.
HR: Butch Huskey (14), Lance Johnson (9), Matt Franco (1).
Intentional Walks: Butch Huskey.
SH: Carl Everett, Lance Johnson, Kirt Manwaring.
SB: Craig Biggio.

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